SCARBOROUGH SURVIVORS

Registered charity 1044058 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A user-led organisation with the emphasis on self-help and sharing information gained by personal experiences. A key element is to represent the voice of the service user both locally and nationally.The Resource Centre offers meaningful activities four afternoons per week, those activities include:- Computer classes, Reading group, Drama & Movement, Art, Paper Crafts, Music and many more.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO HAVE OR HAVE SUFFERED MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY THE PROVISION OF A RESOURCE CENTRE AND A HELPLINE OFFERING ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£436k
Latest spending
£501k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £64,638 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £11,055, which is below the stated policy target of twelve months of operational costs, and the trustees are actively seeking additional general funding to maintain core services.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,000 - £79,999 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“One employee received emoluments in the band £70,000 to £79,999.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received emoluments in the band £70,000 to £79,999.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Grants (59% of income)
“The principal funding source is from North Yorkshire Adult and Community Services and the Scarborough & Ryedale Clinical Commissioning Group, who has provided grants during the year of £55,055.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: twelve months (reserves figure: £11k)
“Free reserves held by the group will not exceed that necessary to operate the charity for twelve months.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £410,729 — grants £410,729 (1); 94% of the £436,484 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Government income: £55,055 — grants £55,055 (1); 8% of the £698,820 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 8
  • Government income: £55,055 — grants £55,055 (1); 13% of the £409,728 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
TEES, ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTScarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Crisis Café——

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£699k
Total spending
£664k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£436k£501k
31/03/2024£699k£664k
31/03/2023£410k£400k
31/03/2022£359k£308k
31/03/2021£220k£186k

Common questions

Is SCARBOROUGH SURVIVORS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £64,638 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £11,055, which is below the stated policy target of twelve months of operational costs, and the trustees are actively seeking additional general funding to maintain core services. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of SCARBOROUGH SURVIVORS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,000 - £79,999 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds SCARBOROUGH SURVIVORS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SCARBOROUGH SURVIVORS as a grant recipient include TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST LAURENCE, SCALBY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kProgramme: Coronavirus Community Fund
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST LAURENCE, SCALBYFY2021£960Missions giving

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Disability Action01/11/2020£7kNET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
The National Lottery Community Fund14/12/2005£5kComputers
The National Lottery Community Fund29/11/2005£132kSAFE (Survivors of Abuse Feeling Empowered)

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SCARBOROUGH SURVIVORS£436k£70,000 - £79,9991unclear—no doubt
THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
NATIONAL SURVIVOR USER NETWORK FY2025£827k£59,6240unclear—no doubt
THE SURVIVORS TRUST FY2025£838k——below—no doubt
CAN-SURVIVE UK FY2025£279k—0unclear—no doubt
SUPPORT FOR CARERS (SCARBOROUGH AND DISTRICT) FY2026£86k—0unclear—no doubt

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