Safelives

Analysis

Safelives is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05203237). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Safelives reported income of £10.6m and spending of £11.3m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £8.3m to £10.6m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Safelives sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Telles Foundation (£10.3m), UK Community Foundations (£11.3m) and Millennium Point Trust (£9.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, donations and legacies 7.0% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £4.1m. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 114 people.