SAFA CUMBRIA

Charity number: 1121122
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To protect and preserve the health and relieve the needs of the people in Cumbria who self harm and create greater awareness of self harm through training and education.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2025

Total income: £294,737
Total expenditure: £322,587

Total income includes £100,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 October 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SELF HARM AWARENSS FOR THE FURNESS AREA (SAFA) (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ian Burns Chair 09 December 2019
Cumbria Addictions Advice and Solutions
Received: On time
Lucy Erin Gibson Trustee 12 June 2025
None on record
Benjamin Graham Shirley Trustee 09 October 2023
None on record
Timothy Shuttleworth Trustee 13 March 2023
None on record
Katie Moncrief Trustee 14 March 2022
None on record
Emily Dougan Trustee 14 February 2022
None on record
DENNIS LAIRD Trustee 08 December 2014
None on record
Simon Broadley Trustee 25 November 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024 31/08/2025
Total gross income £273.17k £273.65k £281.54k £291.10k £294.74k
Total expenditure £240.59k £248.35k £329.93k £315.15k £322.59k
Income from government contracts £0 £59.71k N/A £75.00k N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A £100.00k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2025 04 June 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2025 Accounts not yet received
Annual return 31 August 2024 18 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 18 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 24 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 24 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 06 July 2023 6 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 06 July 2023 6 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 08 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 08 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/08/2007 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 03/02/2014

Charitable objects

TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE HEALTH AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE FURNESS AREA WHO SELF HARM BY:- 1) TO PROVIDE A LOCAL INFORMATION AND SUPPORT SERVICE FOR PEOPLE WHO SELF-HARM AND TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THEM. 2) TO PROVIDE FREE PROFESSIONAL QUALIFIED COUNSELLING AND FACILITATED GROUP SUPPORT, WORKING IN ACCORDANCE TO THE BACP ETHICAL FRAMEWORK FOR GOOD PRACTICE IN COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY. 3) TO CREATE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SELF-HARM AND TO DISPERSE THE MYTHS SURROUNDING IT. 4) TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF SELF-HARM AND RELATED ISSUES BY PROVIDING SPECIFIC TRAINING TO GROUPS, ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS. 5) TO CO-OPERATE WITH STATUTORY, VOLUNTARY AND PRIVATE SECTOR AGENCIES IN ORDER TO GIVE INDIVIDUALS CHOICES ABOUT ACCESS TO THE VARIOUS SERVICES AVAILABLE LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. 6) TO PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT IN HARM REDUCTION AND CARE OF WOUNDS. 70 TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR SELF-HARMERS VOICES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, CUMBRIA

Contact information

Address:
Unit 24
Trinity Enterprise Centre
Ironworks Road
BARROW-IN-FURNESS
Cumbria
LA14 2PN
Phone:
01229832269
Email:
info@safa-selfharm.com
Website:

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