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Battle Scars

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1177020
Status
Registered
Registered
Feb. 6, 2018
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Onward Mental Health Wellbeing Hub
Onward House
Millshaw Park Way
LEEDS
LS11 0LS

Activities

We support anybody affected by self-harm: people of any age and gender who self-harm (from hair pulling to cutting and from overdosing to eating disorders), as well as those who support them (family, friends and professionals). We provide peer support, workshops, training, resources, advice. We are survivor led and run, are based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, but operate across the UK

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.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £156,700 £162,285
March 31, 2024 £186,129 £126,108
March 31, 2023 £110,920 £85,892
March 31, 2022 £78,549 £39,456
March 31, 2021 £23,780 £37,577

Trustees

Name Appointed
Jean Elizabeth Birch (Chair) May 23, 2019
Aisling Eloise O'Brien Feb. 21, 2025
Glenn William Groves Feb. 8, 2018
Karen Lesley Johnson Feb. 8, 2018