SAFETY NET (UK)

Registered charity 1164998 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We support the recovery of all those affected by rape, exploitation, sexual and domestic abuse across Cumbria. Our holistic and trauma informed services offer advice, support, advocacy and therapy.1:1 work in schools, plus workshops and training.Support groupsTraining and Education.Work in schools.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£982k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £266,917, which is below its stated policy target of £355,000. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Dodd & Co Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Safety Net (UK) (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£982k
Cost of raising funds
£34k
Reserves (reported)
£268k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£982k
31/03/2024£957k£903k
31/03/2023£845k£834k
31/03/2022£672k£573k
31/03/2021£617k£555k

Common questions

Is SAFETY NET (UK) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £266,917, which is below its stated policy target of £355,000. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dodd & Co Audit Limited.

Who funds SAFETY NET (UK)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SAFETY NET (UK) as a grant recipient include The Leathersellers' Foundation, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST, BAIN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Leathersellers' FoundationFY2024£200kACE Charity Main Grants
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2025£25kGrant
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kYouth and Employment
BAIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2022£2kIn Cumbria supports those recovering from sexual violence.
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2023£1kCharitable activities

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/01/2026£19kSupporting Adults impacted by domestic & sexual abuse in Cumbria
The National Lottery Community Fund14/10/2024£20kSafety Net (UK) Volunteer Project 2024-2025
UK government01/08/2023£212kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2023£10kSafety Net (UK) Volunteer Project 2023-2024
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2022£10kSafety Net (UK) Volunteer Project 2022-2023
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2021£10kTrauma Informed Practitioner and Volunteer Coordinator Project 2021-2022
UK government26/03/2021£92kCOVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/01/2021£136kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2020£10kVolunteer Project 2020 - 2021
UK government01/04/2019£224kRape & Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£39kMale Rape Support Fund
UK government01/04/2018£67k2014-2019 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 SAFA CUMBRIA.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SAFETY NET (UK)£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
SAFA CUMBRIA FY2025£295k—0unclear—no doubt
SAFETY WELLBEING AND CHALLENGING ABUSE FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
THE S.A.F.E. FOUNDATION FY2025£292k—0above—no doubt
SAFE Foundation FY2026£268k——unclear—no doubt
THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt

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