Charity Details

Befrienders Highland Limited

SC029386Registered charity from 14 September 1999

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Charity Information:

Address Room A006, WASPS Creative Academy
Midmills Building
Stephens Street
Inverness

Postcode IV2 3JP

Website www.befriendershighland.org.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

(a) to reduce loneliness and isolation experienced by people who have a mental health problem by arranging and supporting a one-to-one relationship between them and suitable volunteers, to provide a vital link between them and the community and to promote their self-confidence and feelings of self-worth; (b) to promote public awareness of mental health issues; (c) to promote the understanding of the distress caused by social isolation, psychological and emotional problems and to spread knowledge of the facilities available within the community for those affected by such problems; (d) to seek to co-operate with the statutory authorities in carrying out their duties for the treatment, care, after-care and welfare of those so affected; (e) to promote and encourage co-operation with and amongst other voluntary bodies and organisations involved whether principally or partially with questions of mental health, and between such bodies and statutory authorities; (f) to provide or assist and support the provision of residential accommodation or other social facilities or other facilities of any kind whatsoever within the community for those affected in any way by psychological and social problems, those recovering from such problems and those involved in the care and welfare of such individuals or groups; (g) to promote the understanding and improvement of the rights of persons affected by psychological and emotional problems, to campaign and seek to influence the development of social policies and services; and (h) to promote and provide for education, training, research and the dissemination and interchange of knowledge and information in the area of mental health.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

Provide one to one befriending to people lonely and isolated due to their mental ill health, memory loss or caring role.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 14 Sept 1999

Main Operating Location: Highland

Number of Staff: 7

Number of Volunteers: 101-250

Purposes: "the advancement of health", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"

Beneficiaries: "People with disabilities or health problems"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021	£327,368	£225,247	14 Sept 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£251,187	£289,055	07 Nov 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£220,746	£292,948	04 Oct 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£205,432	£244,056	30 Oct 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£274,719	£190,417	24 Sept 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
Catherine	Macdonald
Jane	Soden
Scott	Adie
Shane	Spence
Alida	Bryce
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