THE SURVIVORS TRUST
Registered charity 1169999 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Umbrella agency for specialist voluntary sector rape, sexual violence and sexual abuse/sexual exploitation services.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £474,544, which is slightly below the trustees' stated policy target of six months' normal expenditure, equating to approximately £478,000. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year of £118,053, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £600,279 to £482,226. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £475k; policy: six months’ normal expenditure, which equates to approximately £478,000)
“The Committee considers that an appropriate level of free reserves is six months’ normal expenditure, which equates to approximately £478,000 . At 31st March 2025 there was an amount of £474,544 as funds freely available for general purposes.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Survivors Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (52% 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).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/07/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Donal Carmodychair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Georgina Beth Fallows
- Helen Claire Summers Brown
- Kehinde Olubusola Olugboji
- Mark Barbour-Smith
- Sharon Belshaw
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE SURVIVORS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £474,544, which is slightly below the trustees' stated policy target of six months' normal expenditure, equating to approximately £478,000. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year of £118,053, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £600,279 to £482,226. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE SURVIVORS TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SURVIVORS TRUST as a grant recipient include HANDSPARK CHARITABLE TRUST.
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