Society Without Abuse

Analysis

Society Without Abuse is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Society Without Abuse reported income of £987k and spending of £1.1m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £987k (-14%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Society Without Abuse 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenfingers Charity (£985k), Mendip Community Transport (£996k) and The Young Lives Foundation (£984k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, investments 4.1%, donations and legacies 3.6% and trading 2.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £703k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.