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2026-03-31-accounts

Love For The Family

Annual Report and Financial Statement April 1[st] 2025 to March 31[st] 2026 Charity Number 1195015

Love For The Family April 1st 2025 to 31[st] March 2026

Trustees Report and Financial Statement

The trustees present their fifth Annual report since the formation and acceptance of the constitution of Love For The Family by the Charity Commission on June 30[th] 2021. On 1[st] December 2025, having consulted the Charity Commission, the trustees voted to change the Objects of the charity to better reflect the counselling needs of the clients and organisations Love For The family is working with.

Objectives and Activities

The objects of Love For The Family as outlined in its Constitution changed from

  1. The advancement of education in the subject of pregnancy and the termination of pregnancy and into the effects thereof upon women whether physical, medical or psychological

  2. The preservation and protection of women’s health by the provision of advice, counselling and assistance to women and their partners and families who are suffering from physical or mental illness, distress or poverty during or as a result of pregnancy or following an abortion, miscarriage, cot death, still birth, loss of a child or sexual abuse.

To

The preservation and protection of women’s health by the provision of advice, counselling and assistance to women and their partners who are suffering from physical or mental illness, distress, or poverty, during or as a result of pregnancy, pregnancy trauma, following an abortion, miscarriage, cot death, still birth, loss of a child or as the result of sexual abuse, domestic abuse or coercive control.

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commissions general guidance on public benefit when reviewing its aims and objectives and when considering and planning future activities.

Love For The Family has developed its underpinning values (GRACE) to help support and give structure to the work of the charity. These values help to ensure the ongoing nature of its work is for the public benefit. We aim to be:

GENEROUS

Love for the Family does not charge for its services. Those that can, may make a gift for the psychological help the have received.

RELATIONAL

We all need help at times through our lives. Whilst we keep professional boundaries, we aim to prove an empathetic environment where our clients can feel understood and secure.

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APPROACHABLE

We welcome enquiries from anyone in need of help or assistance, regardless of gender, marital status, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion or belief/ non-belief, age and circumstances.

COMPASSIONATE

Practitioners and counsellors show compassion, kindness and unconditional positive regard to all clients, regardless of their life experiences.

EMPOWERING

Love For The Family provides a space to enable clients the freedom to explore their present circumstances or past decisions and traumas. It aims to help those suffering mental distress due to trauma, grief, loss or abuse to begin to understand their emotions, reaction and coping mechanisms, enabling them to move forward with increased self-confidence.

Our Services: ‘Providing Help, Restoring Hope’

Love For The Family provides a safe space for women and men to consider their options, without pressure or biased opinion, when faced with an unplanned pregnancy or crisis during a pregnancy. We provide counselling to enable women, men or couples to recover from any mental distress caused as a result of the termination of a pregnancy, baby loss, miscarriage or abuse, and counselling for those affected by domestic abuse or coercive and controlling relationships. The courses and 1:1 support programmes help clients work through their trauma and grief, restoring their self-confidence and self-esteem.

Love Baby Essentials, run by Love For The Family, provides relief from the distress caused by poverty, by providing the physical baby items required by families for the first six months of life, such as clothes, safe sleeping, high chairs and prams.

Review of Activities

In line with the key objectives set out for the year, the Charity works with Oasis Horsham, The Grove Bedford and Women’s Aid in Luton, providing counselling to clients, many of whom would not be able to afford help without this free facility. It has also supported asylum seekers in Bedford and Luton. It has expanded its financial base through games nights and an increase in regular giving by supporters. The number of counsellors and the number of counselling hours available to clients has increased.

The charity continues to receive regular donations of items for Love baby Essentials and messages go out locally and via social media when stocks run low.

In line with the vision that ‘Anyone needing support or counselling due to a pregnancy, pregnancy loss or abuse will be able to receive it, regardless of their ability to pay’: Crisis

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Pregnancy, Post Abortion, Baby Loss, Miscarriage and abuse recovery programmes continue to be available to Luton residents and the wider community free of charge. Clients who are able, can make a donation for the services that they have received. Presently, Hope Church has given space for counselling and storage.

The Charity has a developing relationship with Women’s Aid Luton with both a 1:1 counselling programme for women who have suffered Domestic Abuse and a Growing Stronger wellbeing Course, that has been specifically developed to help empower the ladies as they recover and look to move on with their lives.

The Charity has continued its work with other Community services of Luton. These groups include:

The Trustees and counsellors are supported by the Charity ‘Pregnancy Centres Network’ in regards to good practice, training and development of staff and trustees and the Charity now has three registered counsellors all of which have received specialist Pregnancy Choice training.

Achievements and Performance

Between April 25 and March 31[st] 2026, 41 clients received 223 counselling sessions of psychological support from Love For The Family.

Clients who engaged with the psychological support programmes reported benefitting from the sessions they had received. Clients, when assessed, were found to be less anxious and depressed. Clients also reported an increase in self-awareness, knowledge of anxiety reduction exercises and an understanding of their feelings and defence mechanisms.

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Key Performance Indicators

Love Baby Essentials provided equipment to distressed mothers throughout Luton. This included:

Future Plans

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Financial Review

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Charity Commissions Statement Of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting By Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the financial reporting standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (Second Edition 2019) (FRS 102). Love For The Family is considered a small Charity and followed these recommended guidelines. As such the accounts did not require auditing.

Love For The Family has run a number of Games Nights as part of its fund raising and relies on donations for its work. Some of the donations have come from The Baby Bottle Scheme where supporters are given a Baby Bottle to fill with change.

The unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in order to further the aims of Love For The Family. Trustees give priority to ongoing Insurance and subscription costs that are essential for the continued work of the charity.

The charity has been supported by Hope Church Luton with use of storage and counselling rooms. There is a volunteer treasurer who works alongside the Finance trustee. Gift Aid will be collected for eligible donations.

No trustee receives any fee or expenses for any of their work. One trained Trustee volunteers as the Centre Manager and counsellor, another past trustee, pays for the mobile phone contract. Future funding for projects and the expansion of the Charity are required long term but there are sufficient funds and support to ensure ongoing insurances and subscription costs will be covered. The Charity makes yearly donations to other Charities.

Starting Balance 1[st] April 2025 £5,587 Final Balance 31 [st] March 26 £7,112

Income April 1st2024 – March 31st 2025
Donatons Charity Community Account 2
Cash donatons £175
Donatons from Individuals £335
Donatons from organisatons £1150
Standing orders £2140

Total Income

£3,800

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Expenditure April 1[st ] 2025 – March 31st 2026

Insurance £653
Subscriptons £173
Giving £600
Training £10
Statonary £12
Love baby Essentals £15
Assets Technology £0
Publicity £58
Web
Technology		 £755

Total Expenditure £2,276

Structure, Governance and Management

Love For The Family is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting members are its trustees. Its governing document is its Constitution which was originally approved by the Charity Commission on 30[th] June 2021 and changed on 1[st] December 2025. If wound up the Trustees, or members, have no personal responsibility for the settlement of debts and liabilities beyond the amount they are liable to contribute, which is up to £5.

Love For The Family has four trustees, three of whom who were its founding members. The minimum number of trustees by Constitution is three and the maximum seven. Trustees are appointed because of the knowledge and skills they bring to the Charity and their understanding of its ethos and aims. Love For The Family is not a political organisation and its counsellors and volunteers work without prejudice. Any trustee or individual working or volunteering for the charity is expected to understand and respect this. No trustee has received any payment for their services or expertise this year. Mrs J Reynolds were reelected as trustees for a three year term.

New Trustees will be recruited following invitation; due to skills requirement, or application because of interest. All perspective trustees will be interviewed by at least two current trustees. Trustee appointments are dependent on the needs of the Charity and the skills required to ensure its continued growth. Trustees must have a full understanding of the

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ethos of the charity, it’s political neutrality, and an understanding of grace: unconditional positive regard, kindness, value and acceptance of clients regardless of past history, sexual orientation, faith/ religion or belief/ no belief, disability, gender identity, marital status, age, ethnicity, culture as demonstrated by Jesus Christ.

On appointment trustees receive copies of the constitution, financial statements and copies of a year’s previous minutes of trustee meetings. Charity Commission guidance is available. Their work is supported by the other trustees. Further help and guidance is available from Pregnancy Centre Network and Thirtyone: Eight, the charities safeguarding organisation.

Trustees delegate the day to day running of the charity to Trustee and Centre Manager Mrs J Reynolds. Trustees meet to discuss and agree policies, procedures and developments of Love For The Family, including key finance decisions, as set out in the Financial Management and Accounting Policy. They review objectives a minimum of four times a year.

Risk Management

Love For The Family’s work is dependent on its reputation and ability to ensure its services are provided without prejudice or bias. The trustees are satisfied that they have suitable training and safeguards in place to ensure this continues through training and recruitment policies and procedures, ongoing supervision and training, as well as client assessment and feedback.

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Reference and Administrative Details

Charity Name Love For The Family Charity Number 1195015 Trustees Mrs Jane Reynolds Mrs Elizabeth Argent Mrs L Pswarayi Mrs R Acqua Registered Postal Address c/o 6 Alexandra Avenue Luton Bedfordshire LU3 1HG England

Bank

Barclays Bank 28 George Street Luton Bedfordshire LU1 2AX

Exemptions From Disclosure

There are no exemptions from disclosure in this year.

Funds Held As Custodian Trustee On Behalf Of Others

No other Funds are held.

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