SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE FAMILY MEDIATION SERVICE

Charity number: 1070460
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We are a family support service, offering family mediation, counselling, child contact centre, support to local authorities regarding homeless and community mediation, and information to help families access other services and support.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £131,618
Total expenditure: £159,668

Total income includes £77,545 from 1 government contract(s)

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 July 1998: Standard registration
  • 15 September 2025: Removed (Does not operate)
  • 15 September 2025: Funds transferred to 1078473 BURTON UPON TRENT CHILD CONTACT CENTRE
  • 15 September 2025: Funds transferred to 1170514 TAMWORTH SAMARITANS
  • 15 September 2025: Funds transferred to 1158467 DERBY CHILD CONTACT CENTRE
  • 15 September 2025: Funds transferred to 1105854 HOME-START (TAMWORTH)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SPACE TO TALK (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/10/2023
Total gross income £181.70k £158.26k £166.59k £131.62k £131.62k
Total expenditure £180.34k £157.35k £142.65k £159.67k £159.67k
Income from government contracts £76.19k £43.90k N/A £52.27k £77.55k
Income from government grants N/A N/A £95.81k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 October 2024 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2024 Not submitted
Annual return 31 October 2023 30 September 2024 30 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 30 September 2024 30 days late
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 December 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On time

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 JUNE 1998

Charitable objects

(1) TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH CONCILIATION FOR COUPLES WHOSE RELATIONSHIP APPEARS TO BE BREAKING DOWN, AND WHERE SUCH RELATIONSHIPS HAVE ALREADY BROKEN DOWN TO ADVISE AND HELP IN A SETTLEMENT OF DIFFERENCES OR POTENTIAL DIFFERENCES OVER ASSOCIATED MATTERS SUCH AS WITH WHOM THE CHILDREN RESIDE AND WITH WHOM THE CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE CONTACT, FINANCIAL MATTERS AND THE LIKE. (2) TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND EDUCATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND OTHER GROUPS ON THE ISSUES KNOWN AS "FAMILY MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION"

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED