SOUTH LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES

Registered charity 1071552 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPEKE GARSTON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT, SPEKE GARSTON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT LIMITED

Provide services, advocacy, outreach support, group support to women suffering the impact of domestic violence. Provide volunteer training course OCN accredited.

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Latest income
£235k
Latest spending
£211k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £23,348 for the year, with total unrestricted general reserves of £44,416. The trustees acknowledge that this level of free reserves is below their stated ideal policy target of approximately £50,000, which represents three months' running costs. The charity notes it is dependent on securing sufficient future funds to cover activities, relying mainly on short-term restricted grants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' running costs including salaries and potential redundancy costs (approximately £50,000) (held: £44k)
“The Trustees acknowledge that the ideal level of free reserves would represent three months' running costs including salaries and potential redundancy costs (approximately £50,000).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Trustees are dependent on securing sufficient funds to cover its activities in the foreseeable future. Based upon business plans, current fundraising, a policy of maximising income and minimising costs and the availability of a reserve the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that adequate funds will be available to run the service and on that basis the accounts are prepared on going concern basis.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees reimbursed for travel and subsistence
“During the year, six Trustees were reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses of £353.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£235k£211k
31/03/2024£201k£206k
31/03/2023£176k£168k
31/03/2022£114k£82k
31/03/2021£140k£105k

Common questions

Is SOUTH LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £23,348 for the year, with total unrestricted general reserves of £44,416. The trustees acknowledge that this level of free reserves is below their stated ideal policy target of approximately £50,000, which represents three months' running costs. The charity notes it is dependent on securing sufficient future funds to cover activities, relying mainly on short-term restricted grants. Its FY2025 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

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ROSA FUNDFY2024£25kStand With Us Fund
ROSA FUNDFY2023£25kStand With Us Fund
LIVERPOOL CHARITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICESFY2022£19kThe Ellie Trust

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/07/2024£400kSouth Liverpool Domestic Abuse Services
The National Lottery Community Fund27/06/2019£10kSouth Liverpool Domestic Abuse Service
UK government01/01/2019£8kTampon Tax Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund12/07/2012£265kTargeted Domestic Violence Community Support Project
The National Lottery Community Fund26/10/2006£9kOct-Dec Services for SGDVP

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 TRAFFORD DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUTH LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES£235k—0unclear—noted
TRAFFORD DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES FY2025£3.1m——unclear—no doubt
RESPEITO LTD FY2026£49k—0unclear—no doubt
AYLESBURY WOMEN'S AID FY2025£1.1m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID FY2025£2.0m—0within—no doubt
CALAN DVS FY2025£3.9m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

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