FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 23 January 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04241965
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £2,290,959
Latest expenditure: £1,806,081
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST, FIVE CHILDREN CENTRE SPEKE, CONLEACH ROAD, SPEKE, LIVERPOOL, L24 0TW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.fiveforfamilies.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our objectives support achievement of the five outcomes for children. We are passionate about delivering high quality services to children and families: offering extensive outreach family support project, a range of centre based activities supporting healthier lifestyles, childcare and parent child interventions. Parents/young people are supported to access employment and training opportunities.

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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: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,290,959
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,806,081

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 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,808,841
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,743,768

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: 9 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,519,671
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,556,220

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: 30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,610,536
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,543,852

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: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,425,915
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,393,231

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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: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,290,959
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,806,081
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £998,821
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: 6

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 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,808,841
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,743,768
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £576,542
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: 7

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: 9 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,519,671
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,556,220
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £345,982
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 9

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: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,610,536
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,543,852
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 376168
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 6

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: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,425,915
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,393,231
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £417,289
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: 29 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 7892
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2283067
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2290959
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,806,081
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1806081
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 234347
Expenditure Depreciation: 43109
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £484,878
Assets Total Fixed: 122066
Assets Own Use: 122066
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £865,098
Assets Total Liabilities: £45,919
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £941,245
Creditors One Year Total Current: 39058
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 6861
Assets Cash: £812,977
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 439496
Funds Restricted: 501749
Funds Total: 941245
Count Employees: 68
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: 23 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 8448
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1800393
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1808841
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,743,768
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1743768
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 201552
Expenditure Depreciation: 41557
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £65,073
Assets Total Fixed: 168219
Assets Own Use: 168219
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £416,343
Assets Total Liabilities: £128,195
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £456,367
Creditors One Year Total Current: 111682
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 16513
Assets Cash: £323,160
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 385317
Funds Restricted: 71050
Funds Total: 456367
Count Employees: 69
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: 9 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 3732
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1515939
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1519671
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,556,220
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1556220
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9035
Expenditure Support Costs: 163462
Expenditure Depreciation: 57340
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 194037
Assets Own Use: 194037
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £316,010
Assets Total Liabilities: £118,753
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £391,294
Creditors One Year Total Current: 91933
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 26820
Assets Cash: £251,539
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 189998
Funds Restricted: 201296
Funds Total: 391294
Count Employees: 67
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: 30 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 37671
Income Other Trading Activities: 1572865
Income Charitable Activities: 1572865
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 296497
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3479898
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,543,852
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1543852
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 210898
Expenditure Depreciation: 63791
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 240196
Assets Own Use: 240196
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £394,604
Assets Total Liabilities: £206,957
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £427,843
Creditors One Year Total Current: 170496
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 36461
Assets Cash: £328,847
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 77923
Funds Restricted: 349920
Funds Total: 427843
Count Employees: 50
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: 31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 168337
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1257578
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1425915
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,393,231
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1393231
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7315
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 75790
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 126132
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £178,847
Assets Total Fixed: 236932
Assets Own Use: 236932
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £337,444
Assets Total Liabilities: £213,217
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £361,159
Creditors One Year Total Current: 153110
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 60107
Assets Cash: £295,834
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 178847
Funds Restricted: 182312
Funds Total: 361159
Count Employees: 72
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Liverpool City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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

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

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

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: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-01-23T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 JUNE 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 2 MARCH 2006 AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION UPON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 24 APRIL 2008.
Charitable Objects: 3.1 PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF PRE-SCHOOL AND YOUNG CHILDREN PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED OR WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS AND TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE READY TO FLOURISH WHEN THEY GET TO SCHOOL BY WORKING WITH FAMILIES, FOSTER AND SURROGATE FAMILIES AND CARING FOR AND NURTURING CHILDREN;3.2 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN INCLUDING SPEECH AND LANGUAGE.3.3 RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONG THOSE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES,3.4 RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT, AND3.5 CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY BE CONVENIENTLY OR ADVANTAGEOUSLY CARRIED OUT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OBJECTIVES SET OUT IN SUB-CLAUSES 1 TO 4 OF THIS CLAUSE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. MERSEYSIDE AND LIVERPOOL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 356421
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: SURE START SPEKE LIMITED

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures