SFAC

Registered charity 1186903 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STRENGTHENING FAMILIES FOR ABANDONED CHILDREN, SUBSTITUTE FAMILIES FOR ABANDONED CHILDREN, Strengthening Families And Children

SFAC provides training, mentoring, and advice to adults working to care for and protect children. We provide support in social work, psychology (including trauma, therapeutic care, and protective behaviours), and judicial practices and processes. We work alongside local organisations (NGOs, governments and courts) and provide subsidies to small organisations so our support is accessible to all.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£204k
Latest spending
£133k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £148,595, a significant increase from the previous year's £77,436, driven largely by a £100,000 legacy donation. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, noting that resources are adequate to meet liabilities as they fall due.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: John Woodhouse, a trustee, has a significant ownership interest in Dialogue Consultants Limited. The charity received £9,595 for safeguarding review services, with £1,592 outstanding at year-end.
During the year, the charity received £9595 from Dialogue Consultants Limited for safeguarding review services. At the balance sheet date the amount due from Dialogue Consultants Limited was £1,592 (2024 £Nil). The amount outstanding at the year end was paid in January 2026 in accordance with the terms of the outstanding invoice. — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Strengthening Families And Children (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Brazil · Congo · Egypt · Eswatini · Ghana · India · Indonesia · Kenya · Lesotho · Morocco · Niger

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£204k£133k
31/12/2024£125k£139k
31/12/2023£108k£101k
31/12/2022£88k£79k
31/03/2022£74k£78k

Common questions

Is SFAC financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £148,595, a significant increase from the previous year's £77,436, driven largely by a £100,000 legacy donation. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, noting that resources are adequate to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.