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Company · East Sussex

Friends First

Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 22

  1. Kate Ball 2015-2023 Director View profile
  2. Tal Fahy 2014-2017 Director View profile
  3. Kenneth William Stevens 2010-2022 Director View profile
  4. James Peter Foreman 2009-2023 Director View profile
  5. Ian Bailey 2009-2021 Director View profile
  6. Helen Joanne Evans 2007-2021 Director View profile
  7. Stephen John Horne 2005-2023 Director View profile
  8. Kim Wintermeyer 2004-2013 Director View profile
  9. John Hosier 2003-2009 Director View profile
  10. Stuart Spencer Radley 2003-2011 Director View profile
  11. Neville Derek Jones 2002-2023 Director View profile
  12. John Sykes Parsons 2002-2002 Director View profile
  13. Christopher John Karley 2002-2006 Director View profile
  14. Nigel Dennis Ring 2002-2015 Director View profile
  15. Alan James Preston 2002-2002 Director View profile
  16. Keith Harold Brooks 2002-2013 Director View profile
  17. Paul Vivian Bedford 2002-2004 Director View profile
  18. Stephen Frederick Walford 2002-2002 Director View profile
  19. Peter Leonard John Jarvis 2002-2024 Director View profile
  20. Peter David Brooks 2002-2005 Director View profile
  21. Alison Helen Davis 2006-2016 Secretary View profile
  22. Kevin John Rose 2002-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse; Other residential care activities n.e.c.; Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Incorporated
22/03/2002
Registered office
East Sussex
Also a registered charity
Friends First

Financials

Net assets
£50,506
Total assets
£50,506
Cash
£50,506
Employees
2
Turnover
£132,053
Profit/loss
-£427

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £10,000 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002018-03-27
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

7 directors on the board

3.9y median 2.4y
average tenure
11.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (7)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Business services 7Health and social care 7Other services 7Property 6Professional services 3Tech and media 2Dormant 1Manufacturing 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04402061
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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