RESPECT

Registered charity 1141636 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC051284 (OSCR)

Respect is a membership organisation. We develop, deliver and support effective services for:-male and female perpetrators of domestic violence-young people who use violence and abuse at home and in relationships-men who are victims of domestic violence

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Latest income
£3.1m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £410,094 at the end of the year, which exceeds the Board's stated minimum policy target of £228,749 (equivalent to three months of operating costs). Although the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £43,763 for the year, the trustees confirm the charity remains in a good financial position with adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (held: £410k)
“the minimum appropriate level of unrestricted reserves to operate in the current financial climate should be equivalent to 3 months of operating costs, this equated to £228,749.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Walter Hunter & Co Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.1m
Total spending
£3.2m
Reserves (reported)
£410k
Employees
53

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.1m£3.2m
31/03/2024£2.9m£3.1m
31/03/2023£3.3m£3.6m
31/03/2022£3.6m£3.4m
31/03/2021£2.8m£2.3m

Common questions

Is RESPECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £410,094 at the end of the year, which exceeds the Board's stated minimum policy target of £228,749 (equivalent to three months of operating costs). Although the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £43,763 for the year, the trustees confirm the charity remains in a good financial position with adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Walter Hunter & Co Limited.

Who funds RESPECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RESPECT as a grant recipient include THE KURT AND MAGDA STERN FOUNDATION, THE NOEL BUXTON TRUST, ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE KURT AND MAGDA STERN FOUNDATIONFY2025£109kBridging funding for the Centre for Excellence development phase (£8,599), first payment of two-year commitment for Centre for Excellence (£50,000), and advance
THE KURT AND MAGDA STERN FOUNDATIONFY2024£13kCo-funding phase one development of a Centre for Excellence
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUSTFY2024£10kTo fund Young Persons’ co-production work to bring YPs’ voices into a national campaign for policy change to support families affected by DA
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUSTFY2023£10kTo fund Young Persons’ co-production work to bring YPs’ voices into a national campaign for policy change to support families affected by DA
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/11/2024£1.4mAn early response for perpetrators of domestic abuse
UK government01/04/2019£240kViolence against Women & Girls Helplines 2019-20
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2015£88kRYPP - Tackling Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RESPEITO LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RESPECT£3.1m——above—no doubt
RESPEITO LTD FY2026£49k—0unclear—no doubt
RESPECT FOR ALL FY2025£691k—0within—no doubt
SAFETY WELLBEING AND CHALLENGING ABUSE FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
SOUTH LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES FY2025£235k—0unclear—noted
WOMEN’S HEALTH MATTERS FY2025£803k—0unclear—no doubt

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