FAB (FAMILIES' ACTIVITY BREAKS)

Registered charity 1178108 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC054207 (OSCR)

FAB camps provide a full programme of adventurous activities for bereaved military families, including a variety of children's activities. All activities are conducted by fully insured, qualified and professional instructors using national standards of protection and safety equipment.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO AND INCLUDING THE AGE OF 19 WHO HAVE SUFFERED THE LOSS OF A SERVING PARENT OR FAMILY MEMBER WHILST SERVING IN THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES BY THE PROVISION OF FUN AND CHALLENGING ACTIVITY BREAKS FOR BEREAVED MILITARY FAMILIES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE RELIEF FROM THE EFFECTS OF BEREAVEMENT TO SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £30,000, described as limited but sufficient to ensure resilience and future delivery of camps. The trustees report that the charity is in a good financial position, supported by large grants and successful donations, with no material uncertainties regarding its continuation as a going concern.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — FAB - Families' Activity Breaks (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).

• Army Benevolent Fund — “Sponsors Army Benevolent Fund As the Army’s national charity, the ABF aim to provide soldiers and veterans with the means to live independen…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• IAN LAMBERTONchair
• Alison Sabiston
• JENNIFER BIRDSALL

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FAMILIES AND BABIES (FAB).

• FAMILIES AND BABIES (FAB) income £497k
• FIGHT AGAINST BLINDNESS - FAB income £176k
• FRIENDS OF BRIGHT EYES income £179k
• PHAB LIMITED income £1.5m
• BEMOREFAB CHILDREN'S CANCER CHARITY income £211k
• FOREST SCHOOL CAMPS income £471k

Side by side with its peers

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