Children and Families Across Borders (Cfab)

Analysis

Children and Families Across Borders (Cfab) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04025539). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Children and Families Across Borders (Cfab) reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £1.1m (-8.9%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Children and Families Across Borders (Cfab) sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lawyers for Justice in Libya (£1.1m), Open for Business Limited (£1.1m) and The Sir Sigmund Sternberg Charitable Foundation (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71%, donations and legacies 19% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 10%. Reserves of £736k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.