THE FAMILY INFORMATION GROUP
Registered charity 282399 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as F I G, FIG, PARENT HANDICAP INFORMATION GROUP
FAMILY INFORMATION GROUP PROVIDES CHILDCARE & SUPPORT TO FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES & CHILDREN 'IN NEED' AS WELL AS LOCAL CHILDREN. WE OPERATE AN INCLUSIVE PROVISION WHERE CHILDREN WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED ARE CARED FOR ALONGSIDE OTHER CHILDREN WHO HAVE NO PARTICULAR DIFFICULTIES. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY WAY OF A TERM TIME PLAYGROUP FOR 2.5-5YR OLDS AND A SUMMER PLAYSCHEME FOR 5-18YR OLDS.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £19,781 for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in total reserves falling to £24,402. Per the trustees' report, this level is below the stated policy target of approximately £45,000, and the trustees expressed concern regarding the shortfall. Consequently, the charity is actively seeking additional core funding from external sources to address the financial position.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £24k)
“Current reserves have fallen to £24,402 and FIG is concerned about this.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“We are therefore continuing to seek further additional core funding from external funders.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
- LORRAINE SULLIVANchair
- JOLENE HARROP
- KATHIE WHITELOCK
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Havering
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE FAMILY INFORMATION GROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £19,781 for the year ended 5 April 2025, resulting in total reserves falling to £24,402. Per the trustees' report, this level is below the stated policy target of approximately £45,000, and the trustees expressed concern regarding the shortfall. Consequently, the charity is actively seeking additional core funding from external sources to address the financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
Funders of similar charities
Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.
Charities like this
Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRG LTD.
Side by side with its peers
Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.