FAMILY COMPASS

Registered charity 1197742 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FAMILY COMPASS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Family Compass provides therapeutic mental health support to children, young people and families.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 0-25, AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED, ARE AT RISK OF, OR ARE RECOVERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES; AND,THE PROMOTION OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 0-25, AND THEIR FAMILIES, FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIESTHROUGH THE PROVISION OF: O CREATIVE THERAPIES (INCLUDING PLAY THERAPY, ART THERAPY AND DRAMATHERAPY)O THERAPEUTIC RESILIENCE-BUILDING SUPPORT (INCLUDING GROUP SUPPORT) AND THERAPEUTIC FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES O SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY O WELLBEING BOXES

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Devon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £43,269 for the year, causing total reserves to fall from £106,723 to £63,454. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient reserves to continue in operation for at least the next 12 months.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Family Compass (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).

• UK Youth – Thriving Minds — “Funder: UK Youth – Thriving Minds” (source page)
• The Henry Smith Charity — “Funder: The Henry Smith Charity” (source page)
• Bideford Bridge Trust — “Funder: Bideford Bridge Trust” (source page)
• Tesco Stronger Starts — “Funder: Tesco Stronger Starts” (source page)
• Devon Community Foundation — “Funder: Devon Community Foundation” (source page)
• Fullabrook CIC — “Funder: Fullabrook CIC” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lucy Scanlanchair
• Helen Fothergill
• Lisa Knowles
• Louise Round
• Lucy Capron
• Stuart Young
• Thomas William Trevor Sprinks

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

Operates in: Bristol City · Cornwall · Devon · Dorset · Somerset

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Compass - Services to Improve Health and Wellbeing.

• Compass - Services to Improve Health and Wellbeing income £21.3m
• Family Fund Trust income £44.9m
• MARCHES FAMILY NETWORK income £285k
• THE FAMILY INFORMATION GROUP income £400k
• CONTACT A FAMILY income £8.8m
• RIPPLES OF COMPASSION income £37k

Side by side with its peers

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