Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

FAMILY SUPPORT LINK 

To relieve sickness and preserve and protect the good mental and emotional health of families of persons who are suffering from addiction to drugs and other substances. In particular by the provision of a telephone help line and centre providing information, advice and support. To advance the education of the public in the issues faced by the families of persons who are suffering from addiction.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • This Charity has changed registration and some of the financial and donation history pertains to the previous entity
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/23£402£383£19n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/22£313£330£-17n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/21£332£316£16n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/20£291£335£-44n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/19£268£271£-3n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/18£275£255£20£0£0£0n/a06
31/03/17£218£203£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£220£217£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£224£211£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£193£186£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£214£157£57£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£94£121£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£103£90£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£103£82£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£82£54£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£46£38£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

www.familysupportlink.co.uk

contactus@family-supportlink.co.uk

01933224632

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Mental health and addiction
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northamptonshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£293,987
Tudor Trust£120,000
BBC Children in Need£32,392
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Northamptonshire Community Foundation£7,063
The Grocers' Charity£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Parents under Pressure (PuP)
£10,000 23/06/2023
The funding will be used to employ an additional support worker to help families experiencing domestic violence; substance abuse; childhood maltreatment and poor emotional regulation. The project ....more
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - Family Support Link
£5,000 07/12/2022
to support children who are marginalised and disadvantaged and who have significant support needs due to their parent's drug or alcohol abuse.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Family Support Link
£1,773 22/10/2022
FSL would like to facilitate a day for our adult service users to come together from across the county and enjoy a day focused on wellbeing, learning skills, building aspirations and self-esteem.
National Lottery Community Fund - Families together
£283,987 20/12/2021
The funding will be used to cover staffing and overhead costs for the group's family support project. The project will address the need to work with families experiencing parental substance abuse and ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 03/12/2021
Family Support Link Core Costs
Tudor Trust - Grant to Family Support Link
£120,000 27/10/2021
36
over three years towards the development of a whole-family support approach at a charity supporting families of people with drug/alcohol problems in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Family food deliveries
£2,000 19/10/2021
to support families impacted by food poverty and a substance using family member.
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Adult Group Support
£2,990 06/09/2021
to establish a new support group for adult family members/friends affected by someone else's substance use
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Family Support Link
£29,392 30/07/2021
This project will provide 1-2-1 and group sessions to children and young people affected by family substance abuse. Outcomes will include increased ability to manage feelings, reduced isolation and ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Family Support Link
£3,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This project will provide additional remote support hours, activities and food for children during Covid-19 who are affected by family substance misuse. This will help reduce isolation and ....more
CAF - Grant to Family Support Link
£3,500 29/05/2020
3
Grant to Family Support Link to support the organisation through COVID19
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000 27/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Family Support Link Plus
£2,073 30/03/2020
Support disadvantages and vulnerable families with no other source of support during the lockdown.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Family Support Link
£30,000 13/11/2017
36
This project will provide 1-2-1 and group sessions to children and young people who have witnessed family substance abuse. Outcomes are making informed life choices, improved relationships and ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Family Support Link
£7,171 04/08/2017
Our groups will increase the wellbeing & resilience of families affected by substance misuse, helping all ages to reach their full potential
National Lottery Community Fund - I Matter Too (project to be re-named by the young people attending)
£485,075 14/12/2016
60
The project will aim to address the needs identified by children and young people affected by a family member’s substance misuse, and support them through the school holidays and evenings. ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Family Support Link
£15,600 29/06/2012
the salary and on-costs of the Floating Outreach Support Worker
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Support Link Butterfly Wings
£273,909 10/08/2011
60
This project in Northamptonshire will reduce physical and psychological harm caused to families living with, or caring for, individuals addicted to drugs and alcohol. The project will improve the ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/11/2021, number: 1196808
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from FAMILY SUPPORT LINK on 06/09/2022
Main office

West End House
60 Oxford Street
Wellingborough

Objectives

1) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PRESSURE AND PROTECT THE GOOD MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF FAMILIES OF PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION TO DRUGS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A HELPLINE AND CENTRE PROVIDING INFORMATION ADVICE AND SUPPORT2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ISSUES FACED BY THE FAMILIES OF PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION TO DRUGS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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