Safe and Sound Homes

Analysis

Safe and Sound Homes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Safe and Sound Homes reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.3m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £1.1m (-29%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Safe and Sound Homes sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liver Care and Housing LTD (£1.1m), Riverside Vineyard Christian Fellowship (£1.1m) and Citygate Church (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74%, donations and legacies 24% and investments 2.9%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £509k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.