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Registered charity (CIO) · Burntwood

Burntwood BE A Friend

Burntwood BE A Friend is a registered charity (number 1200409) based in Burntwood, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Lynda Primrose Gethin since 2022. Latest income £135k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £135k (2025)
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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, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Other Charitable Purposes
Where
Staffordshire
Website
burntwoodbeafriend.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2022

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£135k£123k
  • 2024£90k£97k
  • 2023£73k£63k

Income trend, 2023 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 15%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF INDIVIDUALS IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN BURNTWOOD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FREE FOOD AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ASSISTANCE WITH COLLECTION OF SHOPPING AND MEDICATION, BEFRIENDING, ADVOCACY ADVICE AND SIGNPOSTING SERVICES.2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BURNTWOOD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Grants received

4 grants · £47,322 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.

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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.

8 trustees on the board

2.4y median 2y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
4.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

1
company-linked trustees

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

General Charitable Purposes 8Other Charitable Purposes 8The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 8

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

Other services 1

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 2 years.
2023
2024
incomespending£90k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1200409
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Sep 2022
Contact on the register
01543524224 · info@burntwoodbeafriend.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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