01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 28 January 2009
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06674059
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £515,626
- Latest expenditure
- £649,315
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Families Together Suffolk, Waterworks Centre, 17 Station Road West, STOWMARKET, Suffolk, IP14 1EF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.familiestogethersuffolk.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We recruit and train volunteers to visit families with at least one child under the age of twelve and who live in the area of Suffolk county. Volunteers offer informal, friendly and confidential support. Families are encouraged to widen their network of relationships and use services available within the community. Family groups and workshops are also provided.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £515,626
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £649,315
- 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
- 30 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £659,433
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £686,297
- 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
- 21 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £628,413
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £699,476
- 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
- 23 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £788,911
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £691,555
- 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
- 9 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £665,044
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £617,109
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 21 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £515,626
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £649,315
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Contracts
- 41553
- Income From Government Grants
- £56,538
- 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
- 80
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 30 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £659,433
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £686,297
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Contracts
- 190203
- Income From Government Grants
- £23,688
- 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
- 81
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 21 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £628,413
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £699,476
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Contracts
- 264896
- Income From Government Grants
- £35,424
- 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
- 102
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 23 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £788,911
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £691,555
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 122991
- Income From Government Grants
- £75,068
- 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
- 122
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 9 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £665,044
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £617,109
- 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
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £11
- Income From Government Grants
- £74,203
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 89
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 21 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 304594
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 208914
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 2118
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 515626
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £64,823
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £584,492
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 649315
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4907
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 31028
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2836
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £105,594
- Assets Total Fixed
- 10233
- Assets Own Use
- 10233
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £138,648
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £12,818
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £136,063
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 12818
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £131,557
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 105594
- Funds Restricted
- 30469
- Funds Total
- 136063
- Count Employees
- 22
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 30 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 474964
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 178838
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 5631
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 659433
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £50,863
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £635,434
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 686297
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 38763
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2022
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £234,615
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1145
- Assets Own Use
- 1145
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £287,835
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £19,228
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £269,752
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 19228
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £177,753
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 234615
- Funds Restricted
- 35137
- Funds Total
- 269752
- Count Employees
- 24
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 21 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 51155
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 167100
- Income Charitable Activities
- 407535
- Income Investments
- 2623
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 628413
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £50,685
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £648,791
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 699476
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 952
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 42760
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2022
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £222,891
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3167
- Assets Own Use
- 3167
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £428,159
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £134,710
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £296,616
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 134710
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £265,725
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 222891
- Funds Restricted
- 73725
- Funds Total
- 296616
- Count Employees
- 25
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 23 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 636442
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 151780
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 689
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 788911
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £51,523
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £640,032
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 691555
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 63827
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2280
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £185,028
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5189
- Assets Own Use
- 5189
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £369,446
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,956
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £367,679
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6956
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £347,521
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 185028
- Funds Restricted
- 182651
- Funds Total
- 367679
- Count Employees
- 24
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 9 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 542019
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 122999
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 26
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 665044
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £84
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £617,025
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 617109
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 41798
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7670
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £152,996
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1401
- Assets Own Use
- 1401
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £277,462
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £8,540
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £270,323
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 8540
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £277,462
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 152996
- Funds Restricted
- 117327
- Funds Total
- 270323
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Suffolk
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Families Together Suffolk
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2009-01-28T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15 AUG 2008AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 28 FEB 2017 as amended on 17 Aug 2021 as amended on 22 Sep 2021 as amended on 22 Jun 2022 as amended on 10 May 2022
- Charitable Objects
- The objects of the Charity are:A) to safeguard, protect and preserve the good health, both mental and physical of children and parents of children;B) to prevent cruelty to or maltreatment of children;C) to relieve sickness, poverty and need amongst children and parents of children;D) to promote the education of the public in child development and care;within the area of Suffolk and its environs ('the Objects').
- Area Of Benefit
- LOCAL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 588544
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- HOME-START MID & WEST SUFFOLK
- Charity Name Id
- 397410
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- HOME-START MID SUFFOLK
- Charity Name Id
- 645761
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- Home-Start Families Together in Suffolk
- Charity Name Id
- 650606
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- Home-Start Mid & West Suffolk
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures