Fundraising - Overview
Charitable Status
Friends First is a registered charity (registered charity number: 1094827) and a company limited by guarantee (number: 4402061) with no share capital.
Friends First is connected to the Clarendon Trust Ltd (of 17 Clarendon Villas, Hove, BN3 3RE) in that the charities have common trustees and Clarendon Trust Ltd is the sole corporate member of Friends First.
Charities Commission
The charities commission is the regulator for charities in England and Wales.
Click here to view the Friends First area on the charities commission website.
Click here to view Clarendon Trust Ltd area on the charities commission website.
Supporting People
Friends First is contracted to, and funded by, Supporting People.
An exert from “What is Supporting People”:
“The Supporting People programme is committed to providing a better quality of life for vulnerable people to live more independently and to maintain their tenancies.”
Click here to read more about Supporting People.
As of 2009 Supporting People will cover roughly one third of Friends First’s budget requirements.
Additional Funding
Friends First, like many charities, are in a constant process of searching for, and attempting to secure, additional funding to add to our ‘core’ local government funding. In order to sustain and grow our service provision Friends First actively seek the support of grant making trusts and other charitable foundations.
Fundraising
Two members of the Friends First support staff share three days per week to focus on fundraising and project development, supported by the charities administrator.
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