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.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM ANY DISABILITY OR LEARNING DIFFICULTY (AS DEFINED BY THE EDUCATION ACT 1981) AND WHERE APPROPRIATE THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN (SUCH EXPRESSIONS SHALL MEAN OR INCLUDE THE PARENT(S) OR THE LEGAL GUARDIAN(S) THAT GIVE COMFORT TO A CHILD IN THEIR FAMILY HOME) OF SUCH CHILDREN AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED

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

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

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• LORRAINE SULLIVANchair
• JOLENE HARROP
• KATHIE WHITELOCK

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

Operates in: Havering

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRG LTD.

• FRG LTD income £2.3m
• CONTACT A FAMILY income £8.8m
• FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD income £2.3m
• CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIMITED income £2.9m
• Family Fund Trust income £44.9m
• Home-Start Berkshire East income £303k

Side by side with its peers

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