--- title: "The Family Foundation — charity 1162281 | CharityCompare" description: "The Family Foundation (charity 1162281): income £86,260 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-family-foundation retrieved: 2026-10-08T14:21:55.125Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1162281CIO FF # The Family Foundation Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Family Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.thefamilyfoundation.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1162281&subId=0) Work at The Family Foundation? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-family-foundation&type=claim&name=The%20Family%20Foundation) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Family Foundation? Reported income · year ending 2025-06-30 £86,260 Reported spending · year ending 2025-06-30 £77,986 Registered charity number 1162281 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Pier Street Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [www.thefamilyfoundation.co.uk](http://www.thefamilyfoundation.co.uk/) Quick answer The Family Foundation (number 1162281) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does The Family Foundation do? Activities of the charity are to relieve the needs of children, young people and families who are in need by reason of age, youth, disability, ill health, financial hardship or social economic circumstances including the provision of advice, information, education and training, mediation, counselling and support services as well as helping people meet their own needs in society. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Family Foundation Answers The Family Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are The Family Foundation's highest-paid staff paid? The Family Foundation's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register does not record The Family Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. The Family Foundation's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 18 June 2015 Where it says it operates Powys · Cardiff · Carmarthenshire · Merthyr Tydfil · Neath Port Talbot · Pembrokeshire · City of Swansea · Rhondda Cynon Taff ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Other Charitable Activities. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is The Family Foundation registered for? General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Family Foundation yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Family Foundation. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Family Foundation? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is The Family Foundation's charity number? The Family Foundation's charity number is 1162281. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1162281? Search 1162281 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does The Family Foundation do? Activities of the charity are to relieve the needs of children, young people and families who are in need by reason of age, youth, disability, ill health, financial hardship or social economic circumstances including the provision of advice, information, education and training, mediation, counselling and support services as well as helping people meet their own needs in society. Does The Family Foundation have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Family Foundation. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to The Family Foundation? The Family Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.thefamilyfoundation.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is The Family Foundation's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Family Foundation's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Family Foundation? The register does not record The Family Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are The Family Foundation's trustees paid? The Family Foundation's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was The Family Foundation registered as a charity? The Family Foundation was entered on the register on 18 June 2015. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1162281&subId=0).