Family Holiday Charity

Registered charity 800262 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FHA, THE FAMILY HOLIDAY ASSOCIATION · also registered in Scotland as SC048203 (OSCR)

Provision of holidays for disadvantaged families.

Objects

“The objects of the Charity are to promote and provide access to holidays and day trips for families or members of families which or who have need of such holidays or day trips for rest and recreation by reason of their youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.”

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: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Southwark, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£961k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £304,338, driven largely by a significant donation from Airbnb. General unrestricted reserves stood at £917,136, which the trustees confirmed is within their agreed policy range of three to six months of budgeted expenditure. The charity reported no material uncertainties regarding its 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

Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more were: 2025 1” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months budgeted expenditure (held: £917k)
“The trustees have agreed to maintain a level of general reserves which is consistent with three to six months budgeted expenditure.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees received £615 in donations
“The charity received £615 in donations from trustees in 2025 (2024: £250).” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Price Bailey LLP. 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Government income: £4,750 — grants £4,750 (1); under 1% of the £1,265,193 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Government income: £11,226 — grants £11,226 (2); 1% of the £940,411 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 1; £130,001–£140,000: 1)
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Government income: £487,511 — grants £487,511 (1); 23% of the £2,095,526 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Family Holiday Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£961k
Cost of raising funds
£506k
Reserves (reported)
£917k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~11.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 40.0% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.3m£961k
31/12/2024£940k£1.3m
31/12/2023£2.1m£1.7m
31/12/2022£1.8m£2.3m
31/12/2021£720k£1.3m

Common questions

Is Family Holiday Charity financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £304,338, driven largely by a significant donation from Airbnb. General unrestricted reserves stood at £917,136, which the trustees confirmed is within their agreed policy range of three to six months of budgeted expenditure. The charity reported no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Price Bailey LLP.

Who funds Family Holiday Charity?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Family Holiday Charity as a grant recipient include Goodstack Impact Foundation UK, THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY, THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY, THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION, THE LAWSON TRUST CIO.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Goodstack Impact Foundation UKFY2025£37k
THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITYFY2022£20kprovision of holidays for families in need
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITYFY2025£15kHelping families facing multiple disadvantages to create happy and positive memories
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2024£12k
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITYFY2023£12kHelping families facing multiple disadvantages to create happy and positive memories
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2023£10k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£10k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£10k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£6k
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUSTFY2023£6k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2023£5kChildren
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2025£5k
INNER LONDON MAGISTRATES COURT POOR BOXFY2025£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2024£5kOther grants
PAYNE GALLWEY 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2024£5kChildren
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2025£5kSocial
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2022£5kSocial
THE HARDY FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITYFY2024£4kHelping families facing multiple disadvantages to create happy and positive memories
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kHOLIDAY FUND (MERSEYSIDE)
THE PINTAIL TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2025£3k
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2022£2kSection 2 f Charitable Organisations
EDWARD VINSON 1957 CHARITY SETTLEMENTFY2021£2kDisadvantaged families
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£2kSection 2(f)
EDWARD VINSON 1957 CHARITY SETTLEMENTFY2025£2ksupport for families in need
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE HARDY FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023Unverified read£2k
THE PINTAIL TRUSTFY2025£2k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE CMF CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£1k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

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Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOLIDAYS WITH HELP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Family Holiday Charity£1.3m—1unclear—no doubt
HOLIDAYS WITH HELP FY2025£51k—0above—no doubt
FAMILIES RELIEF FY2025£458k—0unclear—no doubt
SHEFFIELD FAMILY HOLIDAY FUND FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt
The 3H Foundation FY2025£298k—0unclear—no doubt
DERBY CHILDREN'S SEASIDE HOME FY2025£342k—0unclear—no doubt

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