FAMILY IN TRUST

Registered charity 293865 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust's main activity continues to be the promotion of care and welfare of children and adults who have suffered from the effects of mental or physical handicap or social deprivation. Family in Trust seeks to encourage the work of Jeanette Roberts as she continues to give support and care to many who have been abandoned or marginalised by society.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income

£146k

Latest spending

£174k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,756,691 at the year end, which the trustees consider adequate to meet obligations. The charity reported a net expenditure of £174,120 against total income of £145,988, resulting in a decrease in funds of £28,132 for the year. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between one and three month’s expenditure (held: £1.8m)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained above a level equivalent to between one and three month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 16

“During the year related parties gave a total of £93,833 (2024: £174,325) in unrestricted donations and £Nil (2024: £Nil) in restricted donations to the charity. During the year £8,130 (2024: £8,030) was paid to R Ambor, sister of A C Green, a trustee, for management and secretarial services.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Family in Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

COLIN SPRECKLEYchair
ANDREW BARKER · trustee of 1 other charity
ANDREW GREEN
Miriam Jane Lantsbury
Robert Alan Lantsbury

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2025	£146k	£174k
29/02/2024	£255k	£208k
28/02/2023	£208k	£180k
28/02/2022	£116k	£99k
28/02/2021	£205k	£111k

Common questions

Is FAMILY IN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,756,691 at the year end, which the trustees consider adequate to meet obligations. The charity reported a net expenditure of £174,120 against total income of £145,988, resulting in a decrease in funds of £28,132 for the year. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FAMILY IN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FAMILY IN TRUST as a grant recipient include THE CHARIS TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

ANDREW BARKER — trustee here and at THE CHARIS TRUST

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CHARIS TRUST	FY2024	£154k	to assist with the cost of repairs to property used for charitable purposes and a grant to enable employment of a support worker
THE CHARIS TRUST	FY2023	£123k	to assist with the cost of repairs to properly used for charitable purposes and a grant to enable employment of a support worker
THE CHARIS TRUST	FY2025	£96k	to assist with the cost of repairs to property used for charitable purposes and a grant to enable employment of a support worker
THE CHARIS TRUST	FY2022	£58k	to assist with the cost of repairs to property used for charitable purposes and a grant to enable employment of a support worker

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BLAKEY FOUNDATION	1	—
MAKERS OF PLAYING CARDS CHARITY	1	—
The Ethos Foundation	1	£3.5m
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST	1	£750k
The Caring Family Foundation	1	£410k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£374k
THE MIKHEEV CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£305k
B&Q Foundation	1	£210k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST.

THE CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST income £9.7m
The Family Trust income £4.8m
FAMILY CARE TRUST income £4.2m
THE FAMILY RICH CHARITIES TRUST income £138k
FAMILY ACTION income £44.3m
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST income £3.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FAMILY IN TRUST	£146k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST FY2025	£9.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Family Trust FY2024	£4.8m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FAMILY CARE TRUST FY2025	£4.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FAMILY RICH CHARITIES TRUST FY2024	£138k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FAMILY ACTION FY2025	£44.3m	£200,001 - £210,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.