FAMILIES IN NEED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 17 June 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 2 January 2024 – 1 January 2025
Latest income: £0
Latest expenditure: £0
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 53 Thorpe Road, MELTON MOWBRAY, Leicestershire, LE13 1SE

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Families in Need offers support to families in financial hardship in England and Romania by providing school supplies, clothes, shoes, food, after school educational activities, summer camps, small property repairs and help with bill payments. We promote the advancement of education by organising concerts, art competitions, craft and cooking classes. We do not offer grants or send cash.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 1 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 November 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £26

Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 November 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £391
Total Gross Expenditure: £414

Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 November 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £648
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,473

Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 November 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 28 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,228
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,090

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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: 2 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 1 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £26
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 November 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £391
Total Gross Expenditure: £414
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £648
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,473
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: 2 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 November 2021
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,228
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,090
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: 4

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Romania
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FAMILIES IN NEED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-06-17T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Jun 2019
Charitable Objects: THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF CLOTHES, SHOES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, FOOD, PROPERTY REPAIRS AND BUILDING WORK IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, AND IN ANY OTHER WAY THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE;THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING AND ORGANISING ART, MUSIC, CRAFT, COOKING CLASSES, SUMMER CAMPS, CONCERTS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITY THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling