FAMILY MATTERS OF PLYMOUTH
Family Matters provides a community based family therapy service for the city of Plymouth.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity will close completely and cease operating in the summer of 2025 after the Board of Trustees determined it would not be viable beyond the end of its NHS contract in June 2025. The decision followed considerable changes in contracting arrangements where the commissioner ceased direct contracts with small providers. The charity had previously operated for 24 years providing family therapy services in Plymouth.
What the accounts disclose
“After exhausting all possibilities, in April 2025 the Board of Trustees unanimously decided that Family Matters would not be viable beyond the end of the NHS contract in June 2025 and so we had to begin the process of closing down. After 24 years of working with families in Plymouth, Family Matters will close completely and cease operating as a charitable company in the summer of 2025.” — page 2
Trustees
- DANIEL EDWARD POOLEY
- Dominic John Harry
- Helen Claire Mclindon
- Keith Andrew Hodgins
- MRS LIZ BRIMACOMBE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £77k | £113k |
| 31/03/2024 | £62k | £92k |
| 31/03/2023 | £81k | £85k |
| 31/03/2022 | £80k | £86k |
| 31/03/2021 | £60k | £90k |
Common questions
Is FAMILY MATTERS OF PLYMOUTH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity will close completely and cease operating in the summer of 2025 after the Board of Trustees determined it would not be viable beyond the end of its NHS contract in June 2025. The decision followed considerable changes in contracting arrangements where the commissioner ceased direct contracts with small providers. The charity had previously operated for 24 years providing family therapy services in Plymouth.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/04/2010 | £159k | Time4Change |