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SAFERWORLD

Registered charity 1043843 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Saferworld is an independent non-governmental organisation that works to prevent armed violence and create safer communities in which people can lead peaceful and rewarding lives.

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Latest income
£19.4m
Latest spending
£19.6m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £838k are currently below the trustees' stated target of £1.5 million, although the charity generated a surplus in the year. The trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the organization's ability to continue as a going concern for at least the next twelve months.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: European Commission (32% of income)
“European Commission 6,167”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £838k; policy: £1.5 million)
“At £838k, Unrestricted reserves are currently below the target level” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Consulting (Beijing) Co. Ltd.
“Saferworld also maintains necessary programme country registrations and a subsidiary in China, Consulting (Beijing) Co. Ltd.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Saferworld (matched by registered charity number).

Advertised salaries (public job ads)

Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£19.4m
Total spending
£19.6m
Cost of raising funds
£432k
Reserves (reported)
£838k
Employees
223

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kenya · Kyrgyzstan · Somalia · South Sudan · Sudan · Uganda · Yemen

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£19.4m£19.6m
31/03/2024£18.4m£20.7m
31/03/2023£22.4m£18.9m
31/03/2022£14.1m£14.8m
31/03/2021£18.8m£18.3m

Common questions

Is SAFERWORLD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £838k are currently below the trustees' stated target of £1.5 million, although the charity generated a surplus in the year. The trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the organization's ability to continue as a going concern for at least the next twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Who funds SAFERWORLD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SAFERWORLD as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£168kIn pursuit of stronger UK and European arms transfer controls
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£158kSecurity Policy Change 2023 – 2026: UK security assistance in a changing world
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£157kPeacebuilding responses to crises and threats: challenging trends in securitisation
POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£150kPeace and Security
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£120kRethinking Security – coordination and operating costs
POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£112k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£100k
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£50kPeacebuilding responses to crises and threats
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£19kPeace Pool

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
The Leathersellers' Foundation2£250k
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUST1£74k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, COLLIER ROW, ROMFORD1£50k
THE KING HENRY VIII ENDOWED TRUST, WARWICK1£36k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£32k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO1£25k
THE LINDER FOUNDATION1£25k
THE RAYNE FOUNDATION1£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SAFE IN OUR WORLD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SAFERWORLD£19.4m——below—no doubt
SAFE IN OUR WORLD FY2025£338k—0unclear—no doubt
THE S.A.F.E. FOUNDATION FY2025£292k—0above—no doubt
SAFELINE WARWICK FY2025£2.2mmore than £60,0001above—no doubt
SAFE INTERNATIONAL FY2025£109k—0below—no doubt
SAFER PLACES FY2025£4.4m£82,4823unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.