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Families First (North East)

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Families First (North East) is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, disability, other charitable purposes.

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What are the key facts about Families First (North East)?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£1,766,667
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£1,782,829
Registered charity number
1183964
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Hartlepool
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Families First (North East) (number 1183964) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Families First (North East) do?

Provision of services for children, young people and their families, of those with additional needs, disabilities and autism

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Families First (North East)

Answers Families First (North East) gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Families First (North East)'s highest-paid staff paid?

Families First (North East)'s annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Families First (North East)'s money come from?

Families First (North East) reported £1.8m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.8m (99%), other income £9,697 (1%), donations and legacies £3,183 (0%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.8m · 99%
  • Other income£9,697 · 1%
  • Donations and legacies£3,183 · 0%
  • Investments£2,869 · 0%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Families First (North East) as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Families First (North East)'s annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
12051397 (Companies House)
Also known as
Stockton Families First; Durham Families First; Hartlepool Families First
Where it says it operates
Middlesbrough · Stockton-on-tees · Hartlepool

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Families First (North East) registered for?

General Charitable PurposesDisabilityOther Charitable Purposes

Why is there no Clarity Score for Families First (North East) yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Families First (North East). An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Families First (North East) a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Families First (North East) as a registered charity (number 1183964) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Families First (North East)'s charity number?
Families First (North East)'s charity number is 1183964. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1183964?
Search 1183964 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Families First (North East) do?
Provision of services for children, young people and their families, of those with additional needs, disabilities and autism
Does Families First (North East) have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Families First (North East). This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Families First (North East)?
Families First (North East)'s website listed in our register data is http://www.familiesfirstne.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Families First (North East)'s chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Families First (North East)'s annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Families First (North East)'s money come from?
Families First (North East) reported £1.8m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.8m (99%), other income £9,697 (1%), donations and legacies £3,183 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Families First (North East)?
The register records Families First (North East) as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Families First (North East)'s trustees paid?
Families First (North East)'s annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Families First (North East) registered as a charity?
Families First (North East) was entered on the register on 19 June 2019. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 12051397).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.