01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048291
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 115
- Postcode
- BS1 2NT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the Charity is established are to advance for the public benefit in the United Kingdom or elsewhere such purposes as are recognised as exclusively charitable and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of those objects) to promote best practice and understanding among the public, voluntary and statutory agencies in all matters relating to domestic abuse and family violence, its causes, remedies and prevention
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £10,628,690 | £11,301,683 | 115 | 6 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £9,902,553 | £8,768,632 | 115 | 13 January 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £8,823,905 | £9,802,149 | 115 | 9 January 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £9,183,427 | £9,200,712 | 115 | 28 December 2022 |
| 30 June 2021 | £8,261,905 | £7,334,227 | 115 | 16 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Whitefriars Business Centre, Whitefriars, Lewins Mead, Bristol
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.safelives.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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