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Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include disability, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity.
Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO (number 1194005) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO do?
Friends Without Borders helps people seeking asylum to access support when few other services remain accessible to them. We provide two ongoing projects which aim to problem-solve, reduce isolation and challenge the discrimination faced by our clients: our Drop-in provides advocacy and advice without appointment and our Access to Justice project provides legal advice.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO
Answers Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO's highest-paid staff paid?
Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Portsmouth City
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO registered for?
DisabilityHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Why is there no Clarity Score for Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO.
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Is Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO as a registered charity (number 1194005) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO's charity number?
Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO's charity number is 1194005. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1194005?
Search 1194005 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO do?
Friends Without Borders helps people seeking asylum to access support when few other services remain accessible to them. We provide two ongoing projects which aim to problem-solve, reduce isolation and challenge the discrimination faced by our clients: our Drop-in provides advocacy and advice without appointment and our Access to Justice project provides legal advice.
Does Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO?
Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO's website listed in our register data is http://www.friendswithoutborders.net. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO?
The register does not record Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO's trustees paid?
Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO registered as a charity?
Friends Without Borders (Portsmouth) CIO was entered on the register on 6 April 2021.