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Registered charity · London

Befrienders Worldwide

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £51k (2024)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Where
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China and more
Website
www.befrienders.org (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Befrienders Worldwide
Registered
2012

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£51k£66k
  • 2023£40k£58k
  • 2022£67k£51k
Earlier years
  • 2022£64k£45k
  • 2021£51k£42k

Income trend, 2021 to 2024.

Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

3.THE CHARITY'S OBJECT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IS TO IMPROVE THE EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FEELINGS OF DISTRESS AND DESPAIR AND TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF SUICIDE BY,BUT NOT LIMITED TO:-3.1 ENCOURAGING WORLDWIDE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF CENTRES SPECIALISING IN THIS WORK; AND3.2 IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES AND SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING THE APPLICATION OF THESE PRACTICES BY THE CENTRES.

Grants received

4 grants · £72,000 total

360Giving 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

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.

9 trustees on the board

5.4y median 5y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

11y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

7
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 9General Charitable Purposes 9The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 9

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 8Education 2Other services 2

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.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£51k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1146717
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/02/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/09/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 FEB 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 MAY 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 JUN 2018 as amended on 17 Nov 2023
Companies House
Company number 07964782 · Active
Contact on the register
07747763554 · martin@mltdirections.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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