Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

SAFE STEPS

Operation of projects for the benefit of domestic abuse victims in Essex.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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
30/09/23£1,075£983£92£0£605£861312
30/09/22£999£814£185£0£512£751.1263
30/09/21£968£879£89£0£327£250.3225
30/09/20£905£813£92£0£238£20200
30/09/19£184£172£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 14%
Reserves/Spending: 1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 7.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 7 years

www.safesteps.org

enquiries@safesteps.org

01702 302333

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Essex Community Foundation£57,485
DCMS£38,250
National Lottery Community Fund£9,636
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Safe Steps
£5,740 03/11/2022
to create a consultation room for families seeking refuge in Southend-on-Sea
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Safe Steps
£5,500 12/05/2022
towards the salary of a counselling coordinator for a service supporting survivors of domestic abuse in Southend
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Safe Steps
£9,900 05/05/2022
to support the costs of a new website for the Essex Domestic Abuse Helpline
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Safe Steps
£4,500 10/02/2022
towards a project that is supporting the emotional wellbeing of families who have been the victim of domestic abuse in Southend
National Lottery Community Fund - Sage - improving domestic abuse support for older people
£9,636 20/08/2021
The funding will be used to improve access to specialist support for older people experiencing domestic abuse. The project aims to raise awareness and improve safety and wellbeing.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Safe Steps
£4,530 19/05/2021
towards the cost of adapting, furnishing and making safe a premises from which to run the Fledglings domestic abuse recovery programme
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Safe Steps
£9,840 05/01/2021
to develop domestic abuse recovery programmes online to help continue supporting survivors of domestic abuse during COVID19
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£38,250 29/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Safe Steps
£7,475 06/05/2020
towards the provision of technology and additional family counselling as a direct response to the COVID19 crisis, together with online supervision, for women and children in the Refuge in Southend who are recovering from an abusive relationship
Essex Community Foundation - Development of Counselling Provision
£10,000 16/04/2020
11
towards the salary and training of a counsellor supporting women who are recovering from an abusive relationship in Southend
National Lottery Community Fund - New Beginnings - Safe Steps
£279,911 24/10/2019
35
New Beginnings - Safe Steps
Essex Community Foundation - Stepping Forward
£7,546 18/12/2018
11
To run a 'move forward' course for women affected by domestic violence in Southend
Essex Community Foundation - Counselling for survivors of domestic abuse
£3,600 24/04/2018
11
To extend the hours of a Specialist Counsellor for victims of Domestic Abuse in the Southend Area
Essex Community Foundation - Counselling for survivors of domestic abuse
£9,100 20/06/2017
11
To provide Specialist Counselling to victims of Domestic Abuse in the Southend Area
Essex Community Foundation - Counselling supervision costs
£2,880 27/04/2017
11
For the costs of supervision for volunteer counsellors supporting survivors of domestic abuse
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

  • DR KIRSTIE IMBER Appointed: 2023
  • ELIZABETH DAUGHTERS Appointed: 2021
  • LESLEY DYE Appointed: 2023
  • LESLEY PARKS Appointed: 2020
  • MICHAEL AYDENIZ Appointed: 2023
  • SOPHIE KILBEY Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/03/2018, number: 1177687
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

4 West Road
WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA
Essex
SS0 9DA

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE FROM THE SOUTH EAST REGION OF ENGLAND IN BY AIDING THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION, ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES AND BY ANY OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEE IN THEIR DISCRETION.TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE SOUTH EAST REGION OF ENGLAND;TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE SOUTH EAST REGION OF ENGLAND IN THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AND THE PREVENTION THEREOF, INCLUDING BY UNDERTAKING OR CONTRIBUTING TO RESEARCH INTO SUCH MATTERS AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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