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Friday Friends

SC041325Registered charity from 10 March 2010
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Charity Information:
Address 50 Hope Park Crescent
Haddington
East Lothian
EH41 3AN
Postcode EH41 3AN
Website www.fridayfriends.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The association's objectives are: (a) Offer the unconditional love and friendship of God and his people to those experiencing issues of drug and/or alcohol misuse and to those with related mental health issues (including their families). (b) Enable people with drug and/or alcohol misuse issues to overcome them and live healthy and crime free lives. (c) Help individuals resist drug and alcohol misuse in order to achieve their full potential in society. (d) And in furtherance of these objects, the association will strive to offer service users of the group a sense of social acceptance, ownership, purpose and accountability. (e) And in furtherance of these objects, the association will offer service users access to services. (f) And in furtherance of these objects, the association will offer assistance with confidence, self-esteem, and communication/social skills. (g) And in furtherance of these objects, the association will offer assistance to improve service users' physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Friday Friends is an outreach programme, with a Christian Ethos, to those in the community who are experiencing some degree of exclusion associated with alcohol and/or drug misuse issues and/or related mental health issues. We provide a drop-in service where those who come along will receive a warm welcome, a lovely free lunch, acceptance, unconditional love, friendship and an opportunity to talk. We also hold various group sessions and counselling is available.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Constitutional Form Date: 10 Mar 2010
Main Operating Location: East Lothian
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of religion", "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", "Other defined groups"
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 Dec 2021 £21,913 £26,055 10 Sept 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £28,514 £30,489 24 Aug 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £37,659 £31,856 01 Jul 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £30,592 £34,327 27 May 2025 Yes Download
31 Dec 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Sept 2026
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
Stewart Gibson
Barry Morrison
Eileen Gibson
Linda Fisk
Gavin Lawson
Rosina Sansom
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