THE CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST
Registered charity 208607 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CFT, THE CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST LIMITED
The relief of children and young persons in need, and in particular those in the care of, or accommodated by, a long authority;The relief of poverty and in particular the assistance of adults who have as children been in local authority care.
Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £434,318 for the year ended 31 December 2025. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £3,253,460 are held, which is below the stated policy target of six months of unrestricted expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Foster care (99% of income)
“Charitable activities: Foster care 9,745,109”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of total annual unrestricted expenditure excluding designated and restricted expenditure (held: £3.3m)
“The charity has a reserves policy to accumulate reserves equal to six months of total annual unrestricted expenditure excluding designated and restricted expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Cognitor Accountancy Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Children's Family Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Marina Mullholland — Chief Executive (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £1.9m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£75k
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (88% 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: 72.8% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- ALECIA FORREST-OLIVER
- DALE WILLIAMS
- Dr VALERIE WIGFALL
- Ian Andrew Brazier
- Margaret Hine
- NICHOLAS ANTHONY HARRISON
- Robert Porter
- Tom Gormley
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £434,318 for the year ended 31 December 2025. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £3,253,460 are held, which is below the stated policy target of six months of unrestricted expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cognitor Accountancy Limited.
Who funds THE CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST, THE ANCASTER TRUST.
Known funders
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