Safer Waves

Analysis

Safer Waves is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Safer Waves reported income of £82k and spending of £37k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £5,310 to £82k (+1451%), an average of +98% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 193%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Safer Waves sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Somewhere Else (£81k), Swindon & Wiltshire Pride (£85k) and Napier Friends (£80k).