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Glasgow Women's Aid Impact Report 2025/26

Glasgow Women's Aid's Impact Report 2025/26 shows its response to domestic abuse: 4,200 one-to-one crisis support sessions, 356 women supported through outreach and IDAA advocacy, over 1,200 refuge referrals received and 109 women housed in refuge accommodation.

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About

Glasgow Women's Aid (Scottish Charity No. SC005227) provides emotional and practical support, advocacy and safe refuge accommodation to women and children experiencing domestic abuse, for over 50 years.

Key Metrics

Crisis support sessions 4,200 one-to-one support sessions delivered for women in crisis
Women supported 356 women supported through follow-on, outreach and IDAA advocacy services
Refuge referrals Over 1,200 refuge referrals received, with 109 women staying in refuge housing
Court support 52 women supported through the court-ordered child contact service
Group work 65 women supported through specialist groupwork, and 42 through dedicated programmes

Key Outcomes

  • Women in crisis received 4,200 one-to-one support sessions with emotional and practical support, information, advocacy and safety planning.
  • 109 women and their children were housed in safe refuge accommodation, with support to access sustainable move-on housing.
  • Peer support groupwork reduced isolation, built confidence and strengthened wellbeing for women affected by domestic abuse.

Geography

Scotland

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
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Annual social value
GBP 2.3 million of annual social value created through football participation, volunteering and community programmes.
Grassroots football improved health and wellbeing, brought people together, developed volunteers and created opportunities for thousands of local people of all ages and abilities across Faversham and the surrounding area.