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working families

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, other defined groups, and the general public. Working Families is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales and Scotland.


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

Working Families mission is to remove the barriers that people with caring responsibilities face in the workplace. We drive positive change by supporting and advocating for working parents and carers, collaborating with employers to build flexible and family-friendly cultures, and influencing government policy.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,213,420
Latest Expenditure
£1,198,768

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 95.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 96.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 4.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £490,700
Charitable Activities £581,559
Other Trading £141,161
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,161,175
Raising Funds £37,593
Governance £10,385
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£1,213,420£1,198,768£1,161,175£257,091£257,09129 / 90
2024£1,047,760£1,099,519£1,014,563£242,439£242,43927 / 100
2023£1,047,791£1,041,355£976,423£294,198£294,19827 / 150
2022£958,496£965,308£911,330£287,762£287,76226 / 150
2021£981,748£786,311£741,517£294,574£294,57420 / 100

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers