FAMILIES OUT LOUD

Registered charity 1189345 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Families Out Loud gives relief and assistance to adults and young people (aged 13-17) in need in Wiltshire, who are actively affected by the misuse of, principally, alcohol and drugs, by a family member or friend by providing them with support, counselling and advice either in person or on-line.

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Latest income
£100k
Latest spending
£68k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves increased to £63,099, representing approximately five months of expenditure, which is below the stated policy target of six months. The charity reported a net income increase to £32,111 and expanded its client base to 274 individuals, indicating operational growth despite the reserves being slightly under the internal target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months of expenditure (held: £63k)
“Our reserves policy aims to increase this to 6 months in order to ensure we can continue to grow the charity and deal with any unexpected shortfalls in income or other events.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Families Out Loud (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).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£100k£68k
30/09/2024£47k£37k
30/09/2023£24k£19k
30/09/2022£22k£19k
30/09/2021£26k£12k

Common questions

Is FAMILIES OUT LOUD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves increased to £63,099, representing approximately five months of expenditure, which is below the stated policy target of six months. The charity reported a net income increase to £32,111 and expanded its client base to 274 individuals, indicating operational growth despite the reserves being slightly under the internal target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FAMILIES OUT LOUD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FAMILIES OUT LOUD as a grant recipient include THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON, ST. JAMES TRUST, MARTIN GEDDES CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDONFY2025£19kNot specified in list
ST. JAMES TRUSTFY2022£3k
ST. JAMES TRUSTFY2023£800
MARTIN GEDDES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024—
MARTIN GEDDES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025—

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/12/2023£80kFamilies Out Loud - Salary Funding

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SAY IT LOUD CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FAMILIES OUT LOUD£100k—0unclear—no doubt
SAY IT LOUD CLUB FY2024£129k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FAMILY CENTRE (DEAF CHILDREN) FY2025£147k—0above—no doubt
FAMILY VOICE SURREY FY2025£246k—0within—noted
FRG LTD FY2025£2.3m£60,001 - £70,0004below—no doubt
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIMITED FY2025£2.9m—1unclear—no doubt

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