Family Society

Analysis

Family Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Marston Green. It was registered in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06869556). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Family Society reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £2.8m (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Family Society sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bosence Farm Community Limited (£2.8m), Severn Arts (£2.8m) and British Psychotherapy Foundation (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, donations and legacies 6.9% and trading 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £154k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 46 people.