Families 1st 4 Additional Needs

Analysis

Families 1st 4 Additional Needs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in December 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Families 1st 4 Additional Needs reported income of £95k and spending of £104k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £36k to £95k (+166%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Families 1st 4 Additional Needs sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Matt's Mission (£95k), Help 4 Forgotten Allies (£95k) and Berkthorne Ltd (£95k).