Registered charity (CIO) · Brighton
Family Thing
Family Thing is a registered charity (number 1203834) based in Brighton, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Kate Busaka since 2022. Latest income £4k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £4k (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
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.familythingdance.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2023
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£4k£11k
- 2024£13k£7k
Income trend, 2024 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS1. TO ADVANCE PERFORMING ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING DANCE ANDPERFORMING ARTS CLASSES FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES AND DIVERSEABILITIES.FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLAUSE 3, ‘LEARNING DIFFERENCES AND DIVERSE ABILITIES’ MEANSPEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED, OR ARE RECOGNISED, AS HAVING LEARNING, MENTALAND/ OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THECIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THECHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THECHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].
Grants received
2 grants · £16,914 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 · £16,164
- Sussex Community Foundation · £750
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Kate Busaka Chair since 2022
- Joanna Lake MSc A.Cipd since 2022
- Mark Bond since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Kate Busaka Chair since 2022
- Joanna Lake MSc A.Cipd since 2022
- Mark Bond since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
- 1203834
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Jul 2023
- Contact on the register
- 07968008614 · enquiries@familythingdance.org
- 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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