SAFE AND SOUND DORSET

Registered charity 1172371 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We work with women for social inclusion, who are isolated, marginalised, at risk of exploitation or homeless, vulnerably housed or in supported housing. We do outreach on the streets in Bournemouth to meet girls at their most vulnerable. We run a cafe and creative lifestyle sessions 10 times a week where we eat together, collaboratively sign post to support services and run art/craft activities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income
£352k
Latest spending
£321k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is experiencing increased demand for services due to the cost of living crisis and homelessness, with a focus on providing food, warmth, and housing support. The organization reports a strong community presence with over 33 active volunteers and a growing customer base at its coffee lounge, indicating operational stability despite the challenging funding environment for women's organizations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Safe and Sound Dorset (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Hampshire · Poole

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£352k£321k
31/03/2024£224k£245k
31/03/2023£219k£233k
31/03/2022£136k£134k
31/03/2021£124k£88k

Common questions

Is SAFE AND SOUND DORSET financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is experiencing increased demand for services due to the cost of living crisis and homelessness, with a focus on providing food, warmth, and housing support. The organization reports a strong community presence with over 33 active volunteers and a growing customer base at its coffee lounge, indicating operational stability despite the challenging funding environment for women's organizations.

Who funds SAFE AND SOUND DORSET?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SAFE AND SOUND DORSET as a grant recipient include DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE TRUEMARK TRUST, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£21kGrants to institutions
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£15k
DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£12kGrants to institutions
DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£12kGrant to institution
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE TRUEMARK TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k50% of the running costs for a charity supporting excluded and vulnerable women through weekly street outreach and creative community sessions in Boscombe, Bour
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k49% of the running costs for a charity supporting excluded and vulnerable women through weekly street outreach and creative community sessions in Boscombe, Bour
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kNational

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery08/10/2025£45kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund24/10/2024£20kWomen's Therapeutic Creative Community Sessions
Postcode Lottery28/06/2024£20kUnrestricted Funding
Crowdfunder15/04/2022£2kLocal Action Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2021£265kSafe and Sound Dorset Outreach
The National Lottery Community Fund25/03/2021£10kRecovery Administrator
UK government20/08/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government04/02/2019£6kTampon Tax Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund27/11/2018£130kSafe and Sound Dorset
UK government—£20kRosa Fund, Tampon Tax

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 SAFE HARBOUR.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SAFE AND SOUND DORSET£352k—0unclear—no doubt
SAFE HARBOUR FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
SAFETY WELLBEING AND CHALLENGING ABUSE FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
WYTHENSHAWE SAFESPOTS CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION FY2025£115k—0below—noted
DOSTIYO- ASIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS ORGANISATION FY2025£209k—0unclear—no doubt
DOVER OUTREACH CENTRE FY2025£750k—0unclear—no doubt

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