SAVE THE FAMILY LTD

Registered charity 516484 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LACHE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY TRUST LTD

Our mission is to support homeless families by providing emergency accommodation and education in basic/other life and social skills to enable families to get back on to the social ladder.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£995k
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted working capital at the end of the year was £148,408, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £240,000 to £250,000. The charity reported a net deficit for the year, with cash generated from operations being negative, resulting in a decrease in cash equivalents.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: £60,000 - £70,000” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Housing Benefit
“Housing Benefit - the amount received in 2024/2025 amounted to £247,578” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £240,000 to £250,000 (held: £148k)
“The level of unrestricted reserves at the end of any given month should currently be set at £240,000 to £250,000” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by DJH Audit Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Save the Family (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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£995k
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£34k
Reserves (reported)
£148k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (67% 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: 3.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Flintshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£995k£1.2m
31/03/2024£941k£1.0m
31/03/2023£829k£1.0m
31/03/2022£811k£906k
31/03/2021£1.1m£940k

Common questions

Is SAVE THE FAMILY LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted working capital at the end of the year was £148,408, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £240,000 to £250,000. The charity reported a net deficit for the year, with cash generated from operations being negative, resulting in a decrease in cash equivalents. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by DJH Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of SAVE THE FAMILY LTD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band.

Who funds SAVE THE FAMILY LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SAVE THE FAMILY LTD as a grant recipient include THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION, THE URSULA KEYES TRUST, THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, VINCI UK FOUNDATION, PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2022£11kWomen's Community Sector - Core Costs Funding
UK government01/04/2022£67kWomen's Community Sector Organisations Core Costs Funding 2022/25
UK government01/04/2022£66kWomen's Community Sector - Core Costs Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund05/09/2019£10kDrama Time
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2019£10k'Green dot'
The National Lottery Community Fund28/05/2019£217kFamily Mentoring Outreach
The National Lottery Community Fund31/05/2018£9kOur Time
The National Lottery Community Fund02/05/2018£10kRe-connect
The National Lottery Community Fund18/01/2017£10kTheatre Works
The National Lottery Community Fund09/06/2016£5kMoving Onwards - Moving Upwards
The National Lottery Community Fund15/07/2015£426kTroubled Family Mentor Project
The National Lottery Community Fund20/05/2015£10k2-Get-There
The National Lottery Community Fund09/12/2014£5kStand Up - Stand Out
The National Lottery Community Fund10/01/2013£5kYoung People - Give Back
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/08/2011£19k"Gateways"
The National Lottery Community Fund09/09/2010£10kSave the Family - Cotton Hall Farm
The National Lottery Community Fund22/12/2009£5kAn Alternative Route
The National Lottery Community Fund26/11/2009£217k'Include Us' - Community Youth Project
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2009£186kBrymbo Resettlement Project
The National Lottery Community Fund17/11/2008£5kCommunity Workshops
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2006£258kYP Action