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Both Parents Matter

Both Parents Matter is a registered charity (number 276899) based in London, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Paul Jeremy O'Callaghan since 2020. Latest income £83k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as F N F (Charity Commission)

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £83k (2025)
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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Website
www.bothparentsmatter.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Both Parents Matter
Registered
1979

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£83k£190k
  • 2024£53k£93k
  • 2023£55k£103k
Earlier years
  • 2022£161k£126k
  • 2021£117k£99k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE: (I) FOR THE RELIEF OF PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN AND OTHER CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS SUFFERING FROM THE CONSEQUENCES OF DIVORCE OR SEPARATION BY PROVIDING ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND OTHER SUPPORT AND, IN SO DOING, HELPING PARENTS STAY IN TOUCH WITH THEIR CHILDREN AFTER DIVORCE OR SEPARATION; (II) TO FURTHER THE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS HAVE DIVORCED OR SEPARATED BY ENCOURAGING SHARED PARENTING ARRANGEMENTS WHICH ENABLE SUCH CHILDREN TO HAVE CONTINUING AND MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOTH THEIR PARENTS; (III) TO CONDUCT STUDY AND RESEARCH INTO PROBLEMS CONCERNED WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE DEPRIVED OF THE PRESENCE OF A PARENT IN THEIR FAMILIES, AND INTO THE PROBLEMS CONCERNED WITH ESTABLISHING GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PARENTS LIVING APART FROM THEIR CHILDREN, AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF ALL SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE APPROPRIATE CHANGES IN PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC OPINION; (IV) TO RELIEVE POOR PARENTS BY HELPING TO OBTAIN AND PROMOTING THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND OTHER LEGAL SERVICES WHICH SUCH PERSONS WOULD BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN BY REASON OF THEIR LACK OF MEANS.

Grants received

3 grants · £26,367 total

360Giving 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 · £26,367 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £6,5672025-11-17
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002010-10-21
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,8002009-07-31
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.

8 trustees on the board

5.4y median 3y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

8
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

General Charitable Purposes 8

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 8Other services 1Professional services 1

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£83k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
276899
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 OCTOBER 1978 AND AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 21 MARCH 1999, 27 JUNE 2000, 7 JULY 2002, 30 SEPTEMBER 2007 AND 26 JUNE 2009.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19 JUL 2017 as amended on 13 Nov 2024
Companies House
Company number 01396139 · Active
Contact on the register
03000300110 · admin@bothparentsmatter.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
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