FAMILIES INFOCUS (ESSEX)
Registered charity 1062311 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INFOCUS, INFOCUS (ESSEX)
To support, strengthen and improve the quality of life for Essex families with children and young people with any special educational need or disability (SEND), requiring quality advice, information, emotional and practical support, especially at the time of diagnosis or varied transition points. Through 'holistic' information, advice and support projects/services and range of family activities.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity produced a surplus of £61,031 for the year ended 31 March 2025, strengthening its unrestricted reserves to £55,181. The trustees report that multi-year funding from major donors provides stability through to 2028–29, giving the charity confidence in its ongoing viability despite reserves currently being below the stated policy target.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: none
“We continue to benefit from major multi-year funding from the ILTA, the National Lottery Community Fund and BBC Children in Need, alongside ongoing statutory funding for our independent advice services.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £55k; policy: three months' operating costs)
“Although reserves remain below the level set out in our policy, the Board has approved a clear and achievable plan to increase unrestricted reserves by approximately £12,500 per year, with the aim of meeting the full requirement by 31 March 2027.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Families InFocus (Essex) (matched by registered charity number).
- Clare Bostonchair
- Katherine Wilkins
- Kathleen Gayton
- MARTIN PETER MERRELL
- Marc Jordan
- Michael Cockerton
- Susan Jane Dewar
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Essex · Southend-on-sea · Thurrock
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FAMILIES INFOCUS (ESSEX) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity produced a surplus of £61,031 for the year ended 31 March 2025, strengthening its unrestricted reserves to £55,181. The trustees report that multi-year funding from major donors provides stability through to 2028–29, giving the charity confidence in its ongoing viability despite reserves currently being below the stated policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds FAMILIES INFOCUS (ESSEX)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FAMILIES INFOCUS (ESSEX) as a grant recipient include THE CLARE MILNE TRUST, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST.
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