Your Sanctuary

Analysis

Your Sanctuary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woking. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07257302). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Your Sanctuary reported income of £1.8m and spending of £2.2m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £1.8m (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Your Sanctuary sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sheffield Young Women's Christian Association (£1.8m), London Black Women's Project (£1.8m) and Berkshire Women's Aid (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, donations and legacies 6.6%, investments 2.7% and trading 1.0%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. Reserves of £841k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 49 people.