OUT THERE SUPPORTING FAMILIES OF PRISONERS LIMITED

Registered charity 1120342 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

OFFERING FREE ADVICE, VISITING PRISONERS, PROVIDING TRANSPORT FOR FAMILIES TO VISIT THEIR INCARCERATED RELATIVES, PROVIDING TRANSLATORS AND HELPING TO MAINTAIN THE CONTACT BETWEEN PERSONS LEGALLY DEPRIVED OF THEIR LIBERTY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS

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

Latest income
£256k
Latest spending
£257k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £256,244 against total expenditure of £256,633, resulting in a net expenditure of £389 for the year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £5,921, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months' recurring expenditure and does not cover a month of operating costs. However, the trustees and auditor confirm the charity has sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due and identified no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (85% of income)
“Of this, £ 218,263 (2024 - £207,094) was received from grants and a further £ 19,553 (2024 - £16,805) from donations.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £6k; policy: three and six months’ recurring expenditure)
“General funds, or free reserves, at 31 March 2025 were £ 5,921 (2024 – £2,747). This is less than the current policy stipulates and does not cover a month of operating expenditure.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees/connected entities
“During the year one donation (2024 – two donation) totalling £376 (2024 - £658) was received from trustees and other entities they are connected to.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Out There (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£256k£257k
31/03/2024£245k£271k
31/03/2023£288k£209k
31/03/2022£185k£217k
31/03/2021£180k£158k

Common questions

Is OUT THERE SUPPORTING FAMILIES OF PRISONERS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £256,244 against total expenditure of £256,633, resulting in a net expenditure of £389 for the year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £5,921, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months' recurring expenditure and does not cover a month of operating costs. However, the trustees and auditor confirm the charity has sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due and identified no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Who funds OUT THERE SUPPORTING FAMILIES OF PRISONERS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OUT THERE SUPPORTING FAMILIES OF PRISONERS LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£104k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£36kBritish Church Fund
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£36k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2025£2k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2022£2kCommunity help

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/11/2022£10kOut There Family Centre Access
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council25/06/2016£842Voluntary Sector Grant to Out there supporting families of prisoners

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEPACS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OUT THERE SUPPORTING FAMILIES OF PRISONERS LIMITED£256k—0below—no doubt
NEPACS FY2025£2.3m——unclear—no doubt
PRISONERS ABROAD FY2025£2.0m——within—no doubt
PARTNERS OF PRISONERS AND FAMILIES SUPPORT GROUP FY2025£2.1m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
PRISONERS' ADVICE SERVICE FY2025£592k—0unclear—no doubt
FAMILIES RELIEF FY2024£436k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.