Registered charity (CIO) · Leeds
Battle Scars
- 6 trustees
- Income £167k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 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
- Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.battle-scars-self-harm.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£167k£148k
- 2025£157k£162k
- 2024£186k£126k
Earlier years
- 2023£111k£86k
- 2022£79k£39k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 38%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY SELF-HARM IN PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(1) HOLDING SURVIVOR LED SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PERSONS AFFECTED BY SELF-HARM AND ANYBODY INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING SELF-HARM;(2) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO SELF-HARM;(3) PROVIDE TRAINING AND PRACTICAL ADVICE TO:(A) PROFESSIONALS, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS (PUBLIC, VOLUNTARY AND PRIVATE SECTOR) WHO DEAL WITH PERSONS WHO SELF-HARM;(B) PARENTS OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WHO SELF-HARM;(C) ANYONE WISHING TO ATTEND THE TRAINING OR TRYING TO UNDERSTAND SELF-HARM; AND(4) IN ANY SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT IN FURTHERANCE OF SAID OBJECTS.
Grants received
20 grants · £338,423 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 Tudor Trust · £189,300 (6 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £50,000 (4 grants)
- Leeds Community Foundation · £43,395 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £41,500 (4 grants)
- Allen Lane Foundation · £7,228
Most recent
- 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.
6 trustees on the board
- Jean Elizabeth Birch Chair since 2019
- Aisling Eloise O'Brien since 2025
- Glenn William Groves since 2018
- Karen Lesley Johnson since 2018
- Kate Davis since 2026
- Nicholas Pomeroy since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Jean Elizabeth Birch Chair since 2019
- Glenn William Groves since 2018
- Karen Lesley Johnson since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Jean Elizabeth Birch Chair since 2019
- Aisling Eloise O'Brien since 2025
- Glenn William Groves since 2018
- Karen Lesley Johnson since 2018
- Kate Davis since 2026
- Nicholas Pomeroy since 2026
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1177020
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 06 Feb 2018 as amended on 27 Oct 2020
- Contact on the register
- 07410380747 · info@battle-scars.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th 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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