Family Fund Trust

Analysis

Family Fund Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in March 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03166627). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Family Fund Trust reported income of £44.9m and spending of £45.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £55.4m to £44.9m (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Family Fund Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scope (£44.0m), Milestones Trust (£46.7m) and Rethink Mental Illness (£43.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, trading 12% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.7%. Reserves of £7.1m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 197 people.