Saferworld

Analysis

Saferworld is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03015948). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Saferworld reported income of £19.4m and spending of £19.6m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18.8m to £19.4m (+3.3%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Saferworld sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rossall School (£19.4m), Reading Blue Coat School (£19.4m) and Leighton Park Trust (£19.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Reserves of £838k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 223 people.