THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK LIMITED

Registered charity 1144878 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK

Services and support for people who have experienced any form of sexual abuse or sexual violence including a telephone/e-mail helpline, Counselling, advocacy/practical support, drop in service, therapeutic group work. We also provide training for professionals and campaign to end the future abuse of women and children and lessen the taboo around sexual abuse.

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Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £43,199 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £509,561. Per the trustees' report, these free reserves represent approximately 3.5 months' worth of expenditure, which is within the stated target range of 3 to 6 months. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 to 6 months’ worth of expenditure (held: £510k)
“the trustees consider it prudent to maintain a level of free reserves that would cover between 3 and 6 months’ worth of expenditure.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by West & Berry Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARDBrighton and Hove Integrated Trauma Pathway (3)——

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

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£47k
Reserves (reported)
£510k
Employees
47

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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: 2.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.8m£1.8m
31/03/2024£1.8m£1.8m
31/03/2023£1.7m£1.7m
31/03/2022£1.5m£1.4m
31/03/2021£1.2m£1.1m

Common questions

Is THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £43,199 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £509,561. Per the trustees' report, these free reserves represent approximately 3.5 months' worth of expenditure, which is within the stated target range of 3 to 6 months. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by West & Berry Limited.

Who funds THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK LIMITED as a grant recipient include ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION, THE LAWSON TRUST CIO, THE BROOK TRUST, FRIARSGATE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATIONFY2023£73k
ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£42kSupport for women in the community who have suffered hardship
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2023£5k
THE BROOK TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE BROOK TRUSTFY2024£5k
FRIARSGATE TRUSTFY2025£5kCare and Welfare
ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£4k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/07/2024£1.0mSupporting Young Survivors
UK government01/08/2023£673kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£224kRape & Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£91kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2018£67k2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
UK government01/04/2018£24kFemale Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
The National Lottery Community Fund13/08/2014£8kIncreasing access to Sexual Violence support for LGBT and BME survivor
UK government—£24k2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
UK government—£64k2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund

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 WE ARE SURVIVORS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK LIMITED£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
WE ARE SURVIVORS FY2025£2.1m——unclear—no doubt
THE SURVIVORS TRUST FY2025£838k——below—no doubt
SURVIVE (SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE) FY2025£546k—0below—no doubt
WOMEN AND GIRLS NETWORK FY2025£7.3m——within—no doubt
SURVIVORS IN TRANSITION FY2024£976k——unclear—no doubt

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