CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN GRIEF LIMITED

Registered charity 1099255 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CFG, SOUTH WEST IN GRIEF SUPPORT LIMITED, SWINGS

Children and Families in Grief (CFG) offers free support to all South Devon Children, young people and their family or carers who have lost a significant person, through death.The CFG team consists of counsellors, professionals and volunteers.

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Latest income
£62k
Latest spending
£36k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £26,182 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £37,961. The trustees consider a reserves policy of three to six months' working capital to be appropriate, and the current unrestricted reserves exceed this target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months' working capital (held: £38k)
“the trustees consider a reserves policy of three to six months' working capital to be appropriate”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Children and Families in Grief (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon · Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£62k£36k
31/08/2024£32k£39k
31/08/2023£20k£42k
31/08/2022£27k£32k
31/08/2021£46k£25k

Common questions

Is CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN GRIEF LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £26,182 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £37,961. The trustees consider a reserves policy of three to six months' working capital to be appropriate, and the current unrestricted reserves exceed this target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN GRIEF LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN GRIEF LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2023£10kBereavement support - tailored to every family
The National Lottery Community Fund07/02/2019£5kRapid Response Assessment Visits
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2015£7kSupporting bereaved children in schools