Safer London

Analysis

Safer London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05190766). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Safer London reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £3.6m to £3.4m (-4.7%), an average of -1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Safer London 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wabil (£3.4m), Miri Roshni (£3.4m) and Asdan (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.4%. Reserves of £852k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.