01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 20 June 1982
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01633333
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £8,758,116
- Latest expenditure
- £9,706,498
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Go7, Wenlock Studios, 50-52 Wharf Road, LONDON, N1 7EU
Website recorded by the regulator: www.contact.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To support parents and families who care for a disabled child by:- Providing access to good quality advice and information, broad ranging appropriate support and contact with other families which will lead to positive outcomes;- Influencing changes in policy and practice in order to substantially improve the quality of lives of parents and families and their children.
03 Official extract
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
- 16 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £8,758,116
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,706,498
- 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
- 27 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £9,345,281
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,368,385
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £8,497,943
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,207,616
- 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
- 5 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £8,821,376
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,920,807
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £7,388,430
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,785,577
04 Official extract
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
- 16 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £8,758,116
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,706,498
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £10
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2867396
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,308,297
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- 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
- 27 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £9,345,281
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,368,385
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2839282
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,345,012
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £8,497,943
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,207,616
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 7
- Count Govt Grants
- £10
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2980921
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,104,091
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 49
- 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
- 5 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £8,821,376
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,920,807
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2593136
- Income From Government Grants
- £859,380
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 52
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 15 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £7,388,430
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,785,577
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2632272
- Income From Government Grants
- £595,135
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 40
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- 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
- 16 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 961092
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 513485
- Income Charitable Activities
- 7164208
- Income Investments
- 119331
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8758116
- Income Legacies
- 79797
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £884,918
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,821,580
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9706498
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 53461
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 242829
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11268
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,180,467
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3773624
- Assets Own Use
- 9188
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3764436
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,846,051
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,042,278
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,577,397
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1042278
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,198,698
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4180467
- Funds Restricted
- 396930
- Funds Total
- 4577397
- Count Employees
- 104
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 27 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1362445
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 434987
- Income Charitable Activities
- 7418490
- Income Investments
- 129359
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9345281
- Income Legacies
- 469000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £708,703
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,659,682
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9368385
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2700667
- Expenditure Governance
- 65351
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 927141
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11268
- Gain Loss Investment
- 374002
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,692,053
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4201167
- Assets Own Use
- 20455
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4180712
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,107,022
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £616,136
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,692,053
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 616136
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,283,927
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5113896
- Funds Restricted
- 578157
- Funds Total
- 5692053
- Count Employees
- 99
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 860489
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 303531
- Income Charitable Activities
- 7211476
- Income Investments
- 122447
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8497943
- Income Legacies
- 6500
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £793,148
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,414,468
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9207616
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 49008
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 930633
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2080
- Gain Loss Investment
- -199756
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £534,115
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3838432
- Assets Own Use
- 31723
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3806709
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,267,772
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £765,049
- Assets Current Investment
- 272000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,341,155
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 765049
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,109,633
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4912929
- Funds Restricted
- 428226
- Funds Total
- 5341155
- Count Employees
- 100
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 5 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 481996
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 8225629
- Income Investments
- 112664
- Income Other
- 1087
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8821376
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £474,204
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,446,603
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8920807
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 57433
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 854510
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 273792
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £832,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4006465
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4006465
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,070,913
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £826,794
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,250,584
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 826794
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,073,483
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5488653
- Funds Restricted
- 761931
- Funds Total
- 6250584
- Count Employees
- 90
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 15 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 507403
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5500921
- Income Investments
- 19569
- Income Other
- 1360537
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7388430
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £410,841
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,374,736
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5785577
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 598539
- Expenditure Governance
- 57509
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 849350
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11303
- Gain Loss Investment
- -17327
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £859,424
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2982799
- Assets Own Use
- 126
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2982673
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,899,299
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £805,875
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,076,223
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 0
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 805875
- Assets Cash
- £3,277,976
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5540866
- Funds Restricted
- 535357
- Funds Total
- 6076223
- Count Employees
- 87
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CONTACT A FAMILY
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-01-26T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4018129
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1112618
- Assoc Charity Name
- FLEDGLINGS FAMILY SERVICES
- Charity Name
- CONTACT A FAMILY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2019-06-15T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3979868
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1085349
- Assoc Charity Name
- HEMIHELP
- Charity Name
- CONTACT A FAMILY
- Charity Event Order
- 4
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-09-18T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3961281
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1074955
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE MARGARET MCEWEN TRUST
- Charity Name
- CONTACT A FAMILY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1982-06-20T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 MAY 1982 AND AMENDED 6 DECEMBER 1999, 22 NOVEMBER 2004 AND 22 NOVEMBER 2007. as amended on 26 Nov 2024
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION, WELFARE AND BENEFIT OF THE DISABLED, MORE SPECIFICALLY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CARING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ANY KIND OF DISABILITY OR SPECIAL NEED.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 599303
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CONTACT (FOR FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN)
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures