Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023/24

Solace Women's Aid is a London-based charity supporting survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, gender-based violence and exploitation. Their 2023/24 annual report covers direct support to 14,435 people across frontline services, safe accommodation for 809 women and children across 24 refuges, and prevention work reaching 4,427 people. Income of £14.4 million supported a staff team of 266 and nearly 7,200 volunteer hours.

Report snapshot
18,862 people's lives touched by Solace services; 14,435 adults and children supported in frontline services Key Metric 1
£14.4 million income to run services; 266 staff; 7,197 volunteer hours Key Metric 2
809 women and children provided safe accommodation across 24 refuges and 64 move-on spaces Key Metric 3
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📋About

London Advice Line; advocacy and support services across 7 London boroughs; North London Rape Crisis service; refuge and accommodation (24 refuges, 64 move-on spaces); counselling and group work; children and young people's services; prevention and education services (4,427 people); peer mentoring; Housing First (Ruby Project); employment and aspirations support; training for professionals (2,418 trained)

📊Key Metrics

18,862 people's lives touched by Solace services; 14,435 adults and children supported in frontline services Key Metric 1
£14.4 million income to run services; 266 staff; 7,197 volunteer hours Key Metric 2
809 women and children provided safe accommodation across 24 refuges and 64 move-on spaces Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • 92% of service users rated Solace services as good, very good or excellent; 89% found it easy or very easy to make initial contact
  • 87% of survivors in accommodation said they felt safer following support; 78% said support improved their understanding of their rights
  • 77% of survivors said advice and advocacy services helped them understand processes and access further support; 93% confirmed continued need for Solace services

📍Geography

London

2024

Impact Report 2023/24

15,377 people helped with 37,087 issues; average of 4.9 interrelated problems per person; £16.17 million in financial value to individuals; £29.33 million in wider economic and social benefits
Key Metric 1
£3.25 million saved by government and public services — £2.07 for every £1 invested; £289,138 saved by local government through reducing homelessness; £436,664 worth of volunteer hours contributed
Key Metric 2
397 people lifted out of food poverty via Financial Inclusion project; £300,000 distributed via Heating Bank; 97 Macmillan grants approved
Key Metric 3
7 in 10 people said their problem was solved following advice; 3 in 4 said they could not have resolved their problem without Citizens Advice; 60% felt less stressed, depressed or anxious after receiving help
2025

Your Impact in 2025

Nearly 2,000 children from slave-descent communities in Niger supported into schooling (majority girls)
Key Metric 1
New penal code in Niger updated to include heavy sentences for slavery practices following ASI advocacy
Key Metric 2
Income £3.69m in 2024/25; EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive influenced by ASI supply chain working group
Key Metric 3
Niger penal code amended to criminalise slavery practices; ASI advocacy directly cited in EU forced labour regulation and US Trafficking in Persons report
2025

Impact Report 2025

2,384 active users on the Royal Anglian CONNECT App in 12 months; 53,000+ active followers across social media; 650,000 hits on the Regimental website; 350+ news articles posted on CONNECT
Key Metric 1
26 National Big Breakfasts hosted across locations including Grimsby, Dubai and Sydney — nearly 1,000 Royal Anglians gathering to renew connections and support mental health and wellbeing
Key Metric 2
Grants awarded across a wide range of needs including home adaptations, mobility aids, debt support, housing support, mental health and wellbeing, training and work tools, and travel assistance; 1,262 items of Regimental silver recorded through the Silver Project
Key Metric 3
Battlefield study to Gallipoli in 2025 brought together 30 members of the Royal Anglian Family including serving soldiers from all three battalions and veterans — delivering professional military education, honouring the fallen and strengthening serving-veteran connections