Registered charity (CIO) · Somerset
Escapeline
- 3 trustees
- Income £518k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th 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
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Dorset, Wiltshire, North Somerset, Somerset and more
- Website
- www.escapeline.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2019
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£518k£260k
- 2024£209k£194k
- 2023£175k£124k
Earlier years
- 2022£109k£83k
- 2021£107k£82k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 18%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SOMERSET, DORSET, WILTSHIRE, DEVON ANDCORNWALL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE POLICE, THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTY FROM, AND THE PREVENTION OF, CRIMINAL ACTS. 2. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN EXPLOITED BY CRIMINAL GANGS IN SOMERSET AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES, IN PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, EDUCATION AND PASTORAL SUPPORT
Grants received
41 grants · £605,096 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
- Somerset Community Foundation · £288,183 (16 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £80,000 (3 grants)
- The Grocers' Charity · £52,704 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £38,260 (3 grants)
- The Fore · £30,000
Most recent
Board analysis for researchers
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
- Karen Talbot since 2025
- Lisa Morris since 2026
- Louise Richardson since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Karen Talbot since 2025
- Lisa Morris since 2026
- Louise Richardson since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
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
16.0 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
- 1184475
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 Jul 2019
- Contact on the register
- 07707897008 · enquiries@escapeline.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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