Overall GiG Score: 18 ?
Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

WE ARE SURVIVORS 

To promote & protect the good health of male survivors of sexual abuse, rape & sexual exploitation; alongside those affected by male sexual violation; across Greater Manchester and throughout England & Wales by providing qualified Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Social Workers, ISVAs and Support Workers to advise and support them to cope and recover to move beyond their unwanted sexual experiences
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
  • 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
Established: 12 years
(15 years as a company)

www.wearesurvivors.org.uk

support@wearesurvivors.org.uk

01612362182

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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£1,669£1,361£308£58£775£68663318
31/03/22£1,018£986£32£36£466£3704.52512
31/03/21£904£727£177£24£434£3075.1185
31/03/20£641£604£37£17£257£2094.2176
31/03/19*£631£602£29£17£220£1863.7144
05/04/18£525£560£-35£15£191£1884130
05/04/17£444£319£126£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£352£340£12£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£200£143£56£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14?£29£58£-29£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/13£80£25£55£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 42%
Liabilities/Income: 33%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 33 employees
  • 18 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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
Ministry of Justice£424,472
Home Office£98,248
Lloyds Bank Foundation£84,250
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Survivors Manchester
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£82,236 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
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£156,000 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
£70,740 12/11/2020
Provision of Victim Services
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Survivors Manchester
£7,000 24/07/2020
Grant to Survivors Manchester meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£11,496 22/06/2020
Provision of Victim Services
Home Office - National Sexual Violence Support Fund
£60,000 01/04/2020
This funding is seeking to provide support to organisations providing vitally important, specialist services to survivors of rape and sexual violence, thereby supporting Government objectives ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Survivors Manchester
£75,000 19/12/2019
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the charity supports male survivors of rape and sexual exploitation, in Greater Manchester, to reduce the immediate symptoms of post traumatic stress, learn to adapt safer coping mechanisms and begin ....more
Home Office - National Sexual Violence Support Fund 2019-20
£38,248 01/04/2019
This funding is seeking to provide support to organisations providing vitally important, specialist services to survivors of rape and sexual violence, thereby supporting Government objectives ....more
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£104,000 01/04/2019
To provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of rape and sexual abuse, including victims of child sexual abuse.
Home Office - National Sexual Violence Support Fund 18/19
£37,500 01/04/2018
This funding is seeking to provide support to organisations providing vitally important, specialist services to survivors of rape and sexual violence, thereby supporting Government objectives ....more
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2019 Male Rape Support Fund
£52,938 01/04/2018
To provide direct support services to males aged 13 or over who are, or have been, victims of rape and other forms of sexual violence
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Male Rape Support Fund
£52,151 01/04/2017
To provide direct support services to males aged 13 or over who are, or have been, victims of rape and other forms of sexual violence.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Survivors Manchester
£99,000 28/03/2017
36
the charity supports male survivors of rape and sexual exploitation, in Greater Manchester, to reduce the immediate symptoms of post traumatic stress, learn to adapt safer coping mechanisms and begin ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Survivors Manchester
£85,000 01/03/2017
24
to enable the Male Survivors Partnership to research best practice in working with male victims
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Male Rape Support Fund
£49,994 01/04/2016
12
To provide direct support services to males aged 13 or over who are, or have been, victims of rape and other forms of sexual violence
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards therapeutic, psycho-education based peer support group
£3,400 09/02/2015
Towards therapeutic, psycho-education based peer support group for adult male survivors of sexual abuse who are currently serving a custodial sentence in HMP Riseley.
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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: 32-65
  • DR ANDREW TOMKINS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant Physician In Genitourinary Medicine
  • PROF CRAIG HARRIS (Chair) Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Accountable Officer And Managing Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/12/2011, number: 1144941
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/02/2009, number: 06811096
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
  • 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
11 returns made; AR19: 20 days late,
Main office

We Are Survivors
Unit 9 Brewery Yard
Deva City Office Park
Trinity Way
SALFORD
M3 7BB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF MALE SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE, RAPE AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION; ALONG THOSE AFFECTED BY MALE SEXUAL VIOLATION; ACROSS GREATER MANCHESTER AND THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES BY PROVIDING QUALIFIED COUNSELLORS, PSYCHOTHERAPISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, ISVAS AND GENERAL SUPPORT WORKERS TO ADVISE AND SUPPORT THEM TO COPE AND RECOVER TO MOVE BEYOND THEIR UNWANTED SEXUAL EXPERIENCES

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER MANCHESTER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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