# SFAC

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1186903
- **Other names:** STRENGTHENING FAMILIES FOR ABANDONED CHILDREN, SUBSTITUTE FAMILIES FOR ABANDONED CHILDREN, Strengthening Families And Children
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 12, 2019
- **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=1186903


## Contact

- **Address:** SFAC, c/o Bridge Community Church, Rider Street, Leeds
- **Postcode:** LS9 7BQ
- **Phone:** 07395584354
- **Email:** info@sfac.org.uk
- **Website:** www.sfac.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP FOSTERING PROJECTS FOR ABANDONED CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:-4.1. THE PROVISION OF FAMILY AND CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES;4.2. THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN'S HOMES AND OLDER CHILDREN WITH EDUCATION FEES AND/OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING;4.3. ANY OTHER ACTIVITY THAT IS CHARITABLE BY LAW THAT WOULD AID THE RELIEF OF HARDSHIP AND POVERTY TO CHILDREN AND DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES AND ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

**Activities:** SFAC provides training, mentoring, and advice to adults working to care for and protect children. We provide support in social work, psychology (including trauma, therapeutic care, and protective behaviours), and judicial practices and processes. We work alongside local organisations (NGOs, governments and courts) and provide subsidies to small organisations so our support is accessible to all.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Australia
- Brazil
- Congo
- Egypt
- Eswatini
- Ghana
- India
- Indonesia
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Morocco
- Niger
- Paraguay
- Philippines
- Romania
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Uganda
- United States
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £203782 | £132623 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £124691 | £138652 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £108288 | £101247 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £88327 | £78806 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £74458 | £77546 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Nigel Jonathan Priestley MBE** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 29, 2022
- Idris Muyiwa — appointed May 15, 2023
- Jane Elizabeth Booth — appointed Dec. 12, 2019
- John Woodhouse — appointed Oct. 14, 2022
- Lilian Wheeler — appointed Dec. 5, 2025