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FearFree Annual Report 2024

FearFree's Annual Report 2024 covers its domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking services across the South West. Across its victim domestic abuse services the charity received 10,564 referrals in the year, referrals for those who have harmed rose by 36%, it employed an average of 146 staff and was supported by over 50 volunteers.

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About

FearFree provides domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking support services across the South West of England, including victim services, behaviour change programmes for those who harm, the National Stalking Helpline partnership and a befriending service. Its Annual Report 2024 records 10,564 referrals across its victim domestic abuse services in the year, a 36% increase in referrals for those who have harmed (535 Behaviour Change referrals in 2024, up from 393 in 2023), an average of 146 staff employed (a 42% increase since 2022), over 50 volunteers, and £128,000 raised by corporate partner Hargreaves Lansdown. FearFree is registered charity 1064764.

Key Metrics

10,564 referrals received across victim domestic abuse services in the year
36% increase in referrals for those who have harmed
146 average number of staff employed, a 42% increase since 2022

Key Outcomes

  • Behaviour Change referrals rose to 535 in 2024, from 393 in 2023
  • Over 50 volunteers supported the charity, including through the Befriender Service
  • Corporate partner Hargreaves Lansdown raised £128,000 and extended its partnership

Geography

South West

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
8,033 children, adults and families affected by a disappearance helped in 2022/23
Key Metric 2
35,064 TextSafe® messages sent to missing children and adults; 2,960 Suicide Risk TextSafe® messages to high-risk individuals
Key Metric 3
40% of Lost Contact tracing cases successfully resolved; 1,000+ multi-agency professionals trained
30th anniversary year: over 10 years and £10 million raised by players of People's Postcode Lottery for Missing People's services
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
CHF 3 million+ total programme funding raised in 2025 — a record — with CHF 1.3 million redeployed directly to YMCA National Movements
Key Metric 2
2.5 million people reached through digital skilling initiatives via HP partnership across 30 YMCA partners since 2021
Key Metric 3
37,000 people directly reached per Community Wellbeing project (1.3 million indirectly); 85 new Change Agents enrolled from 44 countries
5,000 jobs to be created under Igniting Youth Futures (USD 5.2 million Accenture/Macquarie-funded); 750+ young people already reached at year-end
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
95 individual young people in under-16s groups; 85 in over-16s groups; 42 in Transformers (trans/non-binary); 114 young people supported through 385 one-to-one sessions
Key Metric 2
149 parents and carers supported across 44 online and in-person groups; 3,500+ participants in training and workshops across 97 sessions
Key Metric 3
96% of young people said Allsorts groups had been of help; 75% said coming to Allsorts improved their overall wellbeing
Won Investing in Children's Member of the Year Award for extensive youth voice integration; 100% of Summer Programme participants enjoyed activities