FAMILIES RELIEF

Registered charity 1168193 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We empower, enable and strengthen the family unit, as an important entity of the social structure, and engage positively in community development in the UK and elsewhere. Our primary objective is to support the family unit as well as individual, by helping them to build a sustainable future

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£436k
Latest spending
£471k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £35,229 for the year, reducing total funds from £203,205 to £167,976. Trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves represent well over one year of core running costs, indicating a healthy footing for stable delivery. The charity is supported by a separate trading subsidiary that operates its charity shops.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: well over one year of core running costs (held: £160k)
“Free reserves- unrestricted reserves represent well over one year of core running costs, enabling stable delivery and careful scaling of programmes.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£548k
Total spending
£447k
Cost of raising funds
£62k
Reserves (reported)
£203k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 11.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Birmingham City · City Of London · Ealing · Greece · Jordan · Morocco · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Pakistan · Senegal · Sheffield City · Sri Lanka

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£436k£471k
31/12/2023£548k£447k
31/12/2022£468k£373k
31/12/2021£404k£382k
31/12/2020£367k£413k

Common questions

Is FAMILIES RELIEF financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £35,229 for the year, reducing total funds from £203,205 to £167,976. Trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves represent well over one year of core running costs, indicating a healthy footing for stable delivery. The charity is supported by a separate trading subsidiary that operates its charity shops. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FAMILIES RELIEF?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FAMILIES RELIEF as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S, BROOMHILL, SHEFFIELD.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S, BROOMHILL, SHEFFIELDFY2023£277International Donation (from Special Collections)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S, BROOMHILL, SHEFFIELDFY2022£14International Donation

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FAMILIES RELIEF£436k—0above—no doubt
FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD FY2025£2.3m—0below—no doubt
GOOD NEWS FAMILY CARE (HOMES) LTD FY2025£437k—0below—no doubt
EZER LEYOLDOS LIMITED FY2025£981k—0below—noted
CHANGING FUTURES NORTH EAST FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
FREILICH FAMILY FOUNDATION FY2024£347k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.