CHRISTIAN FAMILY CONCERN

Registered charity 279962 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIRDHURST DAY NURSERY, BIRDHURST KIDS CLUB, BIRDHURST NURSERY, MISSION OF HOPE FOR CHILDREN'S AID AND ADOPTION

Core work is in supporting families, providing care in our pre-school nursery for children aged 0 -5 and a Bed sit scheme for young mothers. Wallis bedsits are for young mothers (16-22 yrs) who lack parental support or require additional help through a difficult period in their lives. Beracah bedsits provides accomodation for those with lower support needs.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £80,762 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a structural deficit where operating costs outpaced income growth. Free reserves stood at £18,702, which the Board acknowledges is significantly below their stated policy target of one to two months of operating expenditure. Despite the deficit, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, supported by unencumbered freehold assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Christian Family Concern (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• 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 (07/06/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID SIMON SMITHchair
• Anne Brown
• CHRISTOPHER DEEFHOLTS
• Jean Patricia Williamson
• Kathryn Ferguson
• LYDIA GRACE SMITH

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

Operates in: Kent · Surrey · Throughout London

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GOOD NEWS FAMILY CARE (HOMES) LTD.

• GOOD NEWS FAMILY CARE (HOMES) LTD income £437k
• ST. MICHAEL'S FELLOWSHIP income £2.6m
• ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOMES income £3.3m
• Gingerbread Family Support Limited income £1.8m
• WALLICH-CLIFFORD COMMUNITY income £20.7m
• FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD income £2.3m

Side by side with its peers

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