Embrace Child Survivors of Crime

Registered charity 1166103 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EMBRACE CHILD VICTIMS OF CRIME

Relieving poverty, trauma, sickness and distress arising therefrom among children resident in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man who have suffered the same as a result of any criminal offence committed by any person..Promoting children's health, education and welfare, encourage their social inclusion.Provision of counselling and emotional support.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£963k
Latest spending
£795k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £132,505, which the trustees consider prudent given the unpredictable nature of fundraising and the need to cover essential running costs for three to six months. The charity reported a net income increase to £168,705, driven by a rise in donations and legacies to over £246,000, while reducing debtors significantly. The trustees confirmed the charity can continue as a going concern, supported by existing agreements and new opportunities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months (held: £133k)
“reserves have been set at a level that would cover essential running and spend on objectives not covered by restricted income, for between three and six months.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Trustees have signed off the accounts on the basis the charity has been able to continue during the period and will do so over the next twelve months on the basis they can continue to support existing agreements in place and both bid for and service new opportunities.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Embrace Child Survivors of Crime (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): linkedin

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

Total income
£963k
Total spending
£795k
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reserves (reported)
£425k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~6.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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£963k£795k
31/03/2024£854k£989k
31/03/2023£832k£851k
31/03/2022£629k£766k
31/03/2021£728k£556k

Common questions

Is Embrace Child Survivors of Crime financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £132,505, which the trustees consider prudent given the unpredictable nature of fundraising and the need to cover essential running costs for three to six months. The charity reported a net income increase to £168,705, driven by a rise in donations and legacies to over £246,000, while reducing debtors significantly. The trustees confirmed the charity can continue as a going concern, supported by existing agreements and new opportunities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Embrace Child Survivors of Crime?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Embrace Child Survivors of Crime as a grant recipient include CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CHILDHOOD TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE S M B TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation13/05/2024£201kGrant to Embrace Child Victims of Crime
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation13/11/2019£10kGrant to Embrace CVOC (Child Victims of Crime)
The National Lottery Community Fund22/08/2019£10kParents Supporting Recovery Partnership
City Bridge Foundation25/07/2019£49kGrant to Embrace Child Victims of Crime
City Bridge Foundation23/09/2015£68kGrant to Embrace Child Victims of Crime

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Embrace Child Survivors of Crime£963k—0unclear—noted
THE CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST FY2025£9.7m——unclear—no doubt
BBC CHILDREN IN NEED FY2025£61.0m——unclear—no doubt
HOME-START YORK FY2025£127k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN FY2025£120.3m——within—no doubt
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST FY2025£3.3m£80,001 - £90,0001below—no doubt

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