SELF INJURY SUPPORT LTD

Registered charity 1092299 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BCSW, BRISTOL CRISIS SERVICE FOR WOMEN, SIFT

Self Injury Support (formerly Bristol Crisis Service for Women), operating as Sift, provides support to anyone affected by self-harm. We provide text, email and phone support services, one-to-one peer support and training both in-person and online. We also provide information and resources for anyone in contact with someone who self-harms.

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Latest income
£441k
Latest spending
£385k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves at the end of the year amounted to £58,022, which is below the charity's stated policy target of approximately three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(26,098) for the year, resulting in total net assets of £133,961.

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: £58k; policy: approximately three months unrestricted expenditure)
“Free reserves at the end of the year amounted to £58,022”
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 — Self Injury Support (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£441k£385k
31/03/2025£385k£412k
31/03/2024£326k£302k
31/03/2023£208k£245k
31/03/2022£316k£263k

Common questions

Is SELF INJURY SUPPORT LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves at the end of the year amounted to £58,022, which is below the charity's stated policy target of approximately three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(26,098) for the year, resulting in total net assets of £133,961. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SELF INJURY SUPPORT LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SELF INJURY SUPPORT LTD as a grant recipient include THE CAMELLIA FOUNDATION, ROSA FUND, CHRISTOS LAZARI FOUNDATION, THE SANDHU CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CAMELLIA FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
ROSA FUNDFY2024£7kVoices from the Front Line
CHRISTOS LAZARI FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kFunding towards supporting those affected by self-harm through the provision of self-help tools and a UK- wide, multi-channel support service.
THE SANDHU CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITYFY2024£5kCommunity and social
THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2024£4kMental Health
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE LIGHT FUND COMPANYFY2023£3k
THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kNational
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kNational
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2kMaterials costs of expressive Arts Group project run by this charity offering self injury support.
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE RAINFORD TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATIONFY2023£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery29/09/2023£25kProject Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund03/05/2023£496kBetter Self Harm Support in the UK
The National Lottery Community Fund01/09/2021£124kDirect Support for People who Self-harm
The National Lottery Community Fund11/06/2020£90kSustaining National Self Harm Support Services
The National Lottery Community Fund17/10/2019£50kDevelopment Grant (Development Grant)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/07/2019£84k"Oral History of a Groundbreaking Grassroots Women's Mental Health Organisation"
The National Lottery Community Fund21/02/2006£273kSelf Injury and People with Learning Difficulties

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 BATTLE SCARS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SELF INJURY SUPPORT LTD£441k—0below—no doubt
BATTLE SCARS FY2026£167k—0unclear—no doubt
SAFE Foundation FY2026£268k——unclear—no doubt
SAMARITANS OF EXETER MID AND EAST DEVON FY2025£153k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SANDVILLE SELF HELP FOUNDATION FY2025£419k—0unclear—no doubt
NORWICH SAMARITANS FY2025£300k—0below—no doubt

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