Springfield Domestic Abuse Support

Registered charity 1191650 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPRINGFIELD, SPRINGFIELD DOMESTIC ABUSE SUPPORT IN SOUTH LAKELAND

Based in Cumbria we provide safe, therapeutic environment's Domestic Abuse Survivors from across the UK to recover from trauma. Our refuges offer secure accommodation for women, men, and children who are homeless after fleeing domestic abuse. We also deliver holistic, person-centred community support and trauma-informed recovery programs in Westmorland and Furness along with community awareness.

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Latest income
£505k
Latest spending
£521k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a cash asset of £104k, comprising an unrestricted balance of £84k and a restricted balance of £20k. The trustees report that the charity is in a 'very strong financial position' supported by increased income from grants and voluntary donations. Expenditure rose due to increased staff numbers and property overheads, but income exceeded £500k.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Springfield Domestic Abuse in South Lakeland (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£505k
Total spending
£521k
Reserves (reported)
£53k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% 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: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£505k£521k
31/03/2024£450k£459k
31/03/2023£582k£259k
31/03/2022£277k£174k

Common questions

Is Springfield Domestic Abuse Support financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a cash asset of £104k, comprising an unrestricted balance of £84k and a restricted balance of £20k. The trustees report that the charity is in a 'very strong financial position' supported by increased income from grants and voluntary donations. Expenditure rose due to increased staff numbers and property overheads, but income exceeded £500k.

Who funds Springfield Domestic Abuse Support?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Springfield Domestic Abuse Support as a grant recipient include THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HAROLD AND ALICE BRIDGES CHARITY, THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JOHN SLATER FOUNDATION.

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
The National Lottery Community Fund05/09/2024£20kDomestic Abuse Support in Rural Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£825The Springfield Book Sisters
The National Lottery Community Fund16/05/2018£5kRecover, Reclaim, Rebuild
Northern Rock Foundation13/05/2014£5kGrant awarded to Springfield (Cumbria)
Northern Rock Foundation05/04/2013£2kGrant awarded to Springfield (Cumbria)

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 BURY ST EDMUNDS WOMEN'S AID CENTRE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Springfield Domestic Abuse Support£505k—0unclear—no doubt
BURY ST EDMUNDS WOMEN'S AID CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£536k—0within—noted
SAFENET DOMESTIC ABUSE AND SUPPORT SERVICES LTD FY2025£8.0m——unclear—no doubt
TRAFFORD DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES FY2025£3.1m——unclear—no doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE FY2025£1.7m—0above—no doubt
PORT TALBOT AND AFAN WOMENS AID FY2025£1.8m——unclear167664.0%no doubt

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