FAMILY FOUNDATIONS TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 284006 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHILDREN WORLDWIDE, DALESDOWN

The Charity's main object is the promotion of the Christian Faith through Dalesdown & Children Worldwide. It runs Dalesdown Conference, Camping, Activity Centre used by children, young people and families. The main activities of Children Worldwide include camps work, training events and Spring Harvest.

Objects

THE OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) OF FAMILY FOUNDATIONS TRUST LIMITED ARE TO PROMOTE BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT THE FOLLOWING:(1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS AND IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT(2)TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES THROUGH THEIR EDUCATION AND LEARNING TO DEVELOP SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES AND TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF A SPIRITUAL AND ETHICAL LIFESTYLE, BASED ON THE TRUTHS OF MAINSTREAM CHRISTIAN TEACHING AND FOUNDATIONAL VALUES(3)TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES (A) PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL CAMPING, CONFERENCE AND ACTIVITY CENTRE FACILITIES (B) SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING CHRISTIAN FAMILY VALUES AND ADVANCING PARENTING SKILLS; (C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY AND(D) SUPPORTING AND TRAINING THOSE INVOLVED IN WORK AMONG CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £3,737 for the year, with total income of £326,757 against expenditure of £323,020. Unrestricted reserves stood at £957,059, providing a strong financial position, while the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (10/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (30/12/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Colin Bernard Framptonchair
• DAVID CHAFFE
• Judith Mary Frampton
• TREVOR JOHN HOLLINGUM
• Terry Edmondson · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Family Trust.

• The Family Trust income £4.8m
• DOWNLANDS TRUST income £557k
• READING FAMILY CHURCH income £1.5m
• DOWNRIGHT EXCELLENT income £224k
• THE DOWNS SCHOOL TRUST income £106k
• Foundation Church income £114k

Side by side with its peers

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