Safer Tourism Foundation
Analysis
Safer Tourism Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09670319). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Safer Tourism Foundation reported income of £55k and spending of £104k, spending 189% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £54k to £55k (+1.0%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 439%. Over the whole period it spent 271% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Safer Tourism Foundation sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tortureid (£55k), Trelix Charitable Trust (£55k) and The Boleh Trust (£55k).
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
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity's aim is to reduce the number of preventable deaths, injuries and illnesses occurring to British tourists travelling abroad. We work with the travel industry to improve health and safety for travellers, and we raise awareness of risk amongst the travelling public so that people can help to keep themselves safe and well when they are on holiday.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Tortureid | Leeds | £55k |
| Trelix Charitable Trust | Reading | £55k |
| The Boleh Trust | Wiltshire | £55k |
| Victor Mann Trust Fund | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £55k |