Registered charity · No. 1153446Charitable company
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Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability.
Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited (number 1153446) 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 Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited do?
Families Matter is a counselling and support service. We aim to promote emotional well being, improve mental health, and reduce the impact of poverty in the Furness and South Lakes area by providing a professional counselling service for children, young people and their families who find it difficult to pay because they are on statutory benefits, are low-waged or unwaged.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited
Answers Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 September 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited's highest-paid staff paid?
Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Defined Groups.
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 Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited registered for?
Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability
Why is there no Clarity Score for Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited.
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Is Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited as a registered charity (number 1153446) 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 Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited's charity number?
Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited's charity number is 1153446. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1153446?
Search 1153446 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 Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited do?
Families Matter is a counselling and support service. We aim to promote emotional well being, improve mental health, and reduce the impact of poverty in the Furness and South Lakes area by providing a professional counselling service for children, young people and their families who find it difficult to pay because they are on statutory benefits, are low-waged or unwaged.
Does Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited. 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 Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited?
Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.families-matter-sl.org. 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 Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited?
The register does not record Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited's trustees paid?
Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited registered as a charity?
Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited was entered on the register on 16 August 2013. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 82008848).