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Cara-Friend

  • Status

    Received: 70 days late

  • Income

    £446.7K

  • Spending

    £441.4K

Charity no. 106210 Company no. 619350 Date registered. 27/07/2017

Public benefits

Purpose 1 - to relieve the mental and emotional distress of persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or who are in doubt about their sexual or gender identity or those who may be affected by, or involved with, such persons by the provision of information, support and counselling. The benefits which flow from this purpose include improved

health and wellbeing outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Northern Ireland. Purpose 2 - to advance the education of the general public in relation to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, history, and culture. The benefits which flow from this purpose include increasing individual and collective knowledge and understanding of the health and wellbeing needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Northern Ireland. Purpose 3 - to promote equality and diversity by the elimination of discrimination in relation to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The benefits which flow from this purpose include the promotion of equality and diversity by tackling discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Purpose 4 - to provide for, or co-operate in the establishment, maintenance and management of a centre for use for activities promoted by the Company in the furtherance of its charitable objects. The benefits which flow from this purpose include improved health and wellbeing outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Northern Ireland. Purpose 5 - to promote or assist in the co-operation and networking between voluntary and community organisations and individuals engaged in programmes of public education designed to increase public understanding and awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people. The benefits which flow from this purpose include increasing individual and collective knowledge and understanding of the health and wellbeing needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Northern Ireland. These benefits are measured through the completion of questionnaires as well as through surveying lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender people. There is no harm flowing from these purposes and no private benefit. The beneficiaries of these purposes are members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and their families in Northern Ireland as well as professionals who work with this group. The private benefit flowing from any of these purposes is that gained by a Trustee who also identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender and accesses support services. The Trustee requests to access services in the same way as all other beneficiaries therefore it is incidental.

What your organisation does

Advice/advocacy/information Counselling/support Education/training Gender Human rights/equality Medical/health/sickness Research/evaluation Volunteer development Youth development

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health or the saving of lives
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity

Who the charity helps

  • General public
  • Sexual orientation
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Community development
  • Counselling/support
  • Education/training
  • Human rights/equality
  • Youth development

This display is a broad summary of the charity’s financial information. For a full understanding of the charity’s finances, the reader should view the PDF accounts and reports under the Documents tab above.

  • Due documents received late information

  • This charity failed to provide information on its finances within 10 months of its financial year end. This information has now been received.

Income

£446.7K

Spending

£441.4K

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The Company’s objects are specifically restricted to the promotion of equality, diversity and human rights for lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender people, the advancement of education, the promotion, protection and preservation of physical and mental health and wellbeing and the promotion of the benefit of those inhabitants who are or who may be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (hereinafter called “the beneficiaries”) in Northern Ireland hereinafter described as "the area of benefit") without distinction of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, community and voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and promote diversity with the object of improving the conditions of life for the benefit of the inhabitants and in particular: (a) to relieve the mental and emotional distress of persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or who are in doubt about their sexual or gender identity or those who may be affected by, or involved with, such persons by the provision of information, support, help and counselling provided by volunteers and staff working under direction who are selected and prepared to give such information, advice, support, help and counselling; (b) to advance the education of the general public in relation to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, history, and culture; (c) to promote equality and diversity by the elimination of discrimination in relation to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people; 5 (d) to provide for, or co-operate in the establishment, provision, maintenance and management of a centre for use for activities promoted by the Company in the furtherance of its charitable objects; (e) to promote or assist in the co-operation and networking between voluntary and community organisations and individuals engaged in programmes of public education designed to increase public understanding and awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people; (f) to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the directors, may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name


  • 6 Trustees
  • 10 Employees
  • 60 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mr Stephen Williamson, Cara Friend, Cathedral House, Belfast Lgbt Centr, 23-31 Waring Street, Belfast, Steve@Cara-Friend.Org.Uk, BT1 2DX

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr Matthew Leebody
Mr Niall Gillespie
Mr Colin Flinn
Ms Sonya Mcmullan
Mr Harry Morgan
Mr Owen Mcilveen

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
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