Safenet Domestic Abuse and Support Services Ltd

Analysis

Safenet Domestic Abuse and Support Services Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03860803). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Safenet Domestic Abuse and Support Services Ltd reported income of £8.0m and spending of £7.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.5m to £8.0m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Safenet Domestic Abuse and Support Services Ltd sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 University of Birmingham Guild of Students (£7.9m), Linacre College (£8.2m) and Independent Domestic Abuse Services (£7.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 191 people.