Our expert brokers understand the vital role ‘Friends of’ groups play in preserving local landmarks, supporting hospitals, fundraising for schools or other good causes, maintaining parks and enhancing community spaces across the UK.
‘Friends of’ groups can be engaged in a wide range of charitable activities and we will help you navigate the cover that your group needs.
As a charity specialist broker and part of the Benefact Group, we are passionate about supporting local action groups. All our available profits go to good causes, meaning your choice of broker ultimately benefits the wider charitable sector.
We deliver a fully advised service to ensure your ‘Friends of’ group has the robust protection it needs to operate with confidence.
Key Benefits
- Work with a specialist broker ultimately owned by a charity
- Independent advice tailored to the specific risks of community volunteering and fundraising
- Support from advisers who understand the third sector
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How Can We Help Your ‘Friends of’ Group?
‘Friends of’ groups provide invaluable support to local parks, historical sites, cathedrals and community assets.
Operating these initiatives involves specific responsibilities, from organising litter picks and conservation work to running fundraising events and guided tours.
Your insurance arrangements must reflect these diverse activities.
- Cover for community conservation and park maintenance
- Protection for volunteers, trustees and committee members
- Insurance for local fundraising events and awareness campaigns
- Cover for tools, equipment and community assets
- Policies tailored to the exact services your organisation delivers
- We can even help those groups who may take responsibility or ownership of the asset they support
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Fantastic customer service, brilliant.
Good friendly service and supportive of our needs.
Professional organisation that supported us with a client led insurance service.
We have always had good support from Access on many occasions and it is great having a dedicated person to speak to who understands our needs.
Quick and helpful. Took the time to understand our business.
Protecting Your Activities
Our fully advised service ensures your ‘Friends of’ group has appropriate protection across all areas of your activities, which can include:
- Public Liability Insurance: Protection if an allegation is made following a third party suffering injury or property damage in connection with your community events, park maintenance or fundraising activities.
- Employers’ Liability Insurance: A legal requirement and vital protection for groups employing staff, and strongly advised for those utilising volunteers.
- Trustee and Management Liability: Protection for committee members and trustees against allegations connected to the governance and running of the group such as errors and omissions or negligence.
- Equipment Insurance: Cover for gardening tools, conservation equipment, gazebos and event materials against damage, loss or theft.
- Personal Accident Cover: Financial protection for your volunteers if they suffer an injury while carrying out activities like park maintenance, event setup or historical site restoration.
Why Choose Access Insurance?
We understand the unique risks ‘Friends of’ groups face when working in public spaces, historical sites and community venues. Our advisers are experienced in advising and arranging cover for local action and volunteer-led charities.
We work with specialist insurers to secure policies that address the specific hazards of community conservation, public engagement and fundraising. As an independent broker, we work on your behalf, advising you on the cover you need to protect your group fro the risks you face.
If you would like to arrange ‘Friends of’ group insurance, please call our team on 0333 344 7420. Our advisers are here to help you.
Please contact us on 0333 344 7420 to discuss your requirements
Our friendly advisers will be more than happy to review your current cover and build an insurance policy that protects you…
Your questions answered.
While not always a strict legal requirement if you have no paid employees, we strongly advise ensuring your policy includes employers’ liability. This ensures you are adequately protected if allegations arise from volunteers of injury or illness as a result of carrying out your activities.
Yes we can tailor your policy to include public liability and personal accident cover to protect your volunteers and claims made by the general public or land owners of injury, illness or material damage caused by your outdoor conservation activities, tree planting and litter picks.
We can arrange cover that protects your group during local fundraising initiatives, community fairs, guided tours and awareness events.
Yes, we can arrange equipment cover that protects gardening tools, display boards, collection buckets and other materials against damage, loss or theft while in use or stored securely.