The Formby Befriending Scheme
Registered charity 1171771 CIO Registered since 2017
Operates: Sefton
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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.
4 trustees on the board
- Dr Gerard Corcoran Chair since 2017
- Alastair Gillies since 2018
- Dr Dympna Edwards since 2020
- Irene Watts since 2017
8y median 8.5y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Gerard Corcoran Chair since 2017
- Alastair Gillies since 2018
- Dr Dympna Edwards since 2020
- Irene Watts since 2017
11.5y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Dr Gerard Corcoran Chair since 2017
- Alastair Gillies since 2018
- Irene Watts since 2017
Portfolio (1)
- Dr Dympna Edwards since 2020
1
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Disability 4General Charitable Purposes 4Recreation 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Arts and leisure 1Other services 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£3k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Southport and Formby Special Athletes 1 shared trustee
- Formby Pool Trust 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The Wolverley Charity Similar size; both Disability
- Lions Club Anglesey Central Trust Fund Similar size; both Disability
- Music and Dance Education Trust Similar size; both Disability
- Hertford Disability Support Group Similar size; both Disability
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | http://formbybefriendingscheme.org.uk |
| info@formbybefriendingscheme.org.uk | |
| Phone | 07437479417 |
| Address | Formby Methodist Church, 4 Elbow Lane, Formby, LIVERPOOL, L37 4AF |
Finances
£2,817 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £14,889 | £13,174 |
| 2022 | £16,519 | £15,543 |
| 2023 | £17,934 | £16,333 |
| 2024 | £10,468 | £17,021 |
| 2025 | £2,817 | £17,960 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesDisabilityWho
Elderly/old PeopleHow
Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION OF ELDERLY PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE FORMBY, HIGHTOWN AND INCE BLUNDELL AREAS OF SEFTON, MERSEYSIDE BY PROVIDING A BEFRIENDING SERVICE
Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Feb 2017
Trustees (4)
4trustees
63median age
0aged 70+
- Dr Gerard Corcoran Chair since 2017
- Alastair Gillies since 2018
- Dr Dympna Edwardsage band 60-64 since 2020
- Irene Watts since 2017
Connected charities (2)
- Southport and Formby Special Athletes 1 shared trustee
- Formby Pool Trust 1 shared trustee
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