FAMILIES FORWARD

Registered charity 1139557 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Families Forward are dedicated to helping parents and children cope with the aftermath of separation and divorce. Our expert team of social workers and experienced project workers have many years experience in helping children maintain their relationship with the parent or relative who does not live with them.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS CAUSED TO CHILDREN BY THE BREAKDOWNOF FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD PHYSICAL ANDMENTAL HEALTH OF SUCH CHILDREN WHO ARE PRIMARILY LIVING IN WEST YORKSHIREBY:A. THE PROVISION OF A RANGE OF INTERVENTIONS AND ASSESSMENTS ON BEHALF OFFAMILIES IN COURT PROCEEDINGS OR IN THE COMMUNITY AND OTHERPROFESSIONAL AGENDASTHE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF SUPERVISED CONTACT FACILITIES WHERECHILDREN CAN MEET ONE OR BOTH PARENTS AND/OR OTHER ESTRANGED FAMILYMEMBERS IN A COMFORTABLE AND SAFE ENVIRONMENTC. THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR PROFESSIONALWORKERS AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN FAMILY INTERVENTION AND ASSESSMENT.

Area of benefit: WEST YORKSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £32,259, increasing unrestricted reserves to £32,706. However, the trustees report that this figure is below their stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The charity is currently in a voluntary wind-down process, with operations scheduled to cease on 31 December 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

• Rebecca Robertschair
• ALICE MURPHY
• LISA PHILLIPS
• Michael Wood
• Mohammed Balal Butt
• RICHARD SORTON
• SaRA Sutcliffe
• Shasta Ahmed

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

Operates in: Bradford City · City Of Wakefield · Leeds City

Income and spending

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