Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 13
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Future income +5
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +13
Overall GiG Score: 23 ?

SAFETY NET (UK)

We support the recovery of all those affected by rape, exploitation, sexual and domestic abuse across Cumbria. Our holistic and trauma informed services offer advice, support, advocacy and therapy.1:1 work in schools, plus workshops and training.Support groupsTraining and Education.Work in schools.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be 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
  • 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
31/03/23£845£834£11£23£401£20831910
31/03/22£672£573£98£15£391£2495.21810
31/03/21*£617£555£62£18£292£1683.61210
31/03/20£558£650£-91£26£230£961.81214
31/03/19£624£551£73£35£321£1032.2139
31/03/18£504£471£33£21£248£862.2120
31/03/17£476£452£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 52%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 7.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 9 years

http://safetynetuk.org/

Office@safetynetuk.org

01228 515859

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • 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
Ministry of Justice£320,960
Henry Smith Charity£240,000
BBC Children in Need£99,726
Cumbria Community Foundation£97,736
Garfield Weston Foundation£80,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£80,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£62,522
Masonic Trust£60,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 21/12/2023
Supporting adults and children who have been affected by abuse and trauma in Cumbria.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Safety Net (UK)
£80,000 12/12/2023
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Main Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Safety Net (UK) Volunteer Project 2023-2024
£10,000 26/05/2023
The funding will be used to continue to support volunteers who will then offer tailored support to those affected by rape exploitation sexual and domestic abuse. This provides advocacy befriending trauma and counselling support access to men’s ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£60,000 17/05/2023
Employment of Children and Young People's Practitioner, providing specialist recovery support to those who have experienced sexual or domestic abuse.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Safety Net (UK)
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Safety Net (UK)
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 29/07/2022
Safety Net (UK) Core Costs Project 2022-2023
Cumbria Community Foundation - Volunteer Project 2022-2023
£10,000 21/07/2022
11
Volunteer Project 2022-2023
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Safety Net (UK)
£50,000 13/05/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Safety Net (UK)
National Lottery Community Fund - Safety Net (UK) Volunteer Project 2022-2023
£10,000 22/04/2022
The funding will be used towards a volunteer coordinator role who will train volunteers to offer tailored support to survivors of abuse. The project aims to reduce symptoms of trauma and isolation while improving their wellbeing and keeping people ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Safety Net (UK)
£120,000 07/04/2022
36
towards three years' salary of a freelance Duty and Assessment Practitioner supporting adults and children affected by rape, sexual and domestic abuse and, or exploitation, and negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in Cumbria.
Cumbria Community Foundation - HS Award 2022 - Donor advised
£1,000 23/02/2022
HS Award 2022 - Donor advised
Cumbria Community Foundation - Household Support Fund
£10,000 04/01/2022
Household Support Fund
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Safety Net (UK)
£99,226 10/08/2021
This project will deliver specialist support for children and young people who have experienced sexual and/or domestic abuse, violence and exploitation, leading to feeling better, improved relationships and ability to cope.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Safety Net (UK)
£120,000 06/05/2021
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation that supports the recovery of both adults and children affected by rape, sexual and domestic abuse and/or exploitation across North and West Cumbria.
National Lottery Community Fund - Trauma Informed Practitioner and Volunteer Coordinator Project 2021-2022
£10,000 30/03/2021
11
The project will use the funding to support beneficiaries affected by rape exploitation sexual/domestic abuse. It will offer advice information and interventions with its core therapeutic service provision and peer support service which is delivered ....more
Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£92,440 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 grant agreement during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 12/02/2021
Safety Net (UK) Core Funding 2021-2022
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 grant agreement during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Staff costs
£21,778 19/11/2020
Staff costs
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£31,222 12/11/2020
Provision of Victim Services
Cumbria Community Foundation - West Cumbria Whole Family Approach to Tackling Domestic and Sexual Abuse 2020-2023
£33,600 30/09/2020
West Cumbria Whole Family Approach to Tackling Domestic and Sexual Abuse 2020-2023
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Safety Net (UK)
£10,272 24/07/2020
Grant to Safety Net (UK) 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
£61,218 22/06/2020
Provision of Victim Services
Cumbria Community Foundation - Six laptops
£3,600 10/06/2020
11
Six laptops
Cumbria Community Foundation - Wages, training costs and phones for staff and volunteers
£9,758 15/04/2020
5
Wages, training costs and phones for staff and volunteers
Cumbria Community Foundation - Volunteer Development Officer salary and volunteer costs
£3,000 08/04/2020
Volunteer Development Officer salary and volunteer costs
Cumbria Community Foundation - Volunteer Development Officer salary and volunteer costs
£5,000 08/04/2020
Volunteer Development Officer salary and volunteer costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer Project 2020 - 2021
£10,000 17/02/2020
12
The funding will be used to contribute towards a volunteering project to raise awareness and offer support to those affected by rape, exploitation and both sexual and domestic abuse. The project aims to provide increased support, physically and ....more
Cumbria Community Foundation - Peer support group for men
£4,000 31/10/2019
Peer support group for men
Cumbria Community Foundation - Staff and activity costs
£5,956 31/10/2019
Staff and activity costs
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 24/07/2019
Safety Net (UK) Running Costs 2019- 2022
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500 31/05/2019
WCA Winner 2019-2020 Cohort
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.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Refurbishment and IT of Workington premises
£15,000 19/12/2018
Improve the energy efficiency of the building
Cumbria Community Foundation - Workington premises
£30,000 20/09/2018
Workington premises
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
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Safety Net (UK)
£75,000 20/03/2018
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To employ an additional post of a full-time Integrated Support Worker, who would support an additional 65 adults per year who have been the victims of domestic violence, child abuse or sexual violence in North Cumbria.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Invest grant to Safety Net (UK)
£25,000 20/03/2018
12
Continutation grant over one year to Safety Net (UK) under the Invest funding programme
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Safety Net (UK)
£120,000 14/03/2018
36
towards three years' salary of a project in Cumbria providing counselling for children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse, rape or domestic violence
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 15/01/2018
Safety Net core costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CAROL TRAVERS Appointed: 2023
  • DR KATHRYN MICHELLE DIXON Appointed: 2021
  • ELEANOR HANCOCK (Chair) Appointed: 2024
  • JAMES KING Appointed: 2023
  • MARK HATTRICK Appointed: 2021
  • MELISSA AURELIA Appointed: 2022
  • RACHAEL RHEINBACH Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/12/2015, number: 1164998
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
  • Investing charity funds 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
7 returns made; AR21: 50 days late,
Main office

1 FISHER STREET
CARLISLE
CA3 8RR

Objectives

(1)TO RELIEVE THE TRAUMA AND DISTRESS OF VICTIMS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS THEREOF OF RAPE, INDECENT ASSAULT, SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND INCEST AND DOMESTIC ABUSE, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, LISTENING AND SUPPORT, IN AND ACROSS THE UK.(2)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING RAPE SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ABUSE AND DOMESTIC ABUSE AND ITS EFFECT BOTH ON ITS VICTIMS AND ON THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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