REUNITE : INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION CENTRE
reunite provides advice, information and support to parents, family members and guardians who have had a child abducted or who fear abduction. reunite also supports and informs parents who may have abducted their children and assists with cases of international contact and 'leave to remove'. reunite also offers a mediation service in cases of cross-border family disputes involving children.
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TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROTECTION OF THE GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PARENTS GUARDIANS AND FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ABDUCTED BY A FAMILY MEMBER OR WHO FEAR ABDUCTION OF THEIR CHILDREN AND OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEING ABDUCTED OR WHO FEAR ABDUCTION TO ENSURE THAT THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD ARE SERVED.TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE SUBJECT OF CHILD ABDUCTION AND TO PROMOTE AND UNDERTAKE RESEARCH INTO THIS SUBJECT AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULT OF SUCH RESEARCH.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £31,444 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds decreasing from £157,228 to £125,784. Per the trustees' report, these unrestricted funds remain within the charity's stated reserves policy target of three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (£75,000 to £151,000). The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (the free reserves) held by the charity should be between three and six months of the unrestricted resources expended, which equates to between £75,000 and £151,000 in general funds.” — page 6
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Government income: £172,000 — grants £172,000 (2); 64% of the £269,994 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Government income: £201,500 — grants £201,500 (2); 74% of the £274,053 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 5
- Government income: £138,500 — grants £138,500 (2); 51% of the £269,858 total gross income on the same return
Trustees
- ANGELA LAKE-CARROLL
- HEATHER HARVEY
- MEHVISH CHAUDHRY
- Mariam Faruqi
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £270k | £303k |
| 31/03/2024 | £274k | £308k |
| 31/03/2023 | £270k | £264k |
| 31/03/2022 | £308k | £245k |
| 31/03/2021 | £232k | £223k |
Common questions
Is REUNITE : INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £31,444 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds decreasing from £157,228 to £125,784. Per the trustees' report, these unrestricted funds remain within the charity's stated reserves policy target of three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (£75,000 to £151,000). The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mark J Rees LLP.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 25/03/2023 | £122k | Reunite International |
| UK government | 24/03/2023 | £122k | Reunite International |
| UK government | 01/04/2021 | £118k | Reunite International Child Abduction Centre |
| UK government | 01/04/2020 | £118k | Reunite International Child Abduction Centre |
| UK government | 01/04/2020 | £118k | Reunite International |
| UK government | 01/04/2019 | £118k | Reunite |
| UK government | 01/04/2018 | £118k | Reunite |
| UK government | — | £118k | Reunite |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | 2 | £26k |
| THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £9k |
| THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 2 | £6k |
| Sound Church | 1 | £75k |
| ALICE ROUGHTON FOUNDATION | 1 | £35k |
| THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £32k |
| THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION | 1 | £20k |
| THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
Charities like this
- CHILDREN'S RESPITE TRUST
- CHILDREN UNITE
- RECONNECT
- TOGETHER WITH MIGRANT CHILDREN
- IN TOUCH/KIDS UNITED
- TRAUMA RECOVERY CENTRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REUNITE : INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION CENTRE | £270k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| CHILDREN'S RESPITE TRUST | £403k | £39,747 | 0 | unclear | 58.6% | no doubt |
| CHILDREN UNITE | £44k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RECONNECT | £123k | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| TOGETHER WITH MIGRANT CHILDREN | £65k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| IN TOUCH/KIDS UNITED | £231k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |