ACTION FOR PRISONERS' FAMILIES

Registered charity 267879 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASSOCIATION OF VISTORS' CENTRES LIMITED, THE FEDERATION OF PRISONERS FAMILIES SUPPORT GROUP, THE FEDERATION OF PRISONERS FAMILIES SUPPORT GROUPS

Action for Prisoners' Families is the national organisation for those interested in the well being of prisoners and offenders' families. APF works to reduce the negative impact of imprisonment and community sentencing on families. We work across statutory, private and voluntary sectors.

Objects

RELIEF OF POVERTY, AND OF HARDSHIP, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS, AMONG FAMILIES AND DEPENDENTS OF PERSONS WHO ARE ACCUSED OF OR HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIMINAL OFFENCE OR ARE SUFFERING OR HAVE SUFFERED A LEGAL RESTRICTION ON THEIR LIBERTY IN ANY PENAL OR CORRECTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR THROUGH ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER.

Area of benefit: LONDON AND ELSEWHERE

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

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Merged into Coram Family Lives (charity 1077722) — merger registered 08/07/2016.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£164k
Latest spending
£252k
Registered
1974

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2015

  • Government income: £68,500 — grants £68,500; 42% of the £164,000 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2014

  • Volunteers: 12

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2013

  • Volunteers: 1

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2013)

Total income
£709k
Total spending
£798k
Reserves (reported)
£97k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (79% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Register events

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2017——
31/03/2016——
31/03/2015£164k£252k
31/03/2014£335k£354k
31/03/2013£709k£798k