Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

FAMILY MATTERS 

To provide therapeutic counselling to survivors of sexual abuse and rape in Kent and SE London including the provision of Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) support.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 31 years

www.familymattersuk.org

admin@familymattersuk.org

01474536661

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/04/23£1,040£908£132£0£504£1852.4252
30/04/22*£974£792£182£0£372£1642.5222
30/04/21*£706£708£-2£0£189£1522.6202
30/04/20£747£678£68£0£191£751.3194
30/04/19£479£592£-113n/an/an/an/an/a4
30/04/18?£510£510£-1£0£236£1343.1100
31/03/17*£535£489£46£3£237£1523.7100
31/03/16*£512£451£61£0£191£1604.390
31/03/15£359£359£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£359£318£41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£342£401£-59£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£433£391£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£407£393£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£309£279£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£233£232£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£223£197£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£153£156£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£154£132£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£121£129£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£94£116£-23£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 37%
Reserves/Spending: 2.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 17.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bexley, Bromley, Kent, Medway, Shropshire, Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 25 employees
  • 2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Therapy and support for families dealing with sexual abuse continuation
£369,918 27/08/2021
The funding will continue the provision of specialist therapy support to victims of rape and sexual abuse (including online abuse) in Kent. Specialist therapy support works on a 12 session basis over ....more
Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£54,666 26/03/2021
To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£64,154 01/01/2021
To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£39,525 12/11/2020
Provision of Victim Services
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£15,141 22/06/2020
Provision of Victim Services
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£42,769 01/04/2019
To provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of rape and sexual abuse, including victims of child sexual abuse.
Ministry of Justice - Female Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
£24,000 01/04/2018
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
£67,102 01/04/2018
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£24,000 01/04/2017
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund
£63,624 01/04/2017
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£24,000 01/04/2016
12
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund
£60,000 01/04/2016
12
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
National Lottery Community Fund - Therapy and support for families dealing with sexual abuse
£499,943 14/05/2014
60
Not Available
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Family Matters
£78,800 05/12/2013
24
towards two years' salary of a Counsellor at a project providing specialist therapy to victims of rape and sexual abuse in Kent
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Family Matters
£30,000 27/09/2013
The charity works with survivors of sexual violence though a range of one to one and group work. The funding will allow the charity to develop and deliver services that reflect the complex needs of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Stay Safe - Stay Connected: A mobile phone app that seeks to prevent rape
£10,000 27/09/2012
12
This is a project by a voluntary organisation in Kent. The organisation will use the funding to add additional alert and GPS functions to a community safety app they have developed to prevent rape ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/04/1993, number: 1019861
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 80 days late, AR21: 274 days late, AR17: 25 days late, AR16: 5 days late, AR07: 1 days late,
Main office

13 Wrotham Road
Gravesend
Kent
DA11 0PA

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL & PHYSICAL DISTRESS OF PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE & OTHER RELATED ABUSE & THEIR FAMILIES & PARTNERS & TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF SEXUAL ABUSE & ITS EFFECT ON VICTIMS, WHETHER MEDICAL, SOCIAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE KENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase

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