The Family Mediation Trust

Registered charity 1041476 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAMBRIDGE FAMILY MEDIATION SERVICE

The Charity's activities are to alleviate hardship and distress caused by the break up of marriage and family and to preserve and protect the health both mental and physical of adults and children involved therein.

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Latest income

£395k

Latest spending

£338k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £230,007, which is above the stated policy target of three months of running costs. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £14,163 for the year, with total income of £394,966 against total resources expended of £380,803.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Incoming resources from operating activities in furtherance of the charity’s objects (98% of income)

“Incoming resources from operating activities in furtherance of the charity’s objects 389,310”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months (held: £230k)

“The charity aims to hold sufficient general funds to cover the cost of running the charity for three months.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Ministry of Justice — “The funding is provided by the Ministry of Justice.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Elisabeth Sneade
Fiona Hotston Moore
Jamie Walker
Jane Bridge
Jonathan Dickens
Karen Taylor
Sellina Kauser
james Pirrie

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£395k	£338k
31/03/2024	£363k	£338k
31/03/2023	£361k	£330k
31/03/2022	£320k	£306k
31/03/2021	£251k	£218k

Common questions

Is The Family Mediation Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £230,007, which is above the stated policy target of three months of running costs. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £14,163 for the year, with total income of £394,966 against total resources expended of £380,803. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds The Family Mediation Trust?

Funders whose own accounts filings name The Family Mediation Trust as a grant recipient include CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	FY2024	£22k	Church & Communities Programme
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	FY2023	£20k	Church & Communities Programme

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The Mercers' Company	06/04/2022	£42k	Grant to The Family Mediation Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/07/2012	£6k	Group support for children who have experienced family change