The S.a.f.e. Foundation
What it does
SAFE has two main programmes, one in the U.K. and one overseas. In the UK we aim to increase civic participation and improve social harmony amongst typically hard to reach young people, such as NEETs. We also deliver a non-mainstream development education programme. Overseas we support locally led and empowering poverty response programmes for marginalised people all around the world.
Its charitable purposes
1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE AREAS OF GENERAL HEALTH, SEXUAL HEALTH AND NORMAL CURRICULUM BASED SUBJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES OVERSEAS BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES BY MAKING GRANTS OR OTHER DONATIONS TO THE CHOSEN ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHARITY.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SCHOOL FEES.3) TO AID THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OF FACILITIES THAT SICK OR POOR PEOPLE MAY NEED.4) TO AID THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OF CHILDREN IN DEVELOPING OVERSEAS COUNTRIES BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, SUPPORT SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT TO WHICH THE PARTICULAR COMMUNITY DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS, AND BY MAKING GRANTS TO EXISTING ESTABLISHMENTS CONCERNED WITH THE FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.5) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF MARGINALISED AND DISENGAGED PEOPLE WORLDWIDE IN THE AREA OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ISSUES BY DELIVERING A NON-MAINSTREAM EDUCATION PROGRAMME.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Overseas aid and famine relief
- Accommodation and housing
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Human rights, equality and diversity
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
- Neath Port Talbot
- Newport City
- City of Swansea
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Elsewhere
- Cambodia
- India
- Sierra Leone
- Uganda
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined in Practice Overseas.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £291,802 and spent £287,607.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £291,802 | £287,607 | Not reported | 100 |
| 31 March 2024 | £233,485 | £181,453 | Not reported | 150 |
| 31 March 2023 | £159,173 | £180,703 | Not reported | 100 |
| 31 March 2022 | £146,280 | £123,457 | Not reported | 100 |
| 31 March 2021 | £197,117 | £144,856 | Not reported | 200 |
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
- Up 48%, from £197,117 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £291,802 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 99% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £23,000 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
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.
Charities whose accounts say they funded it
| Funder | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3sc) | 31 March 2023 | £2,500 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 9 grants to this charity since 2011, worth at least £978,765.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £428,709 |
| 12 Sept 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
| 17 Nov 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,770 |
| 24 Jan 2019 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £290,644 |
| 1 Nov 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,996 |
| 13 Oct 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,000 |
| 29 Jul 2015 | The National Lottery Community Fund |
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Mark DickensonChair
- Alex Rees
- Carl Smith
- Miss Rachel Luxton
- Rhiannon Gamble
- Samual Sullivan
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 31 January 2026 | Received 31 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 30 January 2025, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 29 January 2024, 2 days early | Received 29 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 31 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1117864
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 7 February 2007
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 21 NOVEMBER 2006, AS AMENDED 13 OCTOBER 2010.
- Website
- www.thesafefoundation.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
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.