SOUTH LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES
Provide services, advocacy, outreach support, group support to women suffering the impact of domestic violence. Provide volunteer training course OCN accredited.
Objects
(I) TO RELIEVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN LIVING PARTICULARLY IN SOUTH LIVERPOOL BUT NOT EXCLUDING THE WIDER LIVERPOOL AREA WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE(II) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF COMMUNITY SAFETY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE(III) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE CONVENIENTLY OR ADVANTAGEOUSLY CARRIED OUT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OBJECTS SET OUT IN SUB-CLAUSES (I) AND (II) ABOVE
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £13,810 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £123,416 to £109,606. The trustees note that the charity relies significantly on restricted grant funding and that continued fundraising is essential to protect services. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £69,415, which is slightly below the stated policy target of approximately £70,000.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees acknowledge that the ideal level of free reserves would represent three months' running costs including salaries and potential redundancy costs (approximately £70,000).” — page 13
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2025) → no going-concern doubt (FY2026).
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 9
- Government income: £116,508 — grants £116,508 (4); 37% of the £311,033 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 8
- Government income: £67,072 — grants £67,072 (4); 29% of the £234,713 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 7
- Government income: £84,800 — grants £84,800 (3); 42% of the £200,939 total gross income on the same return
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 03568979
Company officers (Companies House)
- MISRA, Satvinder Kaur on trustee list
- CAMPBELL, Julie on trustee list
- NOON, Lauren on trustee list
- HEAP, Linda on trustee list
- EVANS, Laura Helen on trustee list
- JOHNSON, Paula Colette on trustee list
- GILSTON, Louise Marie on trustee list
- RADCLIFFE, Rebecca
Trustees
- Laura Helen Evanschair
- Julie Campbell
- LOUISE GILSTON
- Lauren Noon
- Linda Heap
- Paula Johnson
- Satvinder Kaur Misra
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £311k | £325k |
| 31/03/2025 | £235k | £211k |
| 31/03/2024 | £201k | £206k |
| 31/03/2023 | £176k | £168k |
| 31/03/2022 | £114k | £82k |
Common questions
Is SOUTH LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £13,810 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £123,416 to £109,606. The trustees note that the charity relies significantly on restricted grant funding and that continued fundraising is essential to protect services. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £69,415, which is slightly below the stated policy target of approximately £70,000. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SOUTH LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTH LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES as a grant recipient include ROSA FUND, LIVERPOOL CHARITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSA FUND | FY2024 | £25k | Stand With Us Fund |
| ROSA FUND | FY2023 | £25k | Stand With Us Fund |
| LIVERPOOL CHARITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES | FY2022 | £19k | The Ellie Trust |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/07/2024 | £400k | South Liverpool Domestic Abuse Services |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/06/2019 | £10k | South Liverpool Domestic Abuse Service |
| UK government | 01/01/2019 | £8k | Tampon Tax Community Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/07/2012 | £265k | Targeted Domestic Violence Community Support Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/10/2006 | £9k | Oct-Dec Services for SGDVP |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £255k |
| MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £119k |
| THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST | 1 | £65k |
| THE LAWSON TRUST CIO | 1 | £25k |
| THE BROOK TRUST | 1 | £18k |
| HOPESTEAD | 1 | £18k |
| SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST | 1 | £8k |
| ED DE NUNZIO CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- DOMESTIC ABUSE VOLUNTEER SUPPORT SERVICES
- LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE 2006
- SOUTHERN DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE
- SOUTH WEST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE
- INDEPENDENT DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES
- CAMBRIDGE WOMEN'S AID
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES | £311k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DOMESTIC ABUSE VOLUNTEER SUPPORT SERVICES | £575k | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | below | — | no doubt |
| LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE 2006 | £443k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOUTHERN DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE | £10.0m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| SOUTH WEST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE | £923k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| INDEPENDENT DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES | £7.8m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |