your sanctuary

The charity supports children and young people and other defined groups. Your Sanctuary is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Woking and operates in Surrey.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

We are a charity based in Woking, Surrey, using a trauma-informed, needs-led approach to support and empower survivors of domestic abuse. We provide a domestic abuse helpline, a community-based outreach service for survivors living or working in North West Surrey, the specialist male survivor service for Surrey, two refuges for survivors and their children, and a specialist children's service.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Surrey

Financial Information

Latest Income

£1,829,996

Latest Expenditure

£1,746,852

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 91.9%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 96.3%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 4.7%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £222,163

Charitable Activities £1,559,749

Other Trading £16,539

Investments £31,545

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,682,647

Raising Funds £64,205

Governance £17,823

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£1,829,996	£1,746,852	£1,682,647	£1,424,838	£907,838	43 / 40
2023	£1,751,786	£1,507,274	£1,452,500	£1,341,694	£950,964	29 / 45
2022	£1,491,324	£1,260,431	£1,214,114	£1,097,182	£737,276	26 / 67
2021	£1,505,921	£1,138,047	£1,086,109	£866,289	£753,000	22 / 75
2020	£871,293	£842,137	£791,114	£498,415	£446,628	19 / 70