--- title: "New Friends for You — charity 1186686 | CharityCompare" description: "New Friends for You (charity 1186686): income £37,596 (2026). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/new-friends-for-you retrieved: 2026-10-06T22:19:13.154Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1186686CIO NF # New Friends for You Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data New Friends for You is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.newfriendsforyou.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1186686&subId=0) Work at New Friends for You? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=new-friends-for-you&type=claim&name=New%20Friends%20for%20You) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about New Friends for You? Reported income · year ending 2026-01-31 £37,596 Reported spending · year ending 2026-01-31 £17,746 Registered charity number 1186686 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Chorley Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [www.newfriendsforyou.co.uk](http://www.newfriendsforyou.co.uk/) Quick answer New Friends for You (number 1186686) 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 New Friends for You do? We support the lonely and bereaved by providing trained volunteers to befriend lonely people in Chorley and surrounding area by visiting them at home for an hour each week. We host 3 After Loss Groups for the bereaved to help them pick up the threads of a social life. We have over 40 hosted Talkin Tables in Chorley & South Ribble encouraging the lonely and isolated to go out & meet new friends. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for New Friends for You Answers New Friends for You gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 January 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are New Friends for You's highest-paid staff paid? New Friends for You's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2026 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 New Friends for You as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. New Friends for You's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 2 December 2019 Also known as Friends for You; Talkin Tables Where it says it operates Lancashire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities. **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 New Friends for You registered for? General Charitable Purposes ## Why is there no Clarity Score for New Friends for You yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score New Friends for You. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to New Friends for You? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. [How to read charity accounts](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides/how-to-read-accounts) · [Explore rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity-directory) ## Is this your charity? Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=new-friends-for-you&type=claim&name=New%20Friends%20for%20You) [Visit charity website](http://www.newfriendsforyou.co.uk/) ## Frequently asked questions Is New Friends for You a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists New Friends for You as a registered charity (number 1186686) 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 New Friends for You's charity number? New Friends for You's charity number is 1186686. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1186686? Search 1186686 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 New Friends for You do? We support the lonely and bereaved by providing trained volunteers to befriend lonely people in Chorley and surrounding area by visiting them at home for an hour each week. We host 3 After Loss Groups for the bereaved to help them pick up the threads of a social life. We have over 40 hosted Talkin Tables in Chorley & South Ribble encouraging the lonely and isolated to go out & meet new friends. Does New Friends for You have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for New Friends for You. 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 New Friends for You? New Friends for You's website listed in our register data is http://www.newfriendsforyou.co.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 New Friends for You's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. New Friends for You's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2026 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 New Friends for You? The register does not record New Friends for You as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are New Friends for You's trustees paid? New Friends for You's annual return for the year ending 31 January 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was New Friends for You registered as a charity? New Friends for You was entered on the register on 2 December 2019. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1186686&subId=0).