Safer Wales
What it 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.
Its charitable purposes
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.
Causes
- What it works on
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
- Elsewhere
- Gloucestershire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Primarily Wales, in Particular the County of Cardiff and Surrounding Areas
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £1,340,265 and spent £1,205,755.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,340,265 | £1,205,755 | 27 | 110 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,610,464 | £1,828,440 | 41 | 110 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,805,852 | £1,802,584 | 42 | 117 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,804,071 | £1,784,902 | 46 | 117 |
| 31 March 2021 | £2,176,412 | £2,070,244 | 55 | 100 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 38%, from £2,176,412 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £1,340,265 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 90% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Welsh Government gave £394,049 in the year to 31 March 2025, 29% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £1,093,341 from 17 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,093,341 from 17 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £561,375 from 12 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £403,111 from 10 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £362,200 from 11 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £358,882 from 8 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£171,190
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£1,127,882
- Trading and fundraising£40,102
- Investments£1,091
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 20 funders who gave £1,140,744 between them. £953,365 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £394,049 | £216,691 | £137,424 |
| Cardiff Council | Council | £355,827 | £50,000 | £28,646 |
| Ministry of Justice | UK Government | £199,556 | ||
| Police and Crime Commissioner | Trust, company or other | £78,909 | ||
| Police & Crime Commissioner | Trust, company or other | £65,000 | ||
| Welsh Women's Aid | Trust, company or other | £34,410 | ||
| Radio Cardiff | Trust, company or other | £9,060 | £1,416 | £15,763 |
| Wales Council for Voluntary Action | Other public body | £3,933 | £2,626 | £3,501 |
| LLIF Young Adult Hub | Trust, company or other | £190,940 | ||
| Police & Crime Commissioner IDVA Grant | Trust, company or other | £65,000 | £65,000 | |
| LLIF One Women's Centre Development Nelson Trust | Trust, company or other | £5,534 | £114,465 | |
| MOJ | Trust, company or other | £103,482 | ||
| WAG VAWDASV Grant | Trust, company or other | £91,069 | ||
| Victims Services Fund Dyn | Trust, company or other | £33,000 | £18,000 | |
| Plan UK | Trust, company or other | £46,000 | ||
| MOJ Wales Probation Service Grants for People from Ethnic Minority Groups | Trust, company or other | £44,023 | ||
| Home Office CADA Fund | UK Government | £34,464 | ||
| PCC Project case worker | Trust, company or other | £21,387 | ||
| Police and Crime Commissioner WSA project case worker grant | Trust, company or other | £21,387 | ||
| Cardiff & Vale APB SMAF grant | Trust, company or other | £18,992 | ||
| MOJ Women's Community Sector Funding grant | Trust, company or other | £17,010 | ||
| Police and Crime Commissioner- Dyn IDVA Grant | Trust, company or other | £15,000 | ||
| Change that Lasts south Wales pilot | Trust, company or other | £15,000 | ||
| Action for Children | Trust, company or other | £9,000 | ||
| HMPPS | Trust, company or other | £8,800 | ||
| Plan UK Test & Learn | Trust, company or other | £8,440 |
Charities whose accounts say they funded it
| Funder | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Moondance Foundation | 30 November 2023 | £150,000 |
| Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3sc) | 31 March 2023 | £1,407 |
| Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3sc) | 31 March 2023 | £169 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 7 grants to this charity since 2006, worth at least £704,073.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£352,436, 2 grants
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£188,000, 3 grants
- BBC Children in Need£84,263, 1 grant
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation£79,374, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2019 | BBC Children in Need | £84,263 |
| 28 Nov 2017 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £75,000 |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £100,000 |
| 28 Sept 2012 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £13,000 |
| 16 Mar 2011 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £79,374 |
| 4 Jul 2007 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £294,595 |
| 20 Nov 2006 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £57,841 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 44 payments to this charity worth £2,204,821 between 3 February 2021 and 13 May 2026.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £2,181,159 | 42 | 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | £23,662 | 2 | 2025/26 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
21 April 2026, Merthyr Tydfil
Named in an agenda item or minute of South Wales Police and Crime Panel
Declarations of Interest
3 February 2026, Merthyr Tydfil
Named in an agenda item or minute of South Wales Police and Crime Panel
Declarations of Interest
30 September 2025, Merthyr Tydfil
Named in an agenda item or minute of South Wales Police and Crime Panel
Declarations of Interest
17 June 2025, Merthyr Tydfil
Named in an agenda item or minute of South Wales Police and Crime Panel
Declarations of Interest
7 May 2025, Cardiff
Bowen-Thomson declared an interest that names the charity, at Policy Review and Performance Scrutiny Committee
Recorded as a personal interest.
7 May 2025, Cardiff
Named in an agenda item or minute of Policy Review and Performance Scrutiny Committee
Declarations of Interest
6 March 2025, Cardiff
Bernie Bowen-Thomson declared an interest that names the charity, at Council
Budget Proposals 2025 - 2026
Recorded as a personal interest.
6 March 2025, Cardiff
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
Declarations of Interest
6 March 2025, Cardiff
Jackie Jones declared an interest that names the charity, at Council
Budget Proposals 2025 - 2026
Recorded as a personal interest.
4 February 2025, Merthyr Tydfil
Named in an agenda item or minute of South Wales Police and Crime Panel
Declarations of Interest
3 December 2024, Merthyr Tydfil
Named in an agenda item or minute of South Wales Police and Crime Panel
Declarations of Interest
17 September 2024, Merthyr Tydfil
Named in an agenda item or minute of South Wales Police and Crime Panel
Declarations of Interest
18 June 2024, Merthyr Tydfil
Named in an agenda item or minute of South Wales Police and Crime Panel
Declarations of Interest
23 April 2024, Merthyr Tydfil
Named in an agenda item or minute of South Wales Police and Crime Panel
Declarations of Interest
13 March 2024, Cardiff
Bowen Thomson declared an interest that names the charity, at Policy Review and Performance Scrutiny Committee
Strategic Equality Plan 2024-28
Recorded as a personal interest.
13 March 2024, Cardiff
Named in an agenda item or minute of Policy Review and Performance Scrutiny Committee
Declarations of Interest
28 February 2024, Cardiff
Named in an agenda item or minute of Policy Review and Performance Scrutiny Committee
Declarations of Interest
28 February 2024, Cardiff
Bowen-Thomson declared an interest that names the charity, at Policy Review and Performance Scrutiny Committee
Recorded as a personal interest.
27 February 2024, Cardiff
Named in an agenda item or minute of Economy & Culture Scrutiny Committee
Declarations of Interest
27 February 2024, Cardiff
Jackie Jones declared an interest that names the charity, at Economy & Culture Scrutiny Committee
Recorded as a personal interest.
6 February 2024, Merthyr Tydfil
Named in an agenda item or minute of South Wales Police and Crime Panel
Declarations of Interest
5 December 2023, Merthyr Tydfil
Named in an agenda item or minute of South Wales Police and Crime Panel
Declarations of Interest
19 September 2023, Merthyr Tydfil
Named in an agenda item or minute of South Wales Police and Crime Panel
Declarations of Interest
7 February 2023, Merthyr Tydfil
Named in an agenda item or minute of South Wales Police and Crime Panel
Declarations of Interest
6 December 2022, Merthyr Tydfil
Named in an agenda item or minute of South Wales Police and Crime Panel
Declarations of Interest
Showing the 25 most recent of 36 mentions.
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
22 October 2026
Named by Sioned Williams in the Senedd
…elps keep women in the criminal justice system able to see their children when they're separated from them. There's also the One Wales service, Safer Wales and the independent domestic violence adviser service. So, we are committed to taking that person-centred rather than service-focused approach t…
20 October 2026
Named by Catherine Cullen in the Senedd
…dd. I welcome the Deputy Minister's statement today, but it seems that the statement is doubling down again on this Stronger Safeguarding for a Safer Wales. As you know, I have already expressed serious reservations about this, because while it looks fluffy on the outside, it is not so on the inside…
20 October 2026
Named by Delyth Jewell in the Senedd
…ver this Senedd term, we intend to make substantial progress across the programme. This will include taking forward Stronger Safeguarding for a Safer Wales, developing the national social care academy, strengthening commissioning and regional collaboration, improving intelligence and market oversigh…
6 October 2026
Named by Natasha Asghar in the Senedd
…s an important part of improving safeguarding? Deputy Minister, whilst I welcome the Government's aim of delivering stronger safeguarding for a safer Wales, there are some important questions about how this is actually going to work. You say that the Government will strengthen national leadership, o…
6 October 2026
Named by Lynne Neagle in the Senedd
…vention with families. So, I'd be keen to hear more about whether you're planning to announce dedicated funding for stronger safeguarding for a safer Wales. Now, it's been nearly a year since I stood up in the Senedd to make a statement on 'Our Bravery Brought Justice'. That report was the most sobe…
6 October 2026
Named by Delyth Jewell in the Senedd
…nces, a system that provides stronger protection and better outcomes for children, young people and adults at risk. Stronger safeguarding for a safer Wales is our commitment to creating the conditions for better protection, stronger accountability and improved outcomes for children, young people and…
6 October 2026
Named by Delyth Jewell in the Senedd
…em as a whole and ensure that it is equipped to respond to the risks of today and the challenges of the future. The stronger safeguarding for a safer Wales programme is designed to achieve that. It brings together our commitments, lessons learned and review findings together into a single programme…
6 October 2026
Named by Delyth Jewell in the Senedd
…t is why strengthening safeguarding arrangements is central to our programme for government. Today, I'm announcing 'Stronger Safeguarding for a Safer Wales', the Welsh Government's whole-system safeguarding improvement programme for this Senedd term. The programme brings together our work to strengt…
26 August 2026
Named in a written question from Claire Johnson-Wood
Addressed to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality.
…red under this Act. A dedicated gender-based harassment in all public spaces workstream is in place. Co-chaired between Public Health Wales and Safer Wales, the workstream focuses on tackling harassment and intimidation experienced by women and girls in streets, public transport and community settin…
11 March 2026
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Cabsec SJTCW
Purpose: Founder of Hope Street, CEO One Small Thing and CEO Safer Wales.
Founder of Hope Street, CEO One Small Thing and CEO Safer Wales
25 November 2025
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…ips and sexuality education, because we need to start with our children. And this is cross-Government, so an additional £137,000 to support the Safer Wales youth service. That's been supporting children and young people, particularly girls and women who experience or are at risk of child sexual expl…
24 November 2025
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…a difference—so, primary prevention, the Sound campaign with men and boys, secondary prevention, new pathways, intervention with young people, Safer Wales living intervention, health sector, interestingly, looking at the important IRIS programme, which I mentioned in my written evidence, with GPs—t…
21 May 2025
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
Safer Wales's project Dyn works with male victims of domestic abuse, gender-based violence and sexual violence, and provides them with access to support services and safety. We have recently provided project Dyn with a significant uplift in their revenue award for 2025-26. Mae Dyn, prosiect Cymru Dd…
19 May 2025
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Cabsec SJTCW
Purpose: Comisiynydd Heddlu a Throsedd De Cymru & Prif Weithredwr, Cymru Ddiogelach / Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales & Chief Executive, Safer Wales.
Comisiynydd Heddlu a Throsedd De Cymru & Prif Weithredwr, Cymru Ddiogelach / Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales & Chief Executive, Safer Wales
28 March 2025
Named by Jenny Rathbone in the Senedd
Okay. Because I had a meeting yesterday, as it happens, with Safer Wales, and there are clear examples of where we're going way ahead of what I'm aware of in England in terms of deviating people away from being sent to prison and capturing them earlier, and also seeing the holistic picture, not just…
16 January 2025
Named in a written question from Cefin Campbell
Addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government.
…e estate 317,311 317,311 Cymorth Cymru – Core Funding 243,094 243,094 Hosting Scheme 132,500 132,500 End Youth Homelessness Cymru 83,156 83,156 Safer Wales 138,726 138,726 Refugee Well Housing Project 171,365 171,365 TPAS 185,000 185,000 Tai Pawb 238,000 238,000 Leasing Scheme Wales – PRS 2,559,000…
14 October 2024
Named in a written question from Andrew RT Davies
Addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip.
…r anyone, men or women. The helpline provides information, signposting, advice and referrals. The Welsh Government also provides funding to the Safer Wales Dyn Project which protects and supports all males, including Gay, Heterosexual, Bisexual and Transgender men who have experienced domestic abuse…
7 November 2023
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…e, two women a week are killed by a current or former partner in Wales. And, of course, we do look to those victims. We continue to support the Safer Wales Dyn project, which protects and supports all men, including gay, heterosexual, bisexual and transgender men, who have experienced domestic abuse…
18 September 2023
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…, like Welsh Women's Aid. I've already mentioned New Pathways, Cyfannol and a number of schemes across the whole of Wales. Also, interestingly, Safer Wales, StreetLife—. I can certainly, Chair, if you would like, write to you about all the organisations. But we're also working with the regional team…
12 June 2023
Named by Anne-Marie Lawrence in the Senedd
…local community garden, a project in Swansea using music and DJing to help boys connect to their feelings around masculinity, and a project by Safer Wales working with young men in custody. All of the projects are happening at the same time, and they are supported by ourselves and Beyond Equality,…
24 May 2023
Named by Jenny Rathbone in the Senedd
…ht is yet to be published, but there is positive evidence that this approach is working. A senior probation officer said about the benefits of Safer Wales's approach in Cardiff: 'The activities on offer provide a safe and supportive environment for women, they allow women to take part in social acti…
12 December 2022
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…ment and that work stream. Can I just quickly finally say that what was interesting to learn on Thursday when we went to the women's centre for Safer Wales is that because of these diversionary programmes that are operating in south Wales and Gwent, they say that there's a cultural change happening,…
12 December 2022
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…et those who are leading it—Emma Wools, Nicola Davies, from the probation service and from HMPPS, and a whole range of voluntary organisations: Safer Wales, Llamau, Include—and we're linking it to our 'Anti-racist Wales Action Plan' and our violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence…
12 December 2022
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…with Mick Antoniw, the Counsel General. We're doing a range of joint visits. In fact, he came with me to the women's centre on Thursday, run by Safer Wales, and we're going up to Berwyn and looking at other opportunities to see where we're devolving justice and making sure that our responsibilities…
12 December 2022
Named by Jane Hutt in the Senedd
…mental health needs, shouldn't be there. We want to divert them away. When I went to the women's centre on Thursday with the Counsel General at Safer Wales, I met women there who obviously had experienced a lot of trauma in their lives, but they felt so supported in this women's centre. They were ac…
Showing the 25 most recent of 31 mentions.
Trustees
10 trustees run the charity.
- Woolley Christopher JohnChair
- Azuka Elizabeth Oforka
- Christine Salter CIPFA
- Christopher Derek Rhys Williams
- Craig J Barnsley FCCA
- Prof Katherine Sian Williams
- Professor Jacqueline Jones FRSA
- Professor Mike Maguire
- Robert John Keetch
- Sue Gregory-Phillips
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 30 January 2026, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 21 January 2025, 10 days early | Received 21 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 31 January 2023 | Received 31 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 31 January 2022 | Received 6 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1071243
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 August 1998
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 AUGUST 1998, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 23 MAY 2006.
- Company number
- 03611374This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.saferwales.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.
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