Victim Support

Analysis

Victim Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Old St. Mellons. It was registered in November 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02158780). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Victim Support reported income of £52.7m and spending of £52.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £41.0m to £52.7m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Victim Support sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity Projects (£51.1m), Compassion UK Christian Child Development (£53.2m) and Actionaid (£47.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and trading 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £318k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £8.2m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,234 people.