Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

SAFENET DOMESTIC ABUSE AND SUPPORT SERVICES LTD

Provision of housing related support (refuge support) and support in the community for women and their children escaping domestic abuse. Outreach support and help line for domestic abuse victims living in the community.IDVA service to support domestic abuse victims in legal and court processes.Early Support service for children living in the community and at risk of domestic violence.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender 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
31/03/23£7,546£7,591£-45£0£1,469£1,3412.11850
31/03/22£5,437£5,179£258£0£1,514£1,3823.21470
31/03/21£4,545£4,478£67£0£1,256£1,0882.91429
31/03/20£3,312£3,202£110£0£1,189£1,0133.812315
31/03/19£2,761£2,872£-111£0£1,179£1,0354.36720
31/03/18£2,584£2,423£161£0£1,261£1,0455.2590
31/03/17£2,007£1,773£235£0£1,100£8625.8580
31/03/16£1,397£1,447£-50£0£866£7115.9540
31/03/15£1,089£1,074£15£2£929£7428.3270
31/03/14£1,067£968£99£2£914£6958.6250
31/03/13£933£726£207£4£815£5989.9200
31/03/12£682£658£24£13£608£58610.7190
31/03/11£705£691£14£13£583£58310.1180
31/03/10£725£721£4£15£570£5529.2150
31/03/09£687£656£31£25£565£56510.3150
31/03/08£650£642£7£24£534£53410130
31/03/07£621£645£-24£16£527£5279.8130
31/03/06£601£584£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£577£540£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£616£507£109n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 26%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 2.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 23 years
(25 years as a company)

www.syncora.org.uk

finance@safenet.org.uk

01282414130

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

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
National Lottery Community Fund£100,000
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£95,963
Ministry of Justice£56,738
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Grant to SafeNet Domestic Abuse Service
£5,000 28/02/2024
12
To run a Peer Support programme for 6 weeks for survivors of domestic abuse. Also to run a Childrens group to provide children with support and also childcare so mothers can access services.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 12/05/2023
Bury Refuge Project
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector Funding
£56,738 20/01/2021
The womens community sector grants scheme offers £2.5 million in funding for core costs to promote greater financial stability throughout the sector.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to SafeNet Domestic Abuse Service
£2,993 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund equipment, toys and activities for children and young people in refuges across the North West, who are isolated due to Covid-19. This will improve their emotional health.
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£95,963 05/06/2020
Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,993 26/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Junction
£100,000 15/05/2020
6
A project to support victims and survivors of domestic abuse. There is an increased demand due to the rise in domestic abuse incidents related to the‘lockdown’ as financial health and social pressures impact on family dynamics heightening risk ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Every Day Free Project
£272,360 29/10/2018
36
The Every Day Free project will provide emotional, psychological and practical support to women escaping abuse who are ready to begin their recovery journey. It will deliver domestic abuse support alongside drug, alcohol and mental health recovery ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to East Lancashire Women's Refuge Association
£100,000 05/12/2012
towards the costs of renovating and furnishing a six bedroom refuge supporting women in Lancaster and Morecambe
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to SafeNet
£20,000 27/04/2012
the salary of the part time Children and Young People's Domestic Abuse Support Worker, travel, operational and CRB/recruitment costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 29-84
  • ANDREW JAMES HENDERSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant
  • CHERYL MOULD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Nhs Manager
  • GEORGE KIMMANCE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Tenancy Management
  • JOANNE PETERS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Public Sector Consultant
  • KELLY SHAW Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Self Employed Consultant
  • MICHAEL JOHN WEDGEWORTH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • MUSHTAQ KHAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director
  • RICHARD JOHN WARWICK JONES CBE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant
  • SALLIE ROXANA LOUISE BRIDGEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Management Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/04/2002, number: 1091544
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/10/1999, number: 03860803
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Calico Homes Ltd
Centenary Court
Croft Street
BURNLEY
Lancashire
BB11 2ED

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING EXPERIENCED BY VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE INCLUDING WOMEN AND CHILDREN CONSTRAINED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES AS A RESULT OF PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL ABUSE AND POSSIBLE INJURY TO THEIR PHYSICAL, SEXUAL. MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL HEALTH FROM VIOLENCE AND AS A CONSEQUENCE WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUPPORT AND REFUGE AND THE DOING OF ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS AS ARE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCTIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE OBJECTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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