Family Fund Trust

Registered charity 1053866 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FAMILY FUND, THE FAMILY FUND TRUST FOR FAMILIES WITH SEVERELY DISABLED CHILDREN · also registered in Scotland as SC040810 (OSCR)

THE FAMILY FUND HELPS FAMILIES WITH SEVERELY DISABLED OR SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN TO HAVE CHOICES AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY ORDINARY LIFE. WE SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH SIGNPOSTING AND INFORMATION AND GIVE GRANTS FOR THINGS THAT MAKE LIFE EASIER AND MORE ENJOYABLE FOR THE DISABLED CHILD AND THEIR FAMILY, SUCH AS WASHING MACHINES, HOSPITAL VISITING COSTS, COMPUTERS AND FAMILY BREAKS.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £422,000 for the year, with total group funds decreasing to £12.6 million. While free reserves of £7.2 million exceed the stated policy target of £3.0 million, the charity is largely dependent on government funding which faces renewal risks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (132,153 followers) · instagram (13K followers)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Roy Langley O'Shaughnessychair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Carmen Whitelock
• Catharine Brown
• David Bruce Cook
• Dr Aileen Joanne McDowell
• Emma Louise Pinnock
• Gareth Peter Lambert
• Ian Thomas
• Katherine Roberts
• Laura Elizabeth Masheder
• MICHAL NOE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Pa Buray Joof
• Paul Andrew Bass
• Shona Elizabeth Elliott

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FAMILY INFORMATION GROUP.

• THE FAMILY INFORMATION GROUP income £400k
• CONTACT A FAMILY income £8.8m
• THE SICK CHILDREN'S TRUST income £2.7m
• FAMILY IN TRUST income £146k
• THE FAMILY CENTRE (DEAF CHILDREN) income £147k
• SUNNY DAYS CHILDRENS FUND income £463k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.