Impact Report 2024-25

SafeLives celebrated its 21st year in 2024-25 with a landmark impact report and new 2025-28 strategy. Nearly 130,000 MARAC cases were heard across the UK, 15,000+ professionals trained, and the Drive Project expanded nationally with renewed Home Office investment. Survivor leadership through Authentic Voice and a Whole Picture approach to systems change remain central to the charity's work.

Report snapshot
Nearly 130,000 MARAC cases heard with 150,000+ children linked (year to March 2025) Key Metric 1
15,000+ learners trained across 700+ sessions; 70,000+ police officers trained since inception Key Metric 2
Total income £10.629m — 7.3% increase on previous year Key Metric 3
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MARAC national data platform, Drive Project perpetrator programme, CADA children's programme, Authentic Voice survivor leadership, Whole Picture local systems work, workforce training across policing, health, housing and justice

📊Key Metrics

Nearly 130,000 MARAC cases heard with 150,000+ children linked (year to March 2025) Key Metric 1
15,000+ learners trained across 700+ sessions; 70,000+ police officers trained since inception Key Metric 2
Total income £10.629m — 7.3% increase on previous year Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Drive Project expanded with new Home Office investment; 1,100 referrals in 2024-25, 7,000+ total to date
  • 600+ children supported through CADA programme; funding secured to March 2026
  • First survivor-led Authentic Voice conference held in Scotland; new Hampshire survivor panel launched

📍Geography

UK-Wide

2024 Enhanced

The Felix Project Impact Report 2024

Nearly 16,000 tonnes of food redistributed — equivalent to 38 million meals — to over 1,200 community organisations across London
Key Metric 1
London's largest food redistribution charity, operating from four depots and Felix's Kitchen, rescuing surplus food from the food industry and delivering it to community organisations feeding people experiencing hunger
Key Metric 2
Rescuing and redistributing surplus food, preparing meals in Felix's Kitchen, launching Felix's Multibank for non-food items, farm rescue, and policy work to drive systemic change
Key Metric 3
18% more food redistributed than 2023; over 13,000 volunteers welcomed; 145 new community organisations added to delivery routes
2024

Annual Report 2023/24

1,039 tonnes of food redistributed (883 surplus); equivalent to 2.47 million meals provided to vulnerable people
Key Metric 1
2,186.5 tonnes of CO2 emissions saved; 201 charities and community organisations supported across South and West Wales; 67 organisations supported in North Wales via FareShare Merseyside
Key Metric 2
133 volunteers gave 13,973 hours; 31 corporate volunteer days hosted; Investing in Volunteers accreditation achieved for first time
Key Metric 3
86% of member organisations report increased demand for services; 82% seeing people accessing support for the first time; 72% say FareShare Cymru food enabled them to support more people