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Family Groups Limited
Family Groups Limited is a registered charity (number 261622) based in London, governed by 12 trustees. Latest income £464k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as AL-Anon Family Groups U K and Eire (Charity Commission)
- 12 trustees
- Income £464k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Annie SmirkTrustee · since 2024
- Anthony Benedict SmithTrustee · since 2024
- Dawn ScottTrustee · since 2025
- Elisabeth PritchardTrustee · since 2026
- Jo'ann ThompsonTrustee · since 2026
- Lesley ConnellyTrustee · since 2026
- Marie Therese McgheeTrustee · since 2026
- Nicola Denise Davies-HallTrustee · since 2024
- Nicola Mercedes LavisTrustee · since 2023
- Patricia AnneTrustee · since 2026
- Paul StonebrookTrustee · since 2023
Also 1 organisation acting as trustee: Karen Murdoch.
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Ireland, Scotland
- Website
- www.al-anonuk.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Family Groups Limited
- Registered
- 1973
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£464k£398k
- 2024£513k£376k
- 2023£370k£350k
Earlier years
- 2022£285k£351k
- 2021£357k£267k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMONG FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS SUFFERING BY REASON OF ALCOHOLISM.
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Annie Smirk since 2024
- Anthony Benedict Smith since 2024
- Dawn Scott since 2025
- Elisabeth Pritchard since 2026
- Jo'ann Thompson since 2026
- Karen Murdoch since 2025
- Lesley Connelly since 2026
- Marie Therese Mcghee since 2026
- Nicola Denise Davies-Hall since 2024
- Nicola Mercedes Lavis since 2023
- Patricia Anne since 2026
- Paul Stonebrook since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Annie Smirk since 2024
- Anthony Benedict Smith since 2024
- Dawn Scott since 2025
- Elisabeth Pritchard since 2026
- Jo'ann Thompson since 2026
- Lesley Connelly since 2026
- Marie Therese Mcghee since 2026
- Nicola Denise Davies-Hall since 2024
- Nicola Mercedes Lavis since 2023
- Patricia Anne since 2026
- Paul Stonebrook 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.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
- 261622
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17TH JULY 1970 AND AMENDED ON 22ND OCTOBER 1972 AND 4 MARCH 1999, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 29 MAY 1999 AND 16 JUN 2010. as amended on 06 Feb 2026
- Companies House
- Company number 00984912 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02075932070 · enquiries@al-anonuk.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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