Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 8

SURVIVORS UNITE

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Data adjusted to reflect year end change

Period ending	31/07/20	31/07/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£85,581	£93,777	£52,065	£189,743
Total spending	£27,048	£79,552	£75,154	£118,164
Surplus/deficit	£58,533	£14,225	-£23,089	£71,579

Established: 6 years

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse

Purposes

The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Scottish Borders

Who it helps

Other defined groups

Who supports 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Safe Oaks Project
£150,000	31/10/2022	This group will use the funding to support adult survivors of child sexual abuse in the Scottish Borders improving their mental wellbeing and feelings of inclusion. Activity to be delivered will ....more This group will use the funding to support adult survivors of child sexual abuse in the Scottish Borders improving their mental wellbeing and feelings of inclusion. Activity to be delivered will include group sessions peer-to-peer connection one-to-one counselling and waiting list support. Services will be delivered both in person and online.
Foundation Scotland - Safe Oaks
£45,000	19/03/2020 35	to contribute towards delivering therapy and counselling sessions for survivors of sexual abuse.
National Lottery Community Fund - Safe Oaks
£100,000	16/12/2019 37	This group will use the funding to support adult survivors, both male and female, of childhood sexual abuse. The project will provide integrated therapeutic counselling and peer support which will ....more This group will use the funding to support adult survivors, both male and female, of childhood sexual abuse. The project will provide integrated therapeutic counselling and peer support which will include trauma informed emotional support, recreational activities and advocacy services. The project is targeted at adults who haven't previously disclosed their childhood abuse and is to benefit 200 people over the next three years.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 23/07/2018, number: SC048563

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

Unit 3A Tweedmill Business Park, Selkirk, TD7 5DZ

Objectives

4 The organisation's purposes are the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through: 4.1 Providing safe, confidential, person-centred support for adults who have experienced childhood sexual abuse, to their families and significant others in the Scottish Borders 4.2 To be a credible and trusted peer support organisation with established referral pathways that those working with survivors can signpost to, and those using the service can be signposted from. 4.3 Raising awareness , support prevention and reduce stigma around issues affecting survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the Scottish Borders

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