We Stand with Families

Registered charity 1139077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MOSAC

We Stand provides specialist emotional, practical and legal support to non-abusing parents and carers of children who have been sexually abused. By strengthening the protective capacity of the non abusing parent, we help reduce risk, improve safety and stability contribute to long-term recovery and wellbeing and improve outcomes for sexually abused children and their families.

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Latest income
£354k
Latest spending
£428k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £90,262, which the trustees note was 'only just below' their stated policy target of three months of operating expenses. The charity reported a net outgoing of resources for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £164,984 to £90,777, and explicitly acknowledges reliance on Trusts and Foundations as a significant risk to future sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £90k; policy: three months of operating expenses)
“At the end of 2024/5, our unrestricted reserves were £90,262. This was only just below our target of 3 months of all costs”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — We Stand (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£517k
Total spending
£469k
Cost of raising funds
£24k
Reserves (reported)
£83k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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: 4.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£354k£428k
31/03/2024£517k£469k
31/03/2023£297k£573k
31/03/2022£616k£488k
31/03/2021£544k£425k

Common questions

Is We Stand with Families financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £90,262, which the trustees note was 'only just below' their stated policy target of three months of operating expenses. The charity reported a net outgoing of resources for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £164,984 to £90,777, and explicitly acknowledges reliance on Trusts and Foundations as a significant risk to future sustainability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds We Stand with Families?

Funders whose own accounts filings name We Stand with Families as a grant recipient include THE DULVERTON TRUST, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DULVERTON TRUSTFY2025£30kParent training and Parent-Child Relational Play
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kAnn Rylands Small Donations Programme

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/09/2025£18kWellness Workshops for Parents & Carers of Sexually Abused Children
UK government01/08/2023£98kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
City Bridge Foundation13/06/2023£85kGrant to We Stand for Families
City Bridge Foundation08/07/2020£113kGrant to We Stand for Families
The National Lottery Community Fund12/12/2019£475kMOSAC National Plan: Supporting 5,000 families affected by child sexual abuse
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2015£500kSafeguarding Children, Rebuilding Families
The National Lottery Community Fund07/03/2013£9kFrom the Mouths of Mothers
The National Lottery Community Fund15/06/2011£400kBuilding Safer Communities