Family Friends (number 1028214) 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 Family Friends do?
Family Friends' objectives are the relief of children and parents in despair and distress and the prevention of emotional and physical abuse of such children. The aims of the charity are to give long-term practical and emotional support to parents and children in need through trained volunteers.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Family Friends
Answers Family Friends 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 Family Friends's highest-paid staff paid?
Family Friends's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£70,001–£80,000
1
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 records Family Friends 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
Family Friends's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; 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 Family Friends registered for?
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for Family Friends yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Family Friends.
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The register data used for this profile lists Family Friends as a registered charity (number 1028214) 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 Family Friends's charity number?
Family Friends's charity number is 1028214. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Family Friends do?
Family Friends' objectives are the relief of children and parents in despair and distress and the prevention of emotional and physical abuse of such children. The aims of the charity are to give long-term practical and emotional support to parents and children in need through trained volunteers.
Does Family Friends have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to Family Friends?
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How much is Family Friends's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Family Friends's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee). 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 Family Friends?
The register records Family Friends 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 Family Friends's trustees paid?
Family Friends's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Family Friends registered as a charity?
Family Friends was entered on the register on 9 November 1993. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02863464).