Action for Family Carers

Analysis

Action for Family Carers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maldon. It was registered in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06680960). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Action for Family Carers reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £807k to £1.3m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Action for Family Carers sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sv2 - Supporting Victims of Sexual Violence Ltd (£1.3m), National Family Mediation (£1.3m) and The Police Children's Charity (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 4.0% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £347k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 46 people.