SURVIVORS WEST YORKSHIRE
The Objects of the CIO are the relief of the physical and mental distress of persons in needby reason of suffering from child sexual abuse/adult rape and by the provision of counsellingand support for such persons.
Objects
THE RELIEF OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISTRESS OF PERSONS IN NEED BY REASON OF SUFFERING FROM CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE/ADULT RAPE AND BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH PERSONS
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £275,201 at the end of the financial year, with unrestricted reserves of £80,128. The trustees report that these reserves are sufficient to meet ongoing costs for six months and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“The charity is currently able to operate on its existing business plan and meet its ongoing costs for 6 months from its reserves if needed.” — page 7
“In the year ending 31st March 2024, Paul Davies, a Trustee of Survivors West Yorkshire, was paid to deliver specialist workshops to clients with Autism, the total remuneration given was £700 for the workshops undertaken before Paul retired from the board of trustees in May 2024.” — page 22
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 6
- Government income: £121,856 — contracts £23,780 (1), grants £98,076 (1); 32% of the £380,895 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 10
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 6
Trustees
- Gary Horrocks
- Michael Robert Wigglesworth
- Roxine Machin
- SHARON ARCHIBALD
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £381k | £208k |
| 31/03/2024 | £229k | £171k |
| 31/03/2023 | £136k | £130k |
| 31/03/2022 | £96k | £77k |
| 31/03/2021 | £75k | £71k |
Common questions
Is SURVIVORS WEST YORKSHIRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £275,201 at the end of the financial year, with unrestricted reserves of £80,128. The trustees report that these reserves are sufficient to meet ongoing costs for six months and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 31/01/2025 | £259k | Ben's Place |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/07/2024 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| UK government | 01/08/2023 | £50k | Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund |
| Postcode Lottery | 01/05/2023 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| UK government | 15/09/2022 | £33k | Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/08/2021 | £310k | Support for Survivors of Rape and Sexual Violence |
| UK government | 11/08/2020 | £28k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALE | 1 | £92k |
| THE DASHLIGHT FOUNDATION | 1 | £53k |
| ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION | 1 | £42k |
| THE BOOTH CHARITIES | 1 | £30k |
| THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN UK TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| HANDSPARK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £16k |
| THE BROOK TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE LAWSON TRUST CIO | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- SURVIVORS TOGETHER
- WE ARE SURVIVORS
- THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK LIMITED
- INVICTUS WELLBEING FOUNDATION CIO
- SURVIVORS AGAINST TERROR CIO
- SURVIVE (SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE)
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURVIVORS WEST YORKSHIRE | £381k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SURVIVORS TOGETHER | £78k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| WE ARE SURVIVORS | £2.4m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK LIMITED | £1.8m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| INVICTUS WELLBEING FOUNDATION CIO | £708k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| SURVIVORS AGAINST TERROR CIO | £94k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |