FAMILY GROUPS LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 23 January 1973
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 00984912
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £463,919
Latest expenditure: £398,243
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: FAMILY GROUPS LIMITED, 57B GREAT SUFFOLK STREET, LONDON, SE1 0BB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.al-anonuk.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Family Groups Limited t/a Al-Anon Family Groups has been in operation since 1951. Al-Anon Family Groups has but one purpose: to help families of alcoholics. Al-Anon is not allied with any sect, denomination, political entity, organisation or institution; does not engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any cause. Support groups can be found throughout the UK.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £463,919
Total Gross Expenditure: £398,243

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 23 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £513,341
Total Gross Expenditure: £376,340

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 12 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £369,675
Total Gross Expenditure: £350,097

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 6 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £285,147
Total Gross Expenditure: £350,658

Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 15 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 15 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £356,620
Total Gross Expenditure: £267,037

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £463,919
Total Gross Expenditure: £398,243
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 120

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £513,341
Total Gross Expenditure: £376,340
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 120

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £369,675
Total Gross Expenditure: £350,097
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 125

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £285,147
Total Gross Expenditure: £350,658
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 125

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £356,620
Total Gross Expenditure: £267,037
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 314936
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 148849
Income Investments: 4787
Income Other: 44769
Income Total Income And Endowments: 513341
Income Legacies: 114080
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,802
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £374,538
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 376340
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 13073
Expenditure Support Costs: 296962
Expenditure Depreciation: 1395
Gain Loss Investment: 300
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £723,213
Assets Total Fixed: 226655
Assets Own Use: 198040
Assets Long Term Investment: 28615
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £565,196
Assets Total Liabilities: £68,638
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £723,213
Creditors One Year Total Current: 43282
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 25356
Assets Cash: £428,315
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 723213
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 723213
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FAMILY GROUPS LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1973-01-23T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17TH JULY 1970 AND AMENDED ON 22ND OCTOBER 1972 AND 4 MARCH 1999, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 29 MAY 1999 AND 16 JUN 2010. as amended on 06 Feb 2026
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMONG FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS SUFFERING BY REASON OF ALCOHOLISM.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 201469
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS U K AND EIRE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures