FOUNDATIONS: SUPPORTING FAMILIES

Charity number: 1150716
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We support families through separation and divorce to reduce trauma that this can have on them and children involved. We offer a number of services supported and supervised contact (where there is a risk). Support groups for adults and children to assist them in moving forward positively. We also support children and families maintain or renew contact when they are separated through adoption.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £219,906
Total expenditure: £175,580

People

7 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(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 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent
  • Medway

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 February 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FOUNDATIONS (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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
KEITH GULVIN Chair 15 March 2017
SLOUGH FORT PRESERVATION TRUST
Received: On time
David Copping Trustee 14 May 2025
None on record
Charlotte Camber Trustee 14 May 2025
None on record
James Ford Trustee 10 June 2019
None on record
Nancey Liddle Trustee 10 June 2019
None on record
Louise Balderston Trustee 05 June 2017
None on record
LESLEY SINGLETON Trustee 15 March 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £107.14k £191.43k £155.96k £219.91k £219.91k
Total expenditure £105.46k £122.20k £155.43k £175.58k £175.58k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £7.34k N/A N/A 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 August 2024 29 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 29 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 04 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 04 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 30 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 30 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 15 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 15 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 13 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 13 June 2021 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 09 AUG 2012

Charitable objects

(A)THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO REDUCE THE BREAK UP FAMILIES AND/OR THE NEGATIVE IMPACT INCLUDING EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, BEHAVIOUR DIFFICULTIES AND CONFLICT THAT MAY BE CAUSED BY CONFLICT WITHIN FAMILIES OR THE BREAK-UP OF FAMILIES THROUGH SEPARATION AND DIVORCE, LOCAL AUTHORITY INTERVENTION OR ADOPTION, WHO RESIDE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES (AREA OF BENEFIT) BY: (I)THE PROVISION OF FAMILY ASSESSMENTS AND SUPPORT TO INCLUDE PARENTING SUPPORT TO ALL PARENTS EITHER THROUGH SUPPORT GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL PARENTING TEACHING/ADVISE TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER OR IN CONTACT; (II)THE PROMOTION OF AND PROVISION OF COMMUNICATION THROUGH MEDIATION/CONFLICT RESOLUTION/FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCING OR ANY OTHER MODE SUITABLE FOR THE SITUATION; (III)THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION TO BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN AGED 5 YEARS TO 17 YEARS; (IV)THE PROVISION OF CONTACT SERVICES TO INCLUDE TELEPHONE, LETTERBOX, SUPERVISED CONTACT (WHERE DEEMED NECESSARY)AND/OR SUPPORT IN A NEUTRAL ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNITY, FAMILY HOME OR OTHER SUITABLE ENVIRONMENT; (V)THE PROVISION OF SUBSIDY SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE PREVENTED FROM SUCH CONTACT AND OR COMMUNICATION; (VI)THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ADULTS IN MAKING CONTACT WITH BIRTH FAMILIES TO INCLUDE, BIRTH RECORDS COUNSELLING, SEARCHING, TRACING AND INTERMEDIARY SERVICES; (VII)THE PROVISION OF OTHER ANCILLARY AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES.

Contact information

Address:
Foundations Supporting Families
18 New Road Avenue
CHATHAM
Kent
ME4 6BA
Phone:
01634829558
Email:
reception@foundationskent.uk
Website:

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