My Sister's Place
Analysis
My Sister's Place is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesbrough. It was registered in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07233811). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, My Sister's Place reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.3m (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, My Sister's Place sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include If U Care Share Foundation (£1.3m), Jamiat-Ulama-I-Hind (Arshad Madani) (£1.3m) and Age UK Berkshire (£1.3m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, trading 5.1% and donations and legacies 4.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £390k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 41 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 4.2%
- Charitable activities 90%
- Trading 5.1%
- Investments 0.2%
- Other 0.5%
In the charity's own words
Specialist service for female victims of domestic violence 16 years and over.We provide Advocacy, Support, Sanctuary Scheme, Counselling, Legal Advice, Training, Women's groups.
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|---|---|---|
| If U Care Share Foundation | Chester le Street | £1.3m |
| Jamiat-Ulama-I-Hind (Arshad Madani) | Birmingham | £1.3m |
| Age UK Berkshire | Berkshire | £1.3m |
| Sussex Cricket Foundation | East Sussex | £1.3m |