Army Families Federation

Analysis

Army Families Federation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Monxton Road. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Army Families Federation reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.4m (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Army Families Federation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 Fenland Area Community Enterprise Trust (£1.4m), Caia Park Partnership Limited (£1.4m) and European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £974k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.