Independent Domestic Abuse Services

Analysis

Independent Domestic Abuse Services is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04984337). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Independent Domestic Abuse Services reported income of £7.8m and spending of £7.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.9m to £7.8m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Independent Domestic Abuse Services 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 YMCA Norfolk (£7.4m), University of Birmingham Guild of Students (£7.9m) and Eothen Homes Limited (£7.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 1.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 168 people.