CCEW Charity Commission profile

ACTION FOR FAMILY CARERS

Registered charity 1127164 · organisation 4043002

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
12 December 2008
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
06680960
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,315,413
Latest expenditure
£1,223,865
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Action for Family Carers, Brickhouse Farm Community Centre, Poulton Close, MALDON, CM9 6NG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The relief of persons who are ill, disabled, incapacitated or elderly by the provision of information, education, support, respite care, recreation and advocacy for their Carers

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
26 November 2025
Date Accounts Received
26 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,315,413
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,223,865
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
13 November 2024
Date Accounts Received
13 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£665,802
Total Gross Expenditure
£790,266
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
27 November 2023
Date Accounts Received
27 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£735,349
Total Gross Expenditure
£666,211
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
17 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
17 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£906,937
Total Gross Expenditure
£832,781
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
9 December 2021
Date Accounts Received
9 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£806,546
Total Gross Expenditure
£789,420

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
26 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,315,413
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,223,865
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£7
Income From Government Contracts
557030
Income From Government Grants
£81,708
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
118
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
13 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£665,802
Total Gross Expenditure
£790,266
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
96000
Income From Government Grants
£250,528
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
158
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
27 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£735,349
Total Gross Expenditure
£666,211
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Contracts
74000
Income From Government Grants
£91,908
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
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
17 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£906,937
Total Gross Expenditure
£832,781
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
71000
Income From Government Grants
£202,781
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
160
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
9 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£806,546
Total Gross Expenditure
£789,420
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£12
Income From Government Contracts
71000
Income From Government Grants
£247,700
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
215

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
26 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
52337
Income Other Trading Activities
5000
Income Charitable Activities
1237138
Income Investments
20938
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1315413
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£50
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,223,815
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1223865
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
14000
Expenditure Support Costs
80278
Expenditure Depreciation
15406
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£346,830
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£751,271
Assets Total Liabilities
£226,894
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£524,377
Creditors One Year Total Current
226894
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£685,007
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
346830
Funds Restricted
177547
Funds Total
524377
Count Employees
46
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
13 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
30834
Income Other Trading Activities
713
Income Charitable Activities
624461
Income Investments
9794
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
665802
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£758
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£789,508
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
790266
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3000
Expenditure Support Costs
704582
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£341,515
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£833,533
Assets Total Liabilities
£400,704
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£432,829
Creditors One Year Total Current
400704
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£780,897
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
341515
Funds Restricted
91314
Funds Total
432829
Count Employees
40
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
27 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
29832
Income Other Trading Activities
1149
Income Charitable Activities
702086
Income Investments
2282
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
735349
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£65
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£666,146
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
666211
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3000
Expenditure Support Costs
96524
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£418,379
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,171,460
Assets Total Liabilities
£614,166
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£557,294
Creditors One Year Total Current
455166
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
159000
Assets Cash
£1,057,236
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
418379
Funds Restricted
138915
Funds Total
557294
Count Employees
39
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
17 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
17865
Income Other Trading Activities
9921
Income Charitable Activities
878494
Income Investments
657
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
906937
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£5,323
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£827,458
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
832781
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
2500
Expenditure Support Costs
678901
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£399,785
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£721,060
Assets Total Liabilities
£232,904
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£488,156
Creditors One Year Total Current
232904
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£684,892
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
399785
Funds Restricted
88371
Funds Total
488156
Count Employees
42
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
9 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
34700
Income Other Trading Activities
1879
Income Charitable Activities
769722
Income Investments
245
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
806546
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£11
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£789,409
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
789420
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
2100
Expenditure Support Costs
610570
Expenditure Depreciation
383
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£297,339
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£727,387
Assets Total Liabilities
£313,387
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£414,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
313387
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£639,749
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
297339
Funds Restricted
116661
Funds Total
414000
Count Employees
53
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Essex
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ACTION FOR FAMILY CARERS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2008-12-12T00:00:00
Charity Name
ACTION FOR FAMILY CARERS
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2015-05-13T00:00:00
Reason
Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number
4016600
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1112328
Assoc Charity Name
CARING FOR HARLOW CARERS

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 AUGUST 2008 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22 MAY 2009 AND SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 19 OCTOBER 2010
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE ILL, DISABLED, INCAPACITATED OR ELDERLY BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, EDUCATION, SUPPORT, RESPITE CARE, RECREATION AND ADVOCACY FOR THEIR CARERS.
Area Of Benefit
UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
390771
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ACTION FOR FAMILY CARERS LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures