# Family Aid Direct

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1110147 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1110147)
- Latest income: £4,922; spending £3,340
- What it funds: Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: India
- Other names: Hillsong (previous)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/family-aid-direct

The Charity seeks to promote education, relieve poverty, hardship and distress and to preserve and protect good health, particularly but not exclusively in Asia and Africa

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £4,922 | £3,340 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £4,554 | £5,280 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £6,934 | £6,230 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £7,371 | £8,190 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £5,960 | £9,020 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The advancement on education, the relief of poverty, hardship and distress and preservation and protection of good health, particularly but not exclusively in Asia and Africa, by such charitable means as the trustees shall from time to time determine.

## What it funds

Family Aid Direct is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Family Aid Direct reported income of £4,922 and spending of £3,340. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £32.1k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as India.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Family Aid Direct in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Family Aid Direct open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Family Aid Direct is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Family Aid Direct fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as India.

### Does Family Aid Direct give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Family Aid Direct makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Family Aid Direct give each year?

The register does not break out Family Aid Direct's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £3,340. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £6,412 a year.

### How large is Family Aid Direct?

In its latest reported year Family Aid Direct reported income of £4,922 and spending of £3,340.


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