FAMILIES FIRST (NORTH EAST)
Registered charity 1183964 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DURHAM FAMILIES FIRST, HARTLEPOOL FAMILIES FIRST, STOCKTON FAMILIES FIRST
Provision of services for children, young people and their families, of those with additional needs, disabilities and autism
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £238,000, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their stated policy target of 3 to 6 months of unrestricted budgeted expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year and holds total net assets of £803,320, with the auditors confirming no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Income from organisation where a Trustee has an interest
“The Charity has received £9,333 of income (2024: £4,160) from an organisation in which a Trustee has an interest. At the year end £1,860 was owed to the Charity from an organisation in which a Trustee has an interest.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Waltons Business Advisers. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Families First North East (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.
- SCARBOROUGH, Martin — director, appointed 06/06/2026on trustee list
- LIVERAS, Tracy — director, appointed 28/05/2026on trustee list
- HARRISON, Susan Ann — director, appointed 14/06/2019not on trustee list
- LAMPLOUGH, Sian — director, appointed 14/06/2019on trustee list
- HUBBERT, Claire — director, appointed 14/06/2019on trustee list
- HARGREAVES, Pamela — director, appointed 14/06/2019on trustee list
- THOMPSON, Paul — secretary, appointed 14/06/2019
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £291k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Families First (North East) — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 29/09/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.2 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 (99% 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: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (27/01/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (25/11/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- PAMELA HARGREAVESchair
- Claire Hubbert
- Martin Scarborough
- Sian Lamplough
- Sue Harrison
- Tracy Liveras
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Stockton-on-tees
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FAMILIES FIRST (NORTH EAST) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £238,000, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their stated policy target of 3 to 6 months of unrestricted budgeted expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year and holds total net assets of £803,320, with the auditors confirming no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Waltons Business Advisers.
Government & lottery funding
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