# LET'S BEFRIENDS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1199161
- **Other names:** LBF
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 31, 2022
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1199161


## Contact

- **Address:** C/O 39A STOREY AVENUE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE
- **Postcode:** LA1 5PA
- **Phone:** 07598993669
- **Email:** lbflancastermorecambe@gmail.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF LET’S BEFRIENDS ARE: 1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE DISTRICT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, WHO ARE HOMELESS, RECENTLY REHOUSED OR UNDER THREAT OF EVICTION AND IN CHARITABLE NEED OF ASSISTANCE. 2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE DISTRICT BY PROVIDING SERVICES, ADVOCACY AND ADVICE TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. 3. THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS, RECENTLY REHOUSED OR UNDER THREAT OF EVICTION ACROSS THE LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE DISTRICT AND IN CHARITABLE NEED OF ASSISTANCE BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES WHICH HAVE A PROVEN BENEFICIAL EFFECT ON HEALTH, INCLUDING THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF SICKNESS, DISEASE OR HUMAN SUFFERING. 4. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BECAUSE OF ILL-HEALTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND OTHER DISADVANTAGES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SERVICES IN THE LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE DISTRICT, OFFERING SUPPORT TO IMPROVE ILL-HEALTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND OTHER DISADVANTAGES SUCH AS SUBSTANCE ABUSE, POOR EDUCATIONAL / SKILLS ATTAINMENT, RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN, POOR HOUSING AND CRIME.

**Activities:** We promote social inclusion in the Lancaster and Morecambe District by befriending people who are homeless, about to become homeless or who have recently been accommodated after a period of homelessness.  We prevent beneficiaries from becoming socially excluded by helping them obtain and maintain tenancies and by supporting them to engage with services to create and sustain healthy ways of living.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Lancashire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | £75915 | £60346 | — | — |
| May 31, 2024 | £63778 | £69301 | — | — |
| May 31, 2023 | £33528 | £18748 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Mark Thornton Thomas** (Chair) — appointed May 31, 2022
- Agnieszka Nowakowska — appointed Jan. 3, 2025
- CAROLINE JACKSON — appointed May 31, 2022
- Jane Attfield — appointed April 15, 2025