SAFE SPACES ENGLAND AND WALES

Registered charity 1198393 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SAFE SPACES

The Charity commissions organisations to provide independent support to victims and survivors of church-related abuse under the banner of "Safe Spaces". The service provides a national helpline which offers support to adults aged over 18 who are victims or survivors of church related abuse of any form within the Church of England, the Catholic Church in England and Wales, or the Church in Wales.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£572k

Latest spending

£572k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £16,000 at year-end 2025, a decrease from £17,000 in the previous year. The trustees report that all activities are funded by grant income and therefore do not consider it necessary to hold reserves. The charity reported a net deficit of £1 for the year, with total income of £571,824 and charitable expenditure of £571,825.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: The Archbishops’ Council (58% of income)

“The Archbishops’ Council 328,911”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: not necessary to hold reserves (held: £16k)

“All of the Charity’s activities are funded by grant income and therefore the trustees do not consider it necessary to hold reserves.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£572k

Total spending

£572k

Reserves (reported)

£16

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Canon Dr JAMES HERBERT HARRISON · trustee of 2 other charities
Craig Allen Jones Doy Russo
Jason Paul Tailby
Paul McCallum
Rt Rev Paul James Mason · trustee of 5 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£572k	£572k
31/12/2024	£469k	£469k
31/12/2023	£457k	£457k
31/12/2022	£509k	£509k

Common questions

Is SAFE SPACES ENGLAND AND WALES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £16,000 at year-end 2025, a decrease from £17,000 in the previous year. The trustees report that all activities are funded by grant income and therefore do not consider it necessary to hold reserves. The charity reported a net deficit of £1 for the year, with total income of £571,824 and charitable expenditure of £571,825. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SAFE SPACES ENGLAND AND WALES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SAFE SPACES ENGLAND AND WALES as a grant recipient include THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL, CATHOLIC TRUST FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL	FY2025	£329k	Additions to Safe Spaces
CATHOLIC TRUST FOR ENGLAND AND WALES	FY2024	£60k

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£4k
The Leathersellers' Foundation	1	£200k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	1	£25k
THE LINDER FOUNDATION	1	£25k
THE RAYNE FOUNDATION	1	£20k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KNAPHILL WITH BROOKWOOD	1	£9k
EMMANUEL CHURCH OXFORD	1	£5k
ST CHRISTOPHER'S EDUCATIONAL TRUST (INCORPORATING THE HUGHES AND STEVENS BEQUEST)	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SAFER PLACES.

SAFER PLACES income £4.4m
SAFE Foundation income £268k
SAFETY WELLBEING AND CHALLENGING ABUSE income £1.1m
YOUR SANCTUARY income £1.8m
BESPACE income £201k
SAFENET DOMESTIC ABUSE AND SUPPORT SERVICES LTD income £8.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SAFE SPACES ENGLAND AND WALES	£572k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SAFER PLACES FY2025	£4.4m	£82,482	3	unclear	—	no doubt
SAFE Foundation FY2026	£268k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SAFETY WELLBEING AND CHALLENGING ABUSE FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
YOUR SANCTUARY FY2025	£1.8m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
BESPACE FY2026	£201k	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt

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