FAMILIES IN NEED

Charity Number: 1183915
Charity reporting is up to date (127 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Families in Need offers support to families in financial hardship in England and Romania by providing school supplies, clothes, shoes, food, after school educational activities, summer camps, small property repairs and help with bill payments. We promote the advancement of education by organising concerts, art competitions, craft and cooking classes. We do not offer grants or send cash.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 01 January 2024

Total income: £0
Total expenditure: £26

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Romania

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 June 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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

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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Elena Turturica Chair 17 June 2019
HOPE (WATFORD)
Received: On time
George Ross Trustee 17 June 2019
None on record
Stanimira Bunardzhieva Trustee 17 June 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/01/2020 01/01/2021 01/01/2022 01/01/2023 01/01/2024
Total gross income £7.03k £3.23k £648 £391 £0
Total expenditure £5.17k £3.09k £2.47k £414 £26
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A 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 01 January 2024 31 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2024 08 March 2025 127 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 January 2023 31 October 2024 365 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2023 08 March 2025 493 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 January 2022 29 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2022 29 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 January 2021 28 October 2022 361 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2021 28 October 2022 361 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 January 2020 28 October 2022 726 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2020 28 October 2022 726 days late 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Jun 2019

Charitable objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF CLOTHES, SHOES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, FOOD, PROPERTY REPAIRS AND BUILDING WORK IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, AND IN ANY OTHER WAY THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING AND ORGANISING ART, MUSIC, CRAFT, COOKING CLASSES, SUMMER CAMPS, CONCERTS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITY THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Contact information

Address:
17 EDSON CLOSE
WATFORD
WD25 7BX
Phone:
07511368893
Email:
contact@familiesinneed.org
Website:

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