East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services (Esdas)

Analysis

East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services (Esdas) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03585674). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services (Esdas) reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £721k to £1.2m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services (Esdas) 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Derbyshire Community Foundation (£1.1m), The Ballinger Charitable Trust (£1.2m) and Early Years Wales 2018 (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, donations and legacies 2.4% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. Reserves of £607k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.