Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Victim Support is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, other charitable purposes.
Victim Support (number 298028) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Victim Support do?
Victim Support is the independent charity for victims and witnesses of crime in England and Wales. Our services are free of charge and confidential. Whether you are a victim or a witness of a crime our help falls into three main kinds; emotional support; information; practical help.We also speak out as a national voice for victims and witnesses and campaign for change.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Victim Support
Answers Victim Support gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Victim Support's highest-paid staff paid?
Victim Support's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 24 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £110,001–£120,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£110,001–£120,000
1
£80,001–£90,000
4
£70,001–£80,000
2
£60,001–£70,000
17
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Victim Support's money come from?
Victim Support reported £53m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £52m (98%), trading and fundraising events £626k (1%), donations and legacies £385k (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £318k.
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£52m · 98%
Trading and fundraising events£626k · 1%
Donations and legacies£385k · 1%
Other income£182k · 0%
Does Victim Support receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Victim Support. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Victim Support reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Victim Support as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Victim Support's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Victim Support registered for?
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOther Charitable Purposes
Why is there no Clarity Score for Victim Support yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Victim Support.
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The register data used for this profile lists Victim Support as a registered charity (number 298028) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Victim Support's charity number?
Victim Support's charity number is 298028. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 298028?
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What does Victim Support do?
Victim Support is the independent charity for victims and witnesses of crime in England and Wales. Our services are free of charge and confidential. Whether you are a victim or a witness of a crime our help falls into three main kinds; emotional support; information; practical help.We also speak out as a national voice for victims and witnesses and campaign for change.
Does Victim Support have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Victim Support. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Victim Support?
Victim Support's website listed in our register data is http://www.victimsupport.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Victim Support's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Victim Support's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 24 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £110,001–£120,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Victim Support's money come from?
Victim Support reported £53m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £52m (98%), trading and fundraising events £626k (1%), donations and legacies £385k (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £318k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Victim Support?
The register records Victim Support as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Victim Support's trustees paid?
Victim Support's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Victim Support previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Victim Support: National Association of Victim Support Schemes.
When was Victim Support registered as a charity?
Victim Support was entered on the register on 17 November 1987. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02158780).