# FAMILY MATTERS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1019861
- **Other names:** FAMILY MATTERS (BREAKING THE CYCLE OF ABUSE)
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 13, 1993
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1019861


## Contact

- **Address:** 13 Wrotham Road, Gravesend, Kent
- **Postcode:** DA11 0PA
- **Phone:** 01474536661
- **Email:** admin@familymattersuk.org
- **Website:** www.familymattersuk.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL & PHYSICAL DISTRESS OF PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE & OTHER RELATED ABUSE & THEIR FAMILIES & PARTNERS & TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF SEXUAL ABUSE & ITS EFFECT ON VICTIMS, WHETHER MEDICAL, SOCIAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL.

**Activities:** To provide therapeutic counselling & support to survivors of sexual abuse and rape in Kent and SE London.

**Area of benefit:** IN PRACTICE KENT




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bexley
- Kent
- Medway



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | £1436975 | £1049474 | £1073378 | 28 |
| April 30, 2024 | £1177650 | £995468 | £685877 | 27 |
| April 30, 2023 | £48967 | £907941 | £503695 | 25 |
| April 30, 2022 | £39784 | £791652 | £371844 | 22 |
| April 30, 2021 | £32935 | £707658 | £189423 | 20 |



## Trustees

- **Bernice Giggins** (Chair) — appointed March 1, 2016
- Irina Polukeeva — appointed Feb. 20, 2026
- Jill Hogan — appointed Feb. 20, 2026
- Lynne Middleton — appointed Feb. 20, 2026
- Neil Taylor — appointed Feb. 20, 2026
- Paul Clarke — appointed Sept. 6, 2024
- Paul Giggins — appointed Jan. 1, 2020
- Rebecca Banks — appointed Feb. 20, 2026
- Sarah Blnchard — appointed Feb. 20, 2026