FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN TRUST

Registered charity 1093131 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN

Voluntary Adoption Agency placing children from all over the UK with families in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2002

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2020)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£29k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
37

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (63% 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Dorset · Plymouth City · Somerset · Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025——
30/06/2024——
30/06/2023——
30/06/2022——
31/12/2020£1.3m£1.3m

Common questions

Who funds FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, MARISTOW CHARITY, THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£20k
MARISTOW CHARITYFY2022£5k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Somerset Community Foundation06/05/2020£2kCOVID19 Volunteer costs for remote support for foster and adoptive families
The National Lottery Community Fund19/10/2005£2kInterviews