SAFA CUMBRIA

Registered charity 1121122 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SELF HARM AWARENSS FOR THE FURNESS AREA (SAFA)

To protect and preserve the health and relieve the needs of the people in Cumbria who self harm and create greater awareness of self harm through training and education.

Objects

TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE HEALTH AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE FURNESS AREA WHO SELF HARM BY:-1) TO PROVIDE A LOCAL INFORMATION AND SUPPORT SERVICE FOR PEOPLE WHO SELF-HARM AND TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THEM.2) TO PROVIDE FREE PROFESSIONAL QUALIFIED COUNSELLING AND FACILITATED GROUP SUPPORT, WORKING IN ACCORDANCE TO THE BACP ETHICAL FRAMEWORK FOR GOOD PRACTICE IN COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY.3) TO CREATE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SELF-HARM AND TO DISPERSE THE MYTHS SURROUNDING IT.4) TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF SELF-HARM AND RELATED ISSUES BY PROVIDING SPECIFIC TRAINING TO GROUPS, ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS.5) TO CO-OPERATE WITH STATUTORY, VOLUNTARY AND PRIVATE SECTOR AGENCIES IN ORDER TO GIVE INDIVIDUALS CHOICES ABOUT ACCESS TO THE VARIOUS SERVICES AVAILABLE LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY.6) TO PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT IN HARM REDUCTION AND CARE OF WOUNDS.70 TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR SELF-HARMERS VOICES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, CUMBRIA

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

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

Registered contact address: Westmorland and Furness, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £27,850 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves falling to a deficit of £94,015. The trustees' report notes that while the funding environment is challenging, the organization remains determined to sustain its services despite the financial loss. The independent examiner's report confirms the accounts were compiled from accounting records without verification or audit opinion.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2022 (received 06/07/2023, 6 days after the 30/06/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 06344630

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Biscone — “We are deeply honoured to have been chosen as Biscone’s charity partner and look forward to working together to make a meaningful and lastin…” (source page)

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.

• GIBSON, Lucy Erin — director, appointed 12/06/2025on trustee list
• BROADLEY, Simon — director, appointed 19/11/2024on trustee list
• SHIRLEY, Benjamin Graham — director, appointed 16/10/2023on trustee list
• SHUTTLEWORTH, Timothy Craig — director, appointed 13/03/2023on trustee list
• DOUGAN, Emily — director, appointed 14/02/2022on trustee list
• MONCRIEF, Katie Clare — director, appointed 08/11/2021on trustee list
• BURNS, Ian — director, appointed 10/12/2018on trustee list
• LAIRD, Dennis — director, appointed 08/11/2014on trustee list
• DALTIONI, Cindy Dawn — director, appointed 01/10/2009not on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ian Burnschair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Benjamin Graham Shirley
• DENNIS LAIRD
• Emily Dougan
• Katie Moncrief
• Lucy Erin Gibson
• Simon Broadley
• Timothy Shuttleworth

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Common questions

Shared trustees with funders

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• Ian Burns — trustee here and at THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST

Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with VOLUNTARY ACTION CUMBRIA.

• VOLUNTARY ACTION CUMBRIA income £914k
• CUMBRIA DEAF ASSOCIATION income £323k
• SAFETY NET (UK) income £1.1m
• CUMBRIA COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE income £1.4m
• Futureproof Cumbria income £1.8m
• CUMBRIA COMMUNITY HOMES income £4.0m

Side by side with its peers

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