Registered charity · York
Independent Domestic Abuse Services
The objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit, to:(a) relieve the needs of persons in Yorkshire and across the UK who have been subject to or affected (whether directly or indirectly) by, or who are at risk of, domestic abuse and/or sexual...
- 11 trustees
- Income £7.8m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Catriona Jane AcklamChair · since 2023
- Alana Jessie Shephard WildeTrustee · since 2024
- Alison SeabrookeTrustee · since 2019
- Gemma Kathryn UmplebyTrustee · since 2023
- Jayne Ann UppertonTrustee · since 2026
- Jennifer AllottTrustee · since 2025
- Jessica Joan RichardsTrustee · since 2025
- Julia MulliganTrustee · since 2020
- Martin WalkerTrustee · since 2017
- Professor Vanita SundaramTrustee · since 2021
- Victoria Louise InnessTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Accommodation/housing
- Where
- North Yorkshire, Sheffield City, City Of York, Barnsley
- Website
- www.idas.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Independent Domestic Abuse Services
- Registered
- 2004
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£7.8m£7.6m
- 2024£6.7m£6.6m
- 2023£5.8m£5.8m
Earlier years
- 2022£4.9m£4.9m
- 2021£4.9m£4.4m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 64% · Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit, to:(a) relieve the needs of persons in Yorkshire and across the UK who have been subject to or affected (whether directly or indirectly) by, or who are at risk of, domestic abuse and/or sexual violence; and(b) reduce the occurrence of domestic abuse and sexual violence in the UK and beyond in particular, but not exclusively, by:(i) providing accommodation, support and advice;(ii) providing single sex services, including refuge accommodation and therapeutic groups for women;(iii) undertaking research and providing information, training and education about domestic abuse and sexual violence including its causes, consequences and prevention; and(iv) raising public awareness about domestic abuse and sexual violenceand in this article, “domestic abuse” means physical, sexual, emotional, financial or coercive control within an intimate or family relationship.
Grants received
22 grants · £1,081,697 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
- Access to Justice Foundation · £312,403
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities · £203,454
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £203,454 (3 grants)
- Ministry of Justice · £122,438 (2 grants)
- Ministry of Defence · £117,665
Most recent
- Ministry of Defence
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Catriona Jane Acklam Chair since 2023
- Alana Jessie Shephard Wilde since 2024
- Alison Seabrooke since 2019
- Gemma Kathryn Umpleby since 2023
- Jayne Ann Upperton since 2026
- Jennifer Allott since 2025
- Jessica Joan Richards since 2025
- Julia Mulligan since 2020
- Martin Walker since 2017
- Professor Vanita Sundaram since 2021
- Victoria Louise Inness since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Alison Seabrooke since 2019
- Julia Mulligan since 2020
- Martin Walker since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Catriona Jane Acklam Chair since 2023
- Alana Jessie Shephard Wilde since 2024
- Alison Seabrooke since 2019
- Gemma Kathryn Umpleby since 2023
- Jayne Ann Upperton since 2026
- Jennifer Allott since 2025
- Jessica Joan Richards since 2025
- Martin Walker since 2017
- Professor Vanita Sundaram since 2021
- Victoria Louise Inness since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Julia Mulligan since 2020
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.
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
2.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 3.6 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1102337
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3 DECEMBER 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION PASSED 13 SEPTEMBER 2007, 12 FEBRUARY 2009 AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION UPON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 28 MARCH 2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 09 AUG 2016 as amended on 06 Apr 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 04984337 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 03000 110 110 · boardsecretary@idas.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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