NATIONAL FAMILY MEDIATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 23 March 1999
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03721723
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,343,460
Latest expenditure: £1,123,979
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 1 Barnfield Crescent, EXETER, EX1 1QT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.nfm.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

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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: 8 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 8 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,343,460
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,123,979

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: 20 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,088,594
Total Gross Expenditure: £977,108

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: £984,012
Total Gross Expenditure: £958,642

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: 19 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £955,825
Total Gross Expenditure: £788,237

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: 25 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £864,711
Total Gross Expenditure: £690,802

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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: 8 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,343,460
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,123,979
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 590000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 0

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: 20 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,088,594
Total Gross Expenditure: £977,108
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 0

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: £984,012
Total Gross Expenditure: £958,642
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 566137
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: 0

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: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £955,825
Total Gross Expenditure: £788,237
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 0

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: 25 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £864,711
Total Gross Expenditure: £690,802
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £33,544
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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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: 8 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 746
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1325171
Income Investments: 17543
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1343460
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,123,979
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1123979
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 169645
Expenditure Depreciation: 427
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £870,460
Assets Total Fixed: 427
Assets Own Use: 427
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,124,162
Assets Total Liabilities: £247,384
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £877,205
Creditors One Year Total Current: 247384
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £935,193
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 870460
Funds Restricted: 6745
Funds Total: 877205
Count Employees: 17
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: 20 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 20
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1076328
Income Investments: 12246
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1088594
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 20
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £977,108
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 977108
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9738
Expenditure Support Costs: 168580
Expenditure Depreciation: 427
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £653,408
Assets Total Fixed: 854
Assets Own Use: 854
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £837,820
Assets Total Liabilities: £180,950
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £657,724
Creditors One Year Total Current: 180950
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £683,567
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 653408
Funds Restricted: 4316
Funds Total: 657724
Count Employees: 17
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: 43
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 980366
Income Investments: 3603
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 984012
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 43
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £958,642
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 958642
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3277
Expenditure Support Costs: 216523
Expenditure Depreciation: 427
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £544,909
Assets Total Fixed: 1281
Assets Own Use: 1281
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £721,996
Assets Total Liabilities: £177,039
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £546,238
Creditors One Year Total Current: 177039
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £553,568
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 544909
Funds Restricted: 1329
Funds Total: 546238
Count Employees: 22
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: 19 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 4087
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 951628
Income Investments: 110
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 955825
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £788,236
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 788237
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3041
Expenditure Support Costs: 78559
Expenditure Depreciation: 427
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £519,539
Assets Total Fixed: 1708
Assets Own Use: 1708
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £705,413
Assets Total Liabilities: £186,253
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £520,868
Creditors One Year Total Current: 186253
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £549,869
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 519539
Funds Restricted: 1329
Funds Total: 520868
Count Employees: 20
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: 25 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 35741
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 828759
Income Investments: 211
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 864711
Income Legacies: 35741
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £690,802
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 690802
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2663
Expenditure Support Costs: 147476
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £353,280
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £538,309
Assets Total Liabilities: £185,029
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £353,280
Creditors One Year Total Current: 185029
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £396,096
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 338841
Funds Restricted: 14439
Funds Total: 353280
Count Employees: 19
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: NATIONAL FAMILY MEDIATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1999-03-23T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/02/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/11/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/12/2011AS 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 CHILDRENINVOLVED 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 WHOSERELATIONSHIPS 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 PROFITMEDIATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES WORKING IN OTHER FIELDS OF MEDIATION OR DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 479096
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: NFM

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures