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At a glance · official register
What are the key facts about Families in Need CIO?
Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£265,235
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£272,565
Registered charity number
1193907
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Hale
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Quick answer
Families in Need CIO (number 1193907) 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 in Need CIO do?
The relief of poverty, the preservation and protection of good health and the advancement of education for the public benefit among people in need in Gujranwala, Pakistan and Manchester, England by the provision of food and clothing, payment of medical bills and school fees and by such other charitable means as the trustees shall determine.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Families in Need CIO
Answers Families in Need CIO 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”.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Families in Need CIO as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Families in Need CIO'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
Previous names on the register
Just Widows
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Pakistan
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals.
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 in Need CIO registered for?
Disability
Why is there no Clarity Score for Families in Need CIO yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Families in Need CIO.
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.
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The register data used for this profile lists Families in Need CIO as a registered charity (number 1193907) 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 in Need CIO's charity number?
Families in Need CIO's charity number is 1193907. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1193907?
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What does Families in Need CIO do?
The relief of poverty, the preservation and protection of good health and the advancement of education for the public benefit among people in need in Gujranwala, Pakistan and Manchester, England by the provision of food and clothing, payment of medical bills and school fees and by such other charitable means as the trustees shall determine.
Does Families in Need CIO have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Families in Need CIO. 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 in Need CIO?
Families in Need CIO does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Families in Need CIO?
The register does not record Families in Need CIO as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Families in Need CIO's trustees paid?
Families in Need CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Families in Need CIO previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Families in Need CIO: Just Widows.
When was Families in Need CIO registered as a charity?
Families in Need CIO was entered on the register on 23 March 2021.