Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

SAFE SPACE LTD 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
Established: 32 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Total income £215,085 £211,984 £203,256 £191,215 £192,264 £217,906
Total spending £183,283 £186,443 £206,248 £191,278 £194,043 £183,078
Surplus/deficit £31,802 £25,541 -£2,992 -£63 -£1,779 £34,828
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Fife
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • Other defined groups

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
Women's Fund for Scotland£5,000
Foundation Scotland£2,680
The Clothworkers Foundation£2,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Women's Fund for Scotland - GROUPWORK
£5,000 27/02/2023
To fund specialist art therapists and trauma sensitive yoga teachers to deliver services to women in Fife who have experienced childhood sexual abuse.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to safe-space-ltd
£2,500 08/06/2021
refurbishment of furniture for a charity supporting suvivors of childhood sexual abuse in Fife
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Safe Space Ltd
£2,680 01/06/2020
To purchase tablets and mobile broadband for clients who have no access to the internet or tablets so that they can be involved in on-line groups.
Robertson Trust - The running costs of Safe Space
£45,000 21/03/2017
The running costs of Safe Space
Corra Foundation - HDA-16/668
£4,850 01/12/2016
for the costs of art therapy sessions over a year

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (4)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 41-78
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 01/01/1992, number: SC008695
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/02/2005, number: SC279327
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Gatehouse, Dunfermline Business Centre , Izatt Avenue, Dunfermline , Fife, KY11 3BZ

Objectives

The company's objects are: (a) To provide support for survivors of childhood sexual abuse through counselling, advice and assistance to such persons and their families. (b) To advance knowledge and understanding of the effects of sexual abuse through education and awareness programmes. (c) To address issues of isolation for survivors through promotion and encouragement of group work for both survivors and non-abusing significant others. (d) To provide training for those who support survivors either within the company or through other professional or relational structures.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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