Survivors Fund (Surf)

Analysis

Survivors Fund (Surf) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03411565). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Survivors Fund (Surf) reported income of £403k and spending of £474k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £740k to £403k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Survivors Fund (Surf) sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hiba Foundation (£402k), Grace Christian Trust (£403k) and Hope Church Worcester (£402k).