SAFETY4SISTERS NORTH WEST

Registered charity 1191686 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S4S

To promote the human rights of migrant women experiencing gender based violence through support services, individual advocacy, group work, training for agencies, partnerships and networks and awareness raising activities throughout the North West

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Latest income
£727k
Latest spending
£669k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £57,666 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £727,034 and total expenditure of £669,368. The trustees confirm that unrestricted free reserves stood at £137,879, which they consider sufficient to cover approximately three months of unrestricted expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable Activities (84% of income)
“Charitable Activities (5) 110,453 610,921 721,374” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £138k)
“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately three months of unrestricted expenditure.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£727k
Total spending
£669k
Reserves (reported)
£138k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£727k£669k
31/03/2024£554k£529k
31/03/2023£377k£382k
31/03/2022£310k£184k

Common questions

Is SAFETY4SISTERS NORTH WEST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £57,666 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £727,034 and total expenditure of £669,368. The trustees confirm that unrestricted free reserves stood at £137,879, which they consider sufficient to cover approximately three months of unrestricted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SAFETY4SISTERS NORTH WEST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SAFETY4SISTERS NORTH WEST as a grant recipient include THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, ROSA FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£40kCore funding
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£25k
ROSA FUNDFY2022£18kWomen Thrive Fund

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust13/03/2026£25kA grant to Safety4Sisters North West
A B Charitable Trust17/03/2025£25kA grant to Safety4Sisters North West
A B Charitable Trust27/08/2024£4kA grant to Safety4Sisters North West
A B Charitable Trust18/04/2024£25kA grant to Safety4Sisters North West