NATIONAL FAMILY MEDIATION

Charity number: 1074796
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

National family Mediation (NFM) offers high quality family mediation and support services to all families affected by relationship breakdown, divorce or separation in England and Wales. Mediators help families reach joint decisions about all the issues associated with divorce and separation. NFM provides services in over 500 locations across England and Wales .

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£1,088,594

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Donations and legacies £20
Charitable activities £1.08m
Other trading activities £0
Investments £12.25k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£977,108

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £977.11k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £977.11k
Retained for future use £111.49k

People

17 Employee(s)

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 March 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • NFM (Working name)
Company number:
03721723 Open in new window
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Carol Lindsay Reay Chair 01 September 2020
None on record
Frank Auton Trustee 11 January 2024
None on record
James Leech Trustee 25 January 2022
None on record
Oliver Thomas Wilson Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Sarah Jane Hewitt Trustee 23 June 2020
None on record
Julian Curtis Trustee 30 April 2020
None on record
Anne Lorraine Tuckey Trustee 13 November 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £923.42k £864.71k £955.83k £984.01k £1.09m
Total expenditure £852.95k £690.80k £788.24k £958.64k £977.11k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £566.14k N/A
Income from government grants N/A £33.54k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £2.85k £35.74k £4.09k £43 £20
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £920.20k £828.76k £951.63k £980.37k £1.08m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £43 £20
Income - Investment £379 £211 £110 £3.60k £12.25k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £35.74k £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £852.95k £690.80k £788.24k £958.64k £977.11k
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £1 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £4.82k £2.66k £3.04k £3.28k £9.74k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £0 £0 £1.71k £1.28k £854
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £413.53k £538.31k £705.41k £722.00k £837.82k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £234.16k £185.03k £186.25k £177.04k £180.95k

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 March 2024 20 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 18 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 18 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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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 INCORPORATED 26/02/1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/11/2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/12/2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10 MAY 2017

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE SUCH OBJECTS AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES FROM TIME TO TIME AND IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:- 1) ALLEVIATE HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS CAUSED BY THE BREAK UP OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY OR BY FAMILIES IN DISPUTE OR DIFFICULTY; AND, 2) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL, OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN INVOLVED IN THE BREAK UP OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY OR FAMILY DISPUTES OR DIFFICULTIES; AND, 3) TO PROMOTE AND CO-ORDINATE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED FOR SUCH PURPOSES BY MEMBERS; AND, 4) TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN PROVIDING MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICES; AND, 5) TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICES OR COUPLES WHOSE RELATIONSHIPS APPEAR TO BE BREAKING DOWN OR WHO ARE OTHERWISE IN DISPUTE OR DIFFICULTY; AND, 6) WHERE SUCH RELATIONSHIPS HAVE ALREADY BROKEN DOWN, TO ADVISE AND HELP IN THE SETTLEMENT OF DIFFERENCES OR POTENTIAL DIFFERENCES OVER ASSOCIATED MATTERS SUCH AS THE RESIDENCE OF AND CONTACT WITH CHILDREN AND FINANCIAL MATTERS ("THE OBJECTS"). 7) TO ADVOCATE, PROMOTE AND CO-ORDINATE SERVICES AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NOT FOR PROFIT MEDIATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES WORKING IN OTHER FIELDS OF MEDIATION OR DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
1 Barnfield Crescent
EXETER
EX1 1QT
Phone:
03004000636
Email:
general@nfm.org.uk
Website:

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