Registered charity · London
Safer London
- 11 trustees
- Income £3.4m (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Carrie TimmsTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Anthony GunterTrustee · since 2019
- Dr Helga SwidenbankTrustee · since 2025
- Gemma BaileyTrustee · since 2021
- Gemma PerollsTrustee · since 2025
- Janine Marcelle McdowellTrustee · since 2015
- Nicola MarcelTrustee · since 2025
- TIM JonesTrustee · since 2013
- Tobi OdetoyinboTrustee · since 2025
- Valerie FloyTrustee · since 2019
- Vaneesha BaileyTrustee · since 2021
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.saferlondon.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Safer London
- Registered
- 2005
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£3.4m£3.3m
- 2025£3.5m£3.7m
- 2024£3.8m£3.6m
Earlier years
- 2023£3.6m£3.6m
- 2022£3.6m£3.3m
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government contracts 93% · Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN GREATER LONDON AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM TO SUPPORT YOUNG PERSONS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED OR LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE, EXPLOITATION AND CRIME BY, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION): A) PROMOTING EDUCATION, MENTORING AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE NOT TO TAKE UP OR, IF ALREADY INVOLVED, TO GIVE UP VIOLENT, EXPLOITATIVE AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITY; B) PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO THE VICTIMS OR POTENTIAL VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, EXPLOITATION AND CRIME; C) PROMOTING TRAINING AND SKILLS PROJECTS AS A MEANS OF KEEPING YOUNG PEOPLE OUT OF VIOLENT, EXPLOITATIVE AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITY; AND D) PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES FACED BY THOSE AFFECTED OR LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE, EXPLOITATION AND CRIME.
Grants received
19 grants · £1,703,327 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £449,000 (2 grants)
- Home Office · £411,089 (5 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £296,200
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £120,000 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £115,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime
- Home Office
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
- Carrie Timms since 2025
- Dr Anthony Gunter since 2019
- Dr Helga Swidenbank since 2025
- Gemma Bailey since 2021
- Gemma Perolls since 2025
- Janine Marcelle Mcdowell since 2015
- Nicola Marcel since 2025
- TIM Jones since 2013
- Tobi Odetoyinbo since 2025
- Valerie Floy since 2019
- Vaneesha Bailey since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Anthony Gunter since 2019
- Janine Marcelle Mcdowell since 2015
- TIM Jones since 2013
- Valerie Floy since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Carrie Timms since 2025
- Dr Anthony Gunter since 2019
- Dr Helga Swidenbank since 2025
- Gemma Bailey since 2021
- Gemma Perolls since 2025
- Janine Marcelle Mcdowell since 2015
- Nicola Marcel since 2025
- TIM Jones since 2013
- Tobi Odetoyinbo since 2025
- Valerie Floy since 2019
- Vaneesha Bailey 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.
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
2.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1109444
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27TH JULY 2004 AS AMENDED BY WRITTEN RESOLUTIONS DATED 27TH APRIL 2005 AND 5 NOVEMBER 2009.AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 05/02/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02 DEC 2016 as amended on 26 Nov 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 05190766 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02070210301 · info@saferlondon.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 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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