Registered charity · Bedfordshire
Families United Network
Families United Network is a registered charity (number 1091474) based in Bedfordshire, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Stuart Kite since 2018. Latest income £425k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as FUN (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £425k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Amateur Sport and 1 more
- Where
- Central Bedfordshire, Luton, Bedford
- Website
- www.familiesunitednetwork.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£425k£444k
- 2024£464k£422k
- 2023£418k£443k
Earlier years
- 2022£342k£405k
- 2021£484k£331k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE:- THE RELIEF OF NEED OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISABILITIES IN THE AREA OF LUTON AND SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND ADVICE FOR THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.
Grants received
38 grants · £767,733 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 · £310,683 (7 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £138,500 (4 grants)
- Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation · £104,500 (13 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £60,000 (2 grants)
- The Leathersellers' Foundation · £50,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Stuart Kite Chair since 2018
- Heidi Dunn since 2023
- Julie Tompkins since 2016
- Sidhartha Chakrabarty since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Stuart Kite Chair since 2018
- Julie Tompkins since 2016
- Sidhartha Chakrabarty since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Stuart Kite Chair since 2018
- Heidi Dunn since 2023
- Julie Tompkins since 2016
- Sidhartha Chakrabarty since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 1091474
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 8TH OCTOBER 2001 AS AMENDED ON THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2002.
- Contact on the register
- 01582 420800 · info@familiesunitednetwork.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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