Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited
Analysis
Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ulverston. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability 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 82008848). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited reported income of £20k and spending of £17k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £45k to £20k (-56%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Families Matter Counselling and Support Service Limited sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Quetta Hospital (£20k), Mrs Kier Charitable Trust (£20k) and Glossop Family Trust (£20k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Families Matter is a counselling and support service. We aim to promote emotional well being, improve mental health, and reduce the impact of poverty in the Furness and South Lakes area by providing a professional counselling service for children, young people and their families who find it difficult to pay because they are on statutory benefits, are low-waged or unwaged.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Quetta Hospital | London | £20k |
| Mrs Kier Charitable Trust | Kent | £20k |
| Glossop Family Trust | Essex | £20k |
| Wey Valley Advanced Motorcyclists | West Sussex | £20k |