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Safe Places for Children Secretariat

Safe Places for Children Secretariat is a registered charity (number 1173449) based in Congleton, governed by 2 trustees. Latest income £2.2m (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 2 trustees
  • Income £2.2m (2024)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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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
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Other Charitable Purposes
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Website
safeplacesforchildren.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Safe Places for Children Secretariat
Registered
2017

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£2.2m£2.2m
  • 2023£3.1m£2.0m
  • 2022£1.8m£2.1m
Earlier years
  • 2021£0£28k
  • 2020£62k£7k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Income source mix, 2024: Government contracts 79%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (OBJECTS) ARE:3.1.1 THE RELIEF OF: (A) CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS AND DISABLED PEOPLE IN NEED; AND (B) THE FAMILIES OF CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS AND DISABLED PEOPLE IN NEED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL, THERAPEUTIC AND REHABILITATION SERVICES AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES;3.1.2 THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, YOUTH, AGE OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; 3.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OTHER CHARITIES WHOSE CHARITABLE OBJECTS ARE WITHIN, THE SAME AS OR SIMILAR TO THE OBJECTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SETTING STANDARDS WHICH SERVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE DELIVERED BY THOSE OTHER CHARITIES; AND 3.1.4 THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER OBJECTS OR PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES CONNECTED WITH CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS OR DISABLED PEOPLE IN NEED IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.IN THESE ARTICLES, CHARITABLE MEANS CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES PROVIDED THAT IT WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND / OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, THE SYSTEM OF LAW GOVERNING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CHARITY IS THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

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.

2 trustees on the board

2.5y median 2.5y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 2Other Charitable Purposes 2The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 2

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 3

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.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£2.2m latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months

42 from 47 in 2022
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1173449
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26 APR 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 MAY 2017 as amended on 04 Jul 2018 as amended on 29 Feb 2024
Companies House
Company number 10147280 · Active
Contact on the register
+61(0)402 742 557 · anthony.thompson@safeplacesforchildren.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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