# SAFA CUMBRIA

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1121122
- **Other names:** SELF HARM AWARENSS FOR THE FURNESS AREA (SAFA)
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 10, 2007
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1121122


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 24, Trinity Enterprise Centre, Ironworks Road, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, Cumbria
- **Postcode:** LA14 2PN
- **Phone:** 01229832269
- **Email:** info@safa-selfharm.com
- **Website:** www.safa-selfharm.com



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE HEALTH AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE FURNESS AREA WHO SELF HARM BY:-1)     TO PROVIDE A LOCAL INFORMATION AND SUPPORT SERVICE FOR PEOPLE WHO SELF-HARM AND TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THEM.2)     TO PROVIDE FREE PROFESSIONAL QUALIFIED COUNSELLING AND FACILITATED GROUP SUPPORT, WORKING IN ACCORDANCE TO THE BACP ETHICAL FRAMEWORK FOR GOOD PRACTICE IN COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY.3)     TO CREATE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SELF-HARM AND TO DISPERSE THE MYTHS SURROUNDING IT.4)     TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF SELF-HARM AND RELATED ISSUES BY PROVIDING SPECIFIC TRAINING TO GROUPS, ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS.5)     TO CO-OPERATE WITH STATUTORY, VOLUNTARY AND PRIVATE SECTOR AGENCIES IN ORDER TO GIVE INDIVIDUALS CHOICES ABOUT ACCESS TO THE VARIOUS SERVICES AVAILABLE LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY.6)     TO PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT IN HARM REDUCTION AND CARE OF WOUNDS.70     TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR SELF-HARMERS VOICES.

**Activities:** To protect and preserve the health and relieve the needs of the people in  Cumbria who self harm and create greater awareness of self harm through training and education.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, CUMBRIA




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cumbria



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £291097 | £315148 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £281536 | £329925 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £273648 | £248349 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £273170 | £240588 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £240635 | £168878 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Ian Burns** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 9, 2019
- Benjamin Graham Shirley — appointed Oct. 9, 2023
- DENNIS LAIRD — appointed Dec. 8, 2014
- Emily Dougan — appointed Feb. 14, 2022
- Katie Moncrief — appointed March 14, 2022
- Lucy Erin Gibson — appointed June 12, 2025
- Simon Broadley — appointed Nov. 25, 2014
- Timothy Shuttleworth — appointed March 13, 2023