SAFE PLACES FOR CHILDREN SECRETARIAT

Registered charity 1173449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (OBJECTS) ARE:3.1.1 THE RELIEF OF: (A) CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS AND DISABLED PEOPLE IN NEED; AND (B) THE FAMILIES OF CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS AND DISABLED PEOPLE IN NEED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL, THERAPEUTIC AND REHABILITATION SERVICES AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES;3.1.2 THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, YOUTH, AGE OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; 3.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OTHER CHARITIES WHOSE CHARITABLE OBJECTS ARE WITHIN, THE SAME AS OR SIMILAR TO THE OBJECTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SETTING STANDARDS WHICH SERVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE DELIVERED BY THOSE OTHER CHARITIES; AND 3.1.4 THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER OBJECTS OR PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES CONNECTED WITH CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS OR DISABLED PEOPLE IN NEED IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.IN THESE ARTICLES, CHARITABLE MEANS CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES PROVIDED THAT IT WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND / OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, THE SYSTEM OF LAW GOVERNING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CHARITY IS THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the group held a deficit on unrestricted funds of £83,475 as at 31 December 2024, an improvement from the previous year's deficit of £110,916. The trustees acknowledge the need for positive unrestricted funds and expect continued financial support from the parent entity, Safe Places Australia Limited, to ensure the charity can meet its liabilities as they fall due.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 10147280
• Trading subsidiary: SAFE PLACES FOR CHILDREN UK Companies House 10152838

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• BARR, Errol — director, appointed 26/05/2025on trustee list
• THOMPSON, Anthony — director, appointed 21/03/2022on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anthony Thompson
• Errol Barr

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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