Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 6

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 10

SAFERWORLD

Saferworld is an independent non-governmental organisation that works to prevent armed violence and create safer communities in which people can lead peaceful and rewarding lives.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
The Board is predominantly female
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£22,448	£18,885	£3,563	£111	£7,035	£1,170	0.7	209	0
31/03/22		£14,066	£14,838	£-772	£115	£3,472	£1,639	1.3	146	0
31/03/21		£18,821	£18,300	£521	£336	£4,244	£1,083	0.7	197	0
31/03/20		£20,101	£20,071	£30	£364	£3,723	£1,007	0.6	214	0
31/03/19		£18,805	£19,274	£-469	£358	£3,692	£882	0.5	222	0
31/03/18		£14,987	£16,282	£-1,295	£326	£4,161	£877	0.6	204	0
31/03/17		£15,422	£13,165	£2,257	£285	£5,457	£1,148	1	153	0
31/03/16	*	£12,301	£11,945	£356	£309	£3,200	£858	0.9	145	0
31/03/15		£10,352	£12,263	£-1,911	£298	£2,907	£881	0.9	149	0
31/03/14	*	£11,069	£9,009	£2,060	£87	£4,818	£1,198	1.6	119	0
31/03/13		£9,061	£8,008	£1,053	£289	£2,758	£1,118	1.7	93	0
31/03/12		£6,664	£7,451	£-787	£253	£1,705	£820	1.3	74	0
31/03/11		£6,821	£6,322	£500	£184	£2,492	£554	1.1	73	0
31/03/10		£5,170	£4,543	£627	£160	£1,992	£484	1.3	59	0
31/03/09		£4,756	£3,912	£844	£110	£1,365	£428	1.3	44	0
31/03/08		£3,058	£3,333	£-276	£107	£521	£383	1.4	45	0
31/03/07		£2,911	£3,150	£-239	£87	£797	£360	1.4	46	0
31/03/06		£3,034	£2,716	£318	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£3,186	£3,028	£159	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£2,374	£2,236	£138	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 17%
Reserves/Spending: 0.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 5.9

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 30 years

www.saferworld-global.org

general@saferworld-global.org

02073244646

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Upholding human rights

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Burma, China, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, Yemen,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Saferworld
£156,886	18/03/2023	Peacebuilding responses to crises and threats: challenging trends in securitisation
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Saferworld
£158,188	18/03/2023	Security Policy Change 2023 – 2026: UK security assistance in a changing world
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Saferworld
£167,845	19/03/2022	In pursuit of stronger UK and European arms transfer controls
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Saferworld
£50,000	19/03/2022	Peacebuilding responses to crises and threats
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Saferworld
£120,000	19/03/2022	Rethinking Security - coordination and operating costs
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - Conflict Sensitivity Facility
£432,088	01/04/2021	The programme will deliver vital reforms that strengthen the humanitarian response and ways of working in protracted crisis, maintain the lives and dignity of over 550,000 vulnerable people a year across Sudan and build the resilience of communities ....more The programme will deliver vital reforms that strengthen the humanitarian response and ways of working in protracted crisis, maintain the lives and dignity of over 550,000 vulnerable people a year across Sudan and build the resilience of communities vulnerable to conflict and displacement in Darfur.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - Research to improve FCDO conflict programming about resilience and what works to address threats posed by violent criminal or proscribed groups
£94,820	01/04/2021	To produce research analysis and best practice guidance that will help to inform global policy on how development programming and policy can have the greatest impact on stability and security overseas.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Saferworld/Rethinking Security
£14,750	12/07/2019 6	Rethinking Security: Brexit, security and the UK's place in the world
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Saferworld
£100,000	16/03/2019 24	Charting a path for better UK and European arms transfer controls 2019-21
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Saferworld/Rethinking Security
£120,000	02/12/2017 36	Rethinking Security coordination and operating costs
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Saferworld
£105,000	02/12/2017 36	Peace and rights-based responses to terror and forced displacement

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-57

DR IMOGEN PARSONS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Civil Servant

DR STEPHANIE ANNE BLAIR (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Academic

FABIENNE ANGELE MARIE LOUISE ARMINJON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Finance Director

JULIE CHRISTINA BRETHFELD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Manager (Portfolios)

MEDINAT ADEOLA MALEFAKIS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Lecturer

NANA TOURE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Advisory Committee

SOHEILA MARIE COMNINOS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Manager (Programmes)

TOBY ARUL-PRAGASAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Self Employed

VICTORIA EGBETAYO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Lead For Regional Partnerships

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/02/1995, number: 1043843
Registered at Companies House on 30/01/1995, number: 03015948

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 106 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 21 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from OXFORD RESEARCH GROUP on 20/10/2022

Main office

SAFERWORLD
BRICK YARD
28 CHARLES SQUARE
LONDON
N1 6HT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ON A NON-PARTISAN AND NON-POLITICAL BASIS EDUCATION IN AND RESEARCH INTO (AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH) CONFLICT PREVENTION MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO WEAPONS MILITARY STRATEGY AND EXPENDITURE DEFENCE INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL PEACE KEEPING AND THE INTER-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLICIES FOR SPECIFIC PRE-CONFLICT CONFLICT AND POST-CONFLICT SITUATIONS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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