Just Friends (number 1196623) 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 Just Friends do?
Just Friends helps to combat the effects of loneliness in those who live alone, including carers. Just Friends organises social meetings, walking groups and a lunch each month in each branch. In addition members can enjoy events including Tea Parties with Entertainment, Steam Train outings, Wine Tasting excursions, Theatre Visits, Specific Lunches including Halloween, Christmas etc and more.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Just Friends
Answers Just Friends gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Just Friends's highest-paid staff paid?
Just Friends's annual return for the year ending 30 June 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 Just Friends as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Just Friends's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
East Sussex
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
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 Just Friends registered for?
General Charitable PurposesRecreation
Why is there no Clarity Score for Just Friends yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Just Friends.
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The register data used for this profile lists Just Friends as a registered charity (number 1196623) 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 Just Friends's charity number?
Just Friends's charity number is 1196623. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1196623?
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What does Just Friends do?
Just Friends helps to combat the effects of loneliness in those who live alone, including carers. Just Friends organises social meetings, walking groups and a lunch each month in each branch. In addition members can enjoy events including Tea Parties with Entertainment, Steam Train outings, Wine Tasting excursions, Theatre Visits, Specific Lunches including Halloween, Christmas etc and more.
Does Just Friends have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Just Friends. 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 Just Friends?
Just Friends's website listed in our register data is http://WWW.JUST-FRIENDS.UK. 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 Just Friends's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Just Friends's annual return for the year ending 30 June 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 Just Friends?
The register does not record Just Friends as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Just Friends's trustees paid?
Just Friends's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Just Friends registered as a charity?
Just Friends was entered on the register on 17 November 2021.