Registered charity · London
Befriend
Befriend is a registered charity (number 1072538) based in London, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Julia Macrae since 2014. Latest income £419k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
to relieve the isolation experienced by people with physical, sensory, cognitive or psychological impairment through the provision of volunteer befrienders within the home, or within the local community, and to relieve the stresses experienced by...
- 5 trustees
- Income £419k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
Network
The large node is Befriend. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.
Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works
Similar charities are matched by type of organisation or purpose and listed by latest income; shared trustees are formal board links. Neither is proof the organisations work together.
About
- What it does
- Disability, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Ealing, Hounslow
- Website
- www.befriend.london (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1998
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£419k£434k
- 2025£486k£448k
- 2024£391k£388k
Earlier years
- 2023£297k£293k
- 2022£222k£225k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 21%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
to relieve the isolation experienced by people with physical, sensory, cognitive or psychological impairment through the provision of volunteer befrienders within the home, or within the local community, and to relieve the stresses experienced by carers by offering a respite service through the provision of volunteer befrienders. These services are mainly carried out within the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow.
Grants received
30 grants · £1,259,445 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Henry Smith Foundation · £467,200 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £350,601 (8 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £145,000 (2 grants)
- The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington · £108,960 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £70,000 (4 grants)
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Julia Macrae Chair since 2014
- Carl Woodall since 2024
- Natasha Joslin since 2021
- Sebastian Rama Barnes since 2025
- Sophie Queffurus since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Julia Macrae Chair since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Julia Macrae Chair since 2014
- Carl Woodall since 2024
- Natasha Joslin since 2021
- Sebastian Rama Barnes since 2025
- Sophie Queffurus since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1072538
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18TH SEPTEMBER 1998, AMENDED 19TH DECEMBER 2001. as amended on 08 Feb 2019 as amended on 23 Apr 2019 as amended on 28 Nov 2023
- Contact on the register
- 0203 093 1130 · hello@befriend.london
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data