Family Holiday Charity

Analysis

Family Holiday Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 02301337). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Family Holiday Charity reported income of £1.3m and spending of £961k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £720k to £1.3m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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 Holiday Charity 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 St Margaret's House (£1.3m), Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Charity (£1.3m) and The Harbour Foundation (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £154k. Charitable activities took 46% of spending and raising funds 51%. Reserves of £917k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.