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contact a family

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and other defined groups. Contact A Family is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by providing advocacy, advice, or information. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

To support parents and families who care for a disabled child by:- Providing access to good quality advice and information, broad ranging appropriate support and contact with other families which will lead to positive outcomes;- Influencing changes in policy and practice in order to substantially improve the quality of lives of parents and families and their children.

Fundraising

See where Contact A Family is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£9,345,281
Latest Expenditure
£9,368,385

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 92.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 92.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 8.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,362,445
Charitable Activities £7,418,490
Other Trading £434,987
Investments £129,359
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £8,659,682
Raising Funds £708,703
Governance £65,351
Grants to Institutions £2,700,667
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£9,345,281£9,368,385£8,659,682£5,692,053£5,692,05399 / 60
2023£8,497,943£9,207,616£8,414,468£5,341,155£534,115100 / 49
2022£8,821,376£8,920,807£8,446,603£6,250,584£832,00090 / 52
2021£7,388,430£5,785,577£5,374,736£6,076,223£859,42487 / 40
2020£4,902,724£4,999,623£4,611,265£4,490,697£717,01090 / 49

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers