Surviving Economic Abuse

Analysis

Surviving Economic Abuse is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Surviving Economic Abuse reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.1m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.2m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Surviving Economic Abuse sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 The E. Hayes Dashwood Foundation (£2.2m), Options for Life (£2.2m) and Jigsaw Charity (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85% and charitable activities 14%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.9%. Reserves of £687k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.