SURVIVE (SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE)
Registered charity 1069129 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SURVIVE, SURVIVE (SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN NORTH YORKSHIRE), SURVIVE (SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN NORTH YORKSHIRE), SURVIVE (WOMEN SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN NORTH YORKSHIRE)
We provide support and information to adult survivors of rape, sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse in York and North Yorkshire.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £48,004 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £390,180 to £342,176. Per the trustees' report, free reserves are currently £106,395, which is below the stated policy target of approximately three months' expenditure (£255,000). The charity notes it is around £200,000 behind its confirmed income targets for the following year and plans to close its waiting list to unfunded referrals due to high demand and limited resources.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £106k; policy: three months budget-level expenditure of unrestricted funds)
“free reserves are currently £106,395 which means that there is a gap in the level of reserves needed of £148,605.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Survive - Support for Survivors of Rape and Sexual Abuse (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- SOWERBY, Laura — director, appointed 17/07/2024on trustee list
- HODGSON, Evelyn Suzanne — director, appointed 19/05/2021on trustee list
- GODDERIDGE, Margaret Sinclair — secretary, appointed 04/05/2020
Official officers record.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£24k
Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 4.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/04/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Laura Jayne Sowerbychair
- Dr Peter Ernest Meek
- Evelyn Suzanne Hodgson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: City Of York · East Riding Of Yorkshire · North Yorkshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SURVIVE (SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £48,004 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £390,180 to £342,176. Per the trustees' report, free reserves are currently £106,395, which is below the stated policy target of approximately three months' expenditure (£255,000). The charity notes it is around £200,000 behind its confirmed income targets for the following year and plans to close its waiting list to unfunded referrals due to high demand and limited resources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SURVIVE (SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SURVIVE (SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE) as a grant recipient include THE DASHLIGHT FOUNDATION, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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