CCEW Charity Commission profile

NAVAL FAMILIES FEDERATION

Registered charity 1177107 · organisation 5115411

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
12 February 2018
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income
£679,736
Latest expenditure
£686,576
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: THE NAVAL FAMILIES FEDERATION, BUILDING 25, HMS EXCELLENT, WHALE ISLAND, PORTSMOUTH, HAMPSHIR

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Established in 2003, the NFF represents the views, needs and 'lived experience' of families of serving personnel to their respective Chains of Command (CoC), central Government, Other Government Departments, and other key stakeholders. It provides a 'voice' to Naval Service families which informs decision-making about issues that affect them.

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
20 August 2026
Date Accounts Received
20 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£679,736
Total Gross Expenditure
£686,576
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
20 August 2025
Date Accounts Received
20 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£650,469
Total Gross Expenditure
£618,411
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
4 November 2024
Date Accounts Received
4 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£621,480
Total Gross Expenditure
£575,288
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
22 November 2023
Date Accounts Received
22 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£569,414
Total Gross Expenditure
£549,218
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
15 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
15 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£606,699
Total Gross Expenditure
£581,020

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
20 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£679,736
Total Gross Expenditure
£686,576
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£574,896
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 Volunteers
0
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
20 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£650,469
Total Gross Expenditure
£618,411
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£563,628
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 Volunteers
0
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
4 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£621,480
Total Gross Expenditure
£575,288
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£552,576
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 Volunteers
0
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
22 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£569,414
Total Gross Expenditure
£549,218
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£568,991
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 Volunteers
0
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
15 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£606,699
Total Gross Expenditure
£581,020
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£531,119
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 Volunteers
0

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
20 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
676621
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
2746
Income Other
369
Income Total Income And Endowments
679736
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£686,576
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
686576
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
4387
Expenditure Support Costs
60412
Expenditure Depreciation
77598
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£328,142
Assets Total Fixed
1601
Assets Own Use
1601
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£417,379
Assets Total Liabilities
£68,288
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£350,692
Creditors One Year Total Current
68288
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£392,534
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
328142
Funds Restricted
22550
Funds Total
350692
Count Employees
15
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
20 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
2560
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
645794
Income Investments
2115
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
650469
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£618,411
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
618411
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
4284
Expenditure Support Costs
60164
Expenditure Depreciation
14935
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
14935
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£318,703
Assets Total Fixed
13931
Assets Own Use
13931
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£433,047
Assets Total Liabilities
£89,446
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£357,532
Creditors One Year Total Current
89446
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£412,372
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
318703
Funds Restricted
38829
Funds Total
357532
Count Employees
15
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
4 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
10613
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
610243
Income Investments
624
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
621480
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£575,288
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
575288
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3370
Expenditure Support Costs
56891
Expenditure Depreciation
48689
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£286,830
Assets Total Fixed
27874
Assets Own Use
27874
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£358,164
Assets Total Liabilities
£60,564
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£325,474
Creditors One Year Total Current
60564
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£351,831
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
286830
Funds Restricted
38644
Funds Total
325474
Count Employees
13
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
22 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
2000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
568991
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
570991
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£549,218
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
549218
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3042
Expenditure Support Costs
47524
Expenditure Depreciation
27486
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
26687
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£200,000
Assets Total Fixed
42208
Assets Own Use
42208
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£296,136
Assets Total Liabilities
£59,062
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£279,282
Creditors One Year Total Current
59062
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£292,135
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
254328
Funds Restricted
24954
Funds Total
279282
Count Employees
14
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
15 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
606699
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
606699
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£581,020
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
581020
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
54983
Expenditure Support Costs
51967
Expenditure Depreciation
13315
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£243,961
Assets Total Fixed
15521
Assets Own Use
15521
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£267,838
Assets Total Liabilities
£24,273
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£259,086
Creditors One Year Total Current
24273
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£263,828
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
243961
Funds Restricted
15125
Funds Total
259086
Count Employees
14
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
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
114
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
NAVAL FAMILIES FEDERATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2018-02-12T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Feb 2018
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AND MILITARY EFFICIENCY, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY ASSISTING IN THE PREVENTION OF SERVING MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES (INCLUDING RESERVES), AND SERVING MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY, AND THEIR FAMILIES, BEING DISADVANTAGED THROUGH MILITARY SERVICE.2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES FAMILIES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

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