Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Family Matters is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.
Family Matters (number 1019861) 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 Matters do?
To provide specialist therapeutic counselling, advocacy and casework support to survivors of sexual abuse, rape and exploitation in Kent and South East London. We help victims navigate the criminal justice system, access wider services and rebuild their lives.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Family Matters
Answers Family Matters gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Family Matters's highest-paid staff paid?
Family Matters's annual return for the year ending 30 April 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 Family Matters's money come from?
Family Matters reported £1.4m total income for the year ending 30 April 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £1.4m (95%), other income £64k (4%), charitable activities £9,042 (1%).
Donations and legacies£1.4m · 95%
Other income£64k · 4%
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£9,042 · 1%
Investments£1,289 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Family Matters as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Family Matters's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Family Matters (Breaking the Cycle of Abuse)
Where it says it operates
Bexley · Kent · Medway
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
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 Matters registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Why is there no Clarity Score for Family Matters yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Family Matters.
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The register data used for this profile lists Family Matters as a registered charity (number 1019861) 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 Matters's charity number?
Family Matters's charity number is 1019861. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1019861?
Search 1019861 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 Family Matters do?
To provide specialist therapeutic counselling, advocacy and casework support to survivors of sexual abuse, rape and exploitation in Kent and South East London. We help victims navigate the criminal justice system, access wider services and rebuild their lives.
Does Family Matters have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Family Matters. 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 Family Matters?
Family Matters's website listed in our register data is http://www.familymattersuk.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 Family Matters's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Family Matters's annual return for the year ending 30 April 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 Family Matters's money come from?
Family Matters reported £1.4m total income for the year ending 30 April 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £1.4m (95%), other income £64k (4%), charitable activities £9,042 (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Family Matters?
The register does not record Family Matters as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Family Matters's trustees paid?
Family Matters's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Family Matters registered as a charity?
Family Matters was entered on the register on 13 April 1993.