Family Based Solutions

Registered charity 1149383 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PAARS, PARENT ABUSE AND RECONCILIATION SEVICE

Family Based Solutions supports parent/carers who are abused by their children in Enfield, Haringey and Barnet. We aim to raise awareness of this mainly hidden form of abuse. We support the whole family to end the abuse in the home and improve family relationships. We support families who are survivors of domestic abuse with the aim of ending the inter-generational cycle of abuse.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£341k
Latest spending
£308k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £154,079, which the trustees designate as meeting a policy target of at least six months' expenditure. The filing confirms the charity is a going concern with secured funding for the next three to four years, although it notes that financial sustainability remains a risk requiring continued grant applications.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 6 months’ (26 weeks) expenditure (held: £154k)
“The target reserve amount represents at least 6 months’ (26 weeks) expenditure” — page 15
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 — Family Based Solutions (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Enfield · Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£341k£308k
31/10/2024£291k£310k
31/10/2023£318k£288k
31/10/2022£320k£258k
31/10/2021£293k£225k

Common questions

Is Family Based Solutions financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £154,079, which the trustees designate as meeting a policy target of at least six months' expenditure. The filing confirms the charity is a going concern with secured funding for the next three to four years, although it notes that financial sustainability remains a risk requiring continued grant applications. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/06/2022£459kFamily Based Solutions
City Bridge Foundation12/07/2021£81kGrant to Family Based Solutions
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2021£10kFamily Based Relationships
City Bridge Foundation10/01/2020£600Grant to Family Based Solutions
City Bridge Foundation11/05/2017£108kGrant to Family Based Solutions
The National Lottery Community Fund22/02/2017£499kPAARS
The National Lottery Community Fund22/12/2011£10kParent Abuse And Reconiliation Service