SAFER WALES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 27 August 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03611374
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,340,265
Latest expenditure: £1,205,755
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 1st Flr Castle House, 1 - 7 Castle Street, Cardiff, Select, CF10 1BS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.saferwales.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

OUR MAIN OBJECT IS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY SAFETY PRIMARILY FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF WALES, IN PARTICULAR THE COUNTY OF CARDIFF AND SURROUNDING AREAS. WE CURRENTLY PROJECT MANAGE A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY SAFETY PROJECTS. WE SUPPORT VICTIMS OF RACE OR HATE CRIME, ATTACK AND HARASSMENT, RAPE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THOSE AT RISK OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER VULNERABLE PEOPLE.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,340,265
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,205,755

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,610,464
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,828,440

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,805,852
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,802,584

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,804,071
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,784,902

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,176,412
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,070,244

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,340,265
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,205,755
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £17
Income From Government Grants: £1,093,341
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 110

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,610,464
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,828,440
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £12
Income From Government Grants: £561,375
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 110

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,805,852
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,802,584
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £10
Income From Government Grants: £403,111
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 117

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,804,071
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,784,902
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £11
Income From Government Grants: £362,200
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 117

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,176,412
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,070,244
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Grants: £358,882
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 171190
Income Other Trading Activities: 40102
Income Charitable Activities: 1127882
Income Investments: 1091
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1340265
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,205,755
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1205755
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 60950
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 9528
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £615,307
Assets Total Fixed: 33068
Assets Own Use: 33067
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £651,409
Assets Total Liabilities: £47,621
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £636,856
Creditors One Year Total Current: 47621
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £160,245
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 615307
Funds Restricted: 21549
Funds Total: 636856
Count Employees: 27
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 187404
Income Other Trading Activities: 42913
Income Charitable Activities: 1379056
Income Investments: 1091
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1610464
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,828,440
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1828440
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 40137
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 8835
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £497,587
Assets Total Fixed: 30200
Assets Own Use: 30199
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £522,860
Assets Total Liabilities: £50,714
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £502,346
Creditors One Year Total Current: 50714
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £290,052
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 497587
Funds Restricted: 4759
Funds Total: 502346
Count Employees: 41
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 182391
Income Other Trading Activities: 40235
Income Charitable Activities: 1582739
Income Investments: 487
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1805852
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,802,584
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1802584
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 43126
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 9137
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £638,757
Assets Total Fixed: 39034
Assets Own Use: 39033
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £782,013
Assets Total Liabilities: £100,725
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £720,322
Creditors One Year Total Current: 100725
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £23,109
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 638757
Funds Restricted: 81565
Funds Total: 720322
Count Employees: 42
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 155918
Income Other Trading Activities: 48710
Income Charitable Activities: 1599443
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1804071
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,784,902
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1784902
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 43084
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 3948
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £621,199
Assets Total Fixed: 14853
Assets Own Use: 14852
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £916,575
Assets Total Liabilities: £214,374
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £717,054
Creditors One Year Total Current: 214374
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £440,571
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 621199
Funds Restricted: 95855
Funds Total: 717054
Count Employees: 46
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 225029
Income Other Trading Activities: 39765
Income Charitable Activities: 1911618
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2176412
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,023,576
Expenditure Other: 46668
Expenditure Total: 2070244
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 32338
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 4814
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £654,266
Assets Total Fixed: 16782
Assets Own Use: 16781
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £955,379
Assets Total Liabilities: £274,276
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £697,885
Creditors One Year Total Current: 274276
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £156,354
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 654266
Funds Restricted: 43619
Funds Total: 697885
Count Employees: 55
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Gloucestershire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout Wales
Welsh Ind: Yes

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: SAFER WALES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1998-08-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 AUGUST 1998, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 23 MAY 2006.
Charitable Objects: PROMOTE COMMUNITY SAFETY PRIMARILY FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF WALES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE COUNTY OF CARDIFF AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
Area Of Benefit: PRIMARILY WALES, IN PARTICULAR THE COUNTY OF CARDIFF AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 391494
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: SAFER WALES INCORPORATING SAFER CARDIFF

Charity Name Id: 391474
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: SAFER CARDIFF

Charity Name Id: 391459
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: SAFER CARDIFF

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures