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Survive (Support for Survivors of Rape and Sexual Abuse)
Survive (Support for Survivors of Rape and Sexual Abuse) is a registered charity (number 1069129) based in York, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Laura Jayne Sowerby since 2024. Latest income £546k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Survive (Charity Commission)
The objects of the company (charity) shall be to relieve the needs of individuals affected by sexual and domestic violence by: : 1. providing support to alleviate the trauma and distress caused by sexual violence including rape, sexual assault,...
- 3 trustees
- Income £546k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- City Of York, North Yorkshire, East Riding Of Yorkshire
- Website
- www.survive-northyorks.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Survive (Support for Survivors of Rape and Sexual Abuse)
- Registered
- 1998
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£546k£594k
- 2024£631k£506k
- 2023£473k£412k
Earlier years
- 2022£414k£375k
- 2021£394k£310k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 29%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The objects of the company (charity) shall be to relieve the needs of individuals affected by sexual and domestic violence by: : 1. providing support to alleviate the trauma and distress caused by sexual violence including rape, sexual assault, child sexual abuse and any other form of sexual violence (wherever it occurs) including that which occurs within domestic violence and to alleviate the trauma and distress caused by domestic violence; 2. offering a comprehensive range of therapeutic support, help, assistance and interventions to survivors and their families, in order to help them to rebuild their lives after the trauma and distress caused by sexual violence; 3. advocating for those who have experienced sexual violence (in whatever form, and wherever it may have occurred) ; 4. educating and raising awareness about the issues surrounding sexual violence and its impact on individuals to reduce and eradicate all forms of sexual violence, 5. or through any other mechanism(s) agreed by the trustees in accordance with the charity's objects.
Grants received
34 grants · £1,830,714 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Ministry of Justice · £799,794 (14 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £775,381 (6 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £180,949 (5 grants)
- Postcode Neighbourhood Trust · £25,000
- Two Ridings Community Foundation · £19,340 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Ministry of Justice
- Ministry of Justice
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Laura Jayne Sowerby Chair since 2024
- Dr Peter Ernest Meek since 2026
- Evelyn Suzanne Hodgson since 2021
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Laura Jayne Sowerby Chair since 2024
- Dr Peter Ernest Meek since 2026
- Evelyn Suzanne Hodgson since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
4.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1069129
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/10/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/03/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/10/2002NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 08/09/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14/05/2010AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 06/12/2011 as amended on 19 Jan 2021 as amended on 30 Nov 2021
- Companies House
- Company number 03455000 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01904638813 · survive@survive-northyorks.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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