FOUNDATIONS: SUPPORTING FAMILIES

Registered charity 1150716 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOUNDATIONS

We support families through separation and divorce to reduce trauma that this can have on them and children involved. We offer a number of services supported and supervised contact (where there is a risk). Support groups for adults and children to assist them in moving forward positively. We also support children and families maintain or renew contact when they are separated through adoption.

Objects

(A)THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO REDUCE THE BREAK UP FAMILIES AND/OR THE NEGATIVE IMPACT INCLUDING EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, BEHAVIOUR DIFFICULTIES AND CONFLICT THAT MAY BE CAUSED BY CONFLICT WITHIN FAMILIES OR THE BREAK-UP OF FAMILIES THROUGH SEPARATION AND DIVORCE, LOCAL AUTHORITY INTERVENTION OR ADOPTION, WHO RESIDE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES (AREA OF BENEFIT) BY:(I)THE PROVISION OF FAMILY ASSESSMENTS AND SUPPORT TO INCLUDE PARENTING SUPPORT TO ALL PARENTS EITHER THROUGH SUPPORT GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL PARENTING TEACHING/ADVISE TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER OR IN CONTACT;(II)THE PROMOTION OF AND PROVISION OF COMMUNICATION THROUGH MEDIATION/CONFLICT RESOLUTION/FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCING OR ANY OTHER MODE SUITABLE FOR THE SITUATION;(III)THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION TO BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN AGED 5 YEARS TO 17 YEARS;(IV)THE PROVISION OF CONTACT SERVICES TO INCLUDE TELEPHONE, LETTERBOX, SUPERVISED CONTACT (WHERE DEEMED NECESSARY)AND/OR SUPPORT IN A NEUTRAL ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNITY, FAMILY HOME OR OTHER SUITABLE ENVIRONMENT;(V)THE PROVISION OF SUBSIDY SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE PREVENTED FROM SUCH CONTACT AND OR COMMUNICATION;(VI)THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ADULTS IN MAKING CONTACT WITH BIRTH FAMILIES TO INCLUDE, BIRTH RECORDS COUNSELLING, SEARCHING, TRACING AND INTERMEDIARY SERVICES;(VII)THE PROVISION OF OTHER ANCILLARY AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES.

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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Registered contact address: Medway, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £54,145, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £351,623. This figure exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £75,000, which represents three months of expenditure. The filing confirms that resources are adequate to continue operations on a going concern basis.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• KEITH GULVINchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Charlotte Camber
• David Copping
• James Ford
• LESLEY SINGLETON
• Louise Balderston
• Nancey Liddle

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

Operates in: Kent · Medway

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Family Mediation Trust.

• The Family Mediation Trust income £395k
• BERKSHIRE FAMILY MEDIATION income £72k
• CONTACT A FAMILY income £8.8m
• FUSION FAMILY AND YOUTH PROJECTS income £68k
• FAMILIES RELIEF income £458k
• THE WOMEN & FAMILIES RESOURCE CENTRE income £85k

Side by side with its peers

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