THE FOSTERING NETWORK
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
These are membership services, policy and practice, publishing and training, advice & mediation work, information services and consultancy and projects.
Latest income
£9.4m
Expenditure
£8.0m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £6.4m | £6.5m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £6.7m | £6.8m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £6.9m | £7.1m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £8.4m | £7.7m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £9.4m | £8.0m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £162k |
| Charitable activities | £9.0m |
| Trading | £97k |
| Investment income | £94k |
| Total income | £9.4m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £7.9m |
| Raising funds | £99k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £37k |
| Total expenditure | £8.0m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £277k |
| Total funds | £5.1m |
| — restricted | £794k |
| — unrestricted | £4.3m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £5.1m |
| Cash | £1.9m |
People
| Employees | 100 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Children/young People
How it works
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.