CONTACT A FAMILY
Registered charity 284912 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONTACT (FOR FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN)
To support parents and families who care for a disabled child by:- Providing access to good quality advice and information, broad ranging appropriate support and contact with other families which will lead to positive outcomes;- Influencing changes in policy and practice in order to substantially improve the quality of lives of parents and families and their children.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an operational deficit of £362k for the year, driven by a decrease in unrestricted funds and investment losses. To address this, the trustees support continuing an operational deficit in the next financial year, funded from designated reserves, to support the implementation of a new five-year strategy. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £4.18m, including £3.04m in designated funds, which the trustees consider sufficient to manage risks and ensure continuity of service delivery.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between £1.2m and £1.4m (held: £4.2m)
“For 2024/25, Trustees are comfortable to continue to set the free reserves level between £1.2m and £1.4m” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Contact (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 (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£885k
Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (82% 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: 10.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/09/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (26/01/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (15/06/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CONTACT A FAMILY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operational deficit of £362k for the year, driven by a decrease in unrestricted funds and investment losses. To address this, the trustees support continuing an operational deficit in the next financial year, funded from designated reserves, to support the implementation of a new five-year strategy. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £4.18m, including £3.04m in designated funds, which the trustees consider sufficient to manage risks and ensure continuity of service delivery. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
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