WE ARE SURVIVORS
Registered charity 1144941 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SURVIVORS MANCHESTER
To promote & protect the good health of male survivors of sexual abuse, rape & sexual exploitation; alongside those affected by male sexual violation; across Greater Manchester and throughout England & Wales by providing qualified Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Social Workers, ISVAs and Support Workers to advise and support them to cope and recover to move beyond their unwanted sexual experiences
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income grew by 22% to £2.1m, resulting in a net income of £53,666 and an increase in unrestricted funds. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £685k, which the trustees note broadly meets their calculated policy target of approximately £700k. 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: approximately £700k (held: £685k)
“We have calculated this as approximately £700k.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Williamson & Croft Audit Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — We Are Survivors (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Craig — Chair (source)
- Chris — Deputy Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Caleb — Director (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£31k
Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Prof Craig Harrischair
- Alex Mayer
- Andrew Lord
- Benjamin Geoffrey Amponsah
- Christos Tsaprounis
- Dr Andrew Tomkins
- Dr Joanna Jamel
- EVAN MARK CHISWELL
- Kevin Mark Vanterpool
- MRS FRANCES HEALEY · trustee of 3 other charities
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WE ARE SURVIVORS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income grew by 22% to £2.1m, resulting in a net income of £53,666 and an increase in unrestricted funds. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £685k, which the trustees note broadly meets their calculated policy target of approximately £700k. 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 Williamson & Croft Audit Ltd.
Who funds WE ARE SURVIVORS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WE ARE SURVIVORS as a grant recipient include THE BOOTH CHARITIES, THE PETER KERSHAW 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 SURVIVE (SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE).
Side by side with its peers
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