FAMILY ACTION
Registered charity 264713 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FAMILY WELFARE ASSOCIATION, FAMILY WELFARE ASSOCIATION LIMITED, FNA
To preserve and protect the good health (in particular the mental health) of children and families, other individuals and groups within the community and to provide services, advice and grants to children, adults and families.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased to £44.28m from £40.36m in the prior year, driven largely by the acquisition of Relate's business. The charity reported a net income before investment gains of £1.61m and held total funds of £24.33m at year-end, with unrestricted reserves of £9.89m exceeding the stated policy target of £3.32m.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Highest-paid employee band: £200,001 - £210,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £130k)
“£200,000 - £210,000 1 -” — page 51
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities (91% of income)
“Charitable activities 5 2,203 38,160 - 40,363 36,436” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimum of £3.32m (held: £9.9m)
“the appropriate level of free reserves should be a minimum of £3.32m which is made up of 4 months’ running costs of the central operation, a contribution towards potential project closure costs and total lease obligations payable.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Family Action (matched by registered charity number).
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £3.6m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Advertised salaries (public job ads)
Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.
- Service Manager — £37,211 - £41,518 per year · Carlisle, Cumberland (On-site) · posted 1 week ago (seen 02/09/2026)
- Bid Writer — £32,635 - £36,158 per year · Remote · posted 1 week ago (seen 02/09/2026)
- Team Leader — £28,884 - £31,698 FTE per year · Wigan (On-site) · posted 2 days ago (seen 02/09/2026)
- Support Time Recovery (STR) Worker — £25,221 - £27,780 FTE per year · Wigan (On-site) · posted 2 days ago (seen 02/09/2026)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£723k
Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (30/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (21/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (13/07/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (13/07/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (13/07/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (13/07/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Asha Lad
- Caroline Walsh
- Charlotte Heiss
- Dez Holmes
- Ian Raymond Hargrave · trustee of 6 other charities
- Jennifer Anne Holly
- Katherine Marie Prince
- Louise Turnbull Posocco
- Makgoadi Makgoba-Turpin
- Mark Andrew Nicholas
- Melanie Williams Browne
- Philippa Lisa Kramer
- Philippe Michael Broadhead
- Robert Andrew Parry
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Isle Of Man · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FAMILY ACTION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £44.28m from £40.36m in the prior year, driven largely by the acquisition of Relate's business. The charity reported a net income before investment gains of £1.61m and held total funds of £24.33m at year-end, with unrestricted reserves of £9.89m exceeding the stated policy target of £3.32m. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.
What does the highest-paid employee of FAMILY ACTION earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £200,001 - £210,000 band.
Who funds FAMILY ACTION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FAMILY ACTION as a grant recipient include THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST, Point North Community Foundation, POUNDLAND FOUNDATION, FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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