Registered charity · Chelmsford
Families Infocus (Essex)
Families Infocus (Essex) is a registered charity (number 1062311) based in Chelmsford, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Clare Boston since 2024. Latest income £387k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Infocus, Infocus (Essex) (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £387k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Essex, Thurrock, Southend-on-sea
- Website
- www.familiesinfocusessex.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Families Infocus (Essex)
- Registered
- 1997
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£387k£326k
- 2024£389k£441k
- 2023£430k£441k
Earlier years
- 2022£386k£356k
- 2021£354k£325k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 14% · Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (AGED 0 TO 25) WITH ANY SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEED OR DISABILITY (SEND) ANYWHERE IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, WHICH COMPRISES THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES OF ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL AND THE UNITARY AUTHORITIES OF SOUTHEND ON SEA AND THURROCK, BY ENSURING THAT THEY, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS RECEIVE INFORMATION, ADVICE, PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. IN PARTICULAR, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF, AND RELIEVE THE POVERTY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SEND, TO ENHANCE THE STABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. A CENTRAL CONSIDERATION WILL BE THE EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF ALL CONCERNED. THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF FAMILIES INFOCUS (ESSEX) IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND FALL WITHIN THE DESCRIPTION "THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE
Grants received
43 grants · £2,349,262 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,029,557 (5 grants)
- Access to Justice Foundation · £500,000
- Henry Smith Foundation · £367,100 (3 grants)
- Essex Community Foundation · £196,965 (24 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £80,000 (3 grants)
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Clare Boston Chair since 2024
- Katherine Wilkins since 2023
- Kathleen Gayton since 2025
- Martin Peter Merrell since 2013
- Marc Jordan since 2021
- Michael Cockerton since 2025
- Susan Jane Dewar since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Martin Peter Merrell since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Clare Boston Chair since 2024
- Katherine Wilkins since 2023
- Kathleen Gayton since 2025
- Martin Peter Merrell since 2013
- Marc Jordan since 2021
- Michael Cockerton since 2025
- Susan Jane Dewar since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1062311
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04/12/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/06/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/10/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19/02/2015
- Companies House
- Company number 03287829 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01245353575 · helpline@fifessex.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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