Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 7
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK LIMITED 

Services and support for people who have experienced any form of sexual abuse or sexual violence including a telephone/e-mail helpline, Counselling, advocacy/practical support, drop in service, therapeutic group work. We also provide training for professionals and campaign to end the future abuse of women and children and lessen the taboo around sexual abuse.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board is completely female
Established: 12 years

www.survivorsnetwork.org.uk

admin@survivorsnetwork.org.uk

01273203380

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,743£1,719£24£0£532£5323.74910
31/03/22£1,492£1,421£70£0£508£5054.34019
31/03/21£1,205£1,088£118£0£438£4034.42633
31/03/20£727£633£94£0£320£2815.32120
31/03/19£651£610£40£0£226£2264.41735
31/03/18£554£569£-15£5£186£1863.9140
31/03/17£582£488£93£5£201£2014.9120
31/03/16£414£389£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£351£310£41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£249£229£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£128£135£-7£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 3.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 49 employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£779,690
Ministry of Justice£240,986
BBC Children in Need£100,500
Sussex Community Foundation£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Survivors' Network
£5,000 14/07/2023
Funding was provided towards a weekly peer support group for women survivors of sexual abuse.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Survivors Network Ltd
£5,000 21/07/2022
Funding was provided towards staffing their frontline Welcome Team.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Survivors' Network Ltd
£100,500 10/08/2021
This project will deliver specialist support to children and young people affected by sexual violence and abuse in East Sussex. The activities will result in improved well-being, coping strategies ....more
Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£52,453 26/03/2021
To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Survivors Network Ltd
£5,000 12/03/2021
12
Funding was provided towards the delivery of group work services for self-identifying women aged 18 or over in Brighton and Eastbourne.
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£136,080 01/01/2021
To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£16,273 12/11/2020
Provision of Victim Services
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£36,180 22/06/2020
Provision of Victim Services
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Survivors Network Ltd
£5,000 25/03/2020
11
Funding was provided for volunteer development and running costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Survivors' Network Young People's Project
£779,690 06/08/2019
60
The organisation will use funding to support the provision of a specialist service for 14-18 year-old survivors of sexual violence and abuse. Funding will be used to increase the capacity in East ....more
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£90,720 01/04/2019
To provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of rape and sexual abuse, including victims of child sexual abuse.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Survivors Network
£88,521 27/03/2019
36
The charity supports survivors of sexual violence and exploitation. The funding will support their core work focusing on the volunteering element of this as well as associated core costs of the ....more
Ministry of Justice - Female Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
£24,000 01/04/2018
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
£67,102 01/04/2018
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£24,000 01/04/2017
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund
£63,624 01/04/2017
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence.
The Blagrave Trust - Have your say young people's project
£3,950 09/08/2016
Feedback Fund 2016
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund
£60,000 01/04/2016
12
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£24,000 01/04/2016
12
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Survivors Network
£66,949 17/03/2016
36
The funding will support the Volunteer Buddy Scheme through a programme of peer support matching a survivor of sexual violence to a mentor with lived experience. The grant will pay for set up costs ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Survivors Network
£28,000 29/03/2012
the salary of the Project Manager
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-58
  • SOPHIE GIBSON (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Charity Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/12/2011, number: 1144878
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/09/2011, number: 07780363
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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

Survivors Network
6A Pavilion Buildings
BRIGHTON
BN1 1EE

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS OF SURVIVORS OF ALL FORMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE BY PROVIDING COUNSELLING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO SUCH SURVIVORS, THEIR PARTNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND BY RAISING AWARENESS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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