SAFA CUMBRIA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 10 October 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06344630
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £294,737
Latest expenditure: £322,587
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Unit 24, Trinity Enterprise Centre, Ironworks Road, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, Cumbria, LA14 2PN

Website recorded by the regulator: www.safa-selfharm.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 4 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 25 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £294,737
Total Gross Expenditure: £322,587

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 18 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £291,097
Total Gross Expenditure: £315,148

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £281,536
Total Gross Expenditure: £329,925

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 6 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £273,648
Total Gross Expenditure: £248,349

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 8 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 8 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £273,170
Total Gross Expenditure: £240,588

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £294,737
Total Gross Expenditure: £322,587
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £100,000
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £291,097
Total Gross Expenditure: £315,148
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 75000
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £281,536
Total Gross Expenditure: £329,925
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 14

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £273,648
Total Gross Expenditure: £248,349
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 59705
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 8 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £273,170
Total Gross Expenditure: £240,588
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: SAFA CUMBRIA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-10-10T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/08/2007AS 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: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, CUMBRIA

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 482741
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: SELF HARM AWARENSS FOR THE FURNESS AREA (SAFA)

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures