Survivor Space Oxfordshire

Registered charity 1131054 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OXFORD SEXUAL ABUSE AND RAPE CRISIS CENTRE, OXFORDSHIRE SEXUAL ABUSE AND RAPE CRISIS CENTRE

Survivor Space Oxfordshire supports survivors of sexual violence, promote and advocate for their needs and work towards the elimination of sexual violence.

Objects

To preserve and protect the health and relieve the distress and trauma of survivors particularly women and girls who have experienced any form of sexual violence;To advance public education about all matters relating to sexual violence particularly as experienced by women and girls.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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

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Registered contact address: Oxford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£887k
Latest spending
£719k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £167,727 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income rising to £886,626. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £451,010, which the trustees note is above their policy target of 3-6 months' operating costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no matters requiring attention.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,000 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One of the employees of the company earned £60,000 or more (£60,000 - £70,000: 1) during the periods ended 31 March 2026 (2025: one).” — page 21
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One of the employees of the company earned £60,000 or more (£60,000 - £70,000: 1) during the periods ended 31 March 2026 (2025: one).” — page 21
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 3-6 months’ operating costs (reserves figure: £451k)
“The trustees’ reserves policy is to maintain unrestricted free reserves equivalent to 3-6 months’ operating costs.” — page 9
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 19
  • Government income: £325,240 — grants £325,240 (3); 37% of the £886,626 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Government income: £348,725 — grants £348,725 (5); 50% of the £690,939 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Government income: £366,514 — grants £366,514 (3); 48% of the £766,323 total gross income on the same return

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Survivor Space Oxfordshire (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.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£887k
Total spending
£719k
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£451k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~7.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£887k£719k
31/03/2025£691k£654k
31/03/2024£766k£727k
31/03/2023£755k£847k
31/03/2022£812k£865k

Common questions

Is Survivor Space Oxfordshire financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £167,727 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income rising to £886,626. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £451,010, which the trustees note is above their policy target of 3-6 months' operating costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no matters requiring attention. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of Survivor Space Oxfordshire earn?

Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,000 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds Survivor Space Oxfordshire?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Survivor Space Oxfordshire as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, DELVES CHARITABLE TRUST, DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2025£25kGrant
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£15kDomestic Abuse
DELVES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£8k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kSingle payment

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/11/2025£418kSurvivor Support Expansion Project
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2024£20kChildren and Young People’s Counselling
UK government01/08/2023£210kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
Postcode Lottery27/07/2022£25kSupporting survivors of sexual violence in Oxfordshire
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2021£10kOSARCC Welcome Team
UK government01/04/2019£168kRape & Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£68kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2019£10kInformation meetings
UK government01/01/2019£10kTampon Tax Community Fund
UK government01/04/2018£50k2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
UK government01/04/2018£18kFemale Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
Oxford City Council09/02/2017£15kGrant to Oxford Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund22/03/2016£713kWGI Stage 2
The National Lottery Community Fund12/11/2015£4kWGI Stage 2
The National Lottery Community Fund06/09/2012£10kSexual Violence Survivors Support Group
UK government—£48k2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund
UK government—£18k2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)

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 THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Survivor Space Oxfordshire£887k£60,000 - £70,0001above—no doubt
THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
SURVIVE (SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE) FY2025£546k—0below—no doubt
SURVIVE FY2025£32k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SURVIVORS TRUST FY2025£838k——below—no doubt
HOMELESS OXFORDSHIRE LIMITED FY2025£6.3m——above—no doubt

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