SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN
Registered charity 1150405 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Home for Good, Safe Families · also registered in Scotland as SC048207 (OSCR)
The objectives are 1) provision of relief to families in crisis from poverty, conflict, hardship, homelessness, ill health or addiction 2) relief of needs of overwhelmed and resource limited parents and their children through the provision of safe, temporary family stays for their children and 3) protection of the physical and mental health of the children. Support provided through volunteers.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,114,070 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising to £7,155,493 following a merger. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £651,198 fall below the stated policy target range of £915,000 to £1,020,000, although the trustees consider total liquid resources to be in line with policy.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £915,000 to £1,020,000 (held: £651k)
“Using this rationale, the total free reserves are set at a range of £915k to £1,020k.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Beechmount Trust, a charity controlled by a Trustee.
“The charity received donations of £2,100 (£2024: £3,750) from Beechmount Trust, a charity which is controlled by a Trustee of this charity.” — page 41
“The charity recharged expenses of £255 (2024: £236) from Rosegate Consultancy, a company which is related by a common Trustee.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Recharged expenses from Rosegate Consultancy, a company related by a common Trustee.
“The charity received donations of £2,100 (£2024: £3,750) from Beechmount Trust, a charity which is controlled by a Trustee of this charity.” — page 41
“The charity recharged expenses of £255 (2024: £236) from Rosegate Consultancy, a company which is related by a common Trustee.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Kings Church Cockermouth, a charity related by a common Trustee.
“The charity received donations of £2,100 (£2024: £3,750) from Beechmount Trust, a charity which is controlled by a Trustee of this charity.” — page 41
“The charity recharged expenses of £255 (2024: £236) from Rosegate Consultancy, a company which is related by a common Trustee.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Safe Families UK (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- PURKIS, Eleanor — director, appointed 27/11/2025on trustee list
- POWLEY, Sarah Elizabeth — director, appointed 27/11/2025on trustee list
- BURNS, Jenny, Dr — director, appointed 27/11/2025on trustee list
- WESTCOTT, Rachel Mary — director, appointed 01/09/2024on trustee list
- BACON, Luke Nathan — director, appointed 01/09/2024on trustee list
- POREE, Ian Douglas — director, appointed 16/05/2023on trustee list
- WALLACE, Andrew Patrick — director, appointed 20/02/2023on trustee list
- EVE, Julian David — director, appointed 21/03/2022on trustee list
- SHARMAN, Patrick Michael — director, appointed 21/03/2022on trustee list
- MAITH, Ian Robert — secretary, appointed 01/10/2018
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£193k
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (53% 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: 2.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,114,070 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising to £7,155,493 following a merger. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £651,198 fall below the stated policy target range of £915,000 to £1,020,000, although the trustees consider total liquid resources to be in line with policy. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.
Who funds SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN as a grant recipient include THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JERUSALEM TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS PRESTON ON TEES, THE KPMG FOUNDATION, PRISM THE GIFT FUND.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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