Registered charity · South Croydon
Christian Family Concern
Christian Family Concern is a registered charity (number 279962) based in South Croydon, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by David Simon Smith since 2020. Latest income £1.2m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Birdhurst DAY Nursery, Birdhurst Kids Club, Birdhurst Nursery (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £1.2m (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, Accommodation/housing
- Where
- Throughout London, Kent, Surrey
- Website
- www.christianfamilyconcern.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Christian Family Concern
- Registered
- 1980
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.2m£1.3m
- 2024£1.1m£1.1m
- 2023£941k£1.0m
Earlier years
- 2022£954k£991k
- 2021£845k£878k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF THE PROTESTANT EVANGELICAL FAITH IN SUCH MANNER AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL DEEM APPROPRIATE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS AND THEIR PARENTS AND OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION.
Grants received
1 grant · £30,000 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
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £30,000
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.
6 trustees on the board
- David Simon Smith Chair since 2020
- Anne Brown since 2017
- Christopher Deefholts since 2024
- Jean Patricia Williamson since 2018
- Kathryn Ferguson since 2021
- Lydia Grace Smith since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Anne Brown since 2017
- Jean Patricia Williamson since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- David Simon Smith Chair since 2020
- Anne Brown since 2017
- Christopher Deefholts since 2024
- Jean Patricia Williamson since 2018
- Kathryn Ferguson since 2021
- Lydia Grace Smith 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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 4.1 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 279962
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19TH MARCH 1980, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION INCORPORATED 13TH APRIL 1989, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 2ND JULY 2001 AND AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 17TH OCTOBER 2001
- Companies House
- Company number 01486298 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02086880251 · info@christianfamilyconcern.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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