SOUTH WEST SURREY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE

Registered charity 1200638 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Charity are to promote the protection of adults and children who have suffered from or are exposed to domestic violence or other domestic abuse by such means as are charitable including (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) the preservation and protection of their mental and physical health, the relief of need, the provision of advice and information.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ('THE OBJECTS') ARE TO PROMOTE THE PROTECTION OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM OR ARE EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR OTHER DOMESTIC ABUSE BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, THE RELIEF OF NEED, THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION, AND THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

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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Registered contact address: Bracknell Forest, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £922,698 and incurred total expenditure of £814,186, resulting in a net surplus of £108,512 for the year. The trustees' report notes that while demand for services has grown significantly, the organization maintains resilience through strong restricted funding, although it acknowledges future risks due to competitive funding environments. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £478,652, which the trustees state are maintained to protect against unforeseen financial challenges.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• National Lottery Community Fund — “This website is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.” (source page)

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

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (16/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Louise Kate Tunbridgechair
• Daniela Campbell
• Dessislava Kostova Do Nascimento
• Janine Sparks
• Kristen Karen Paterson
• Rebecca Sherwood
• Susan Briggs

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTHERN DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE.

• SOUTHERN DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE income £10.0m
• WEST WALES DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE LTD income £1.2m
• SAFETY WELLBEING AND CHALLENGING ABUSE income £1.1m
• ABERCONWY DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE income £359k
• Society Without Abuse income £668k
• SOUTH LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES income £311k

Side by side with its peers

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