Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 12
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 22 ?

RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND 

Provision of direct support services to female survivors of sexual violence aged 13 and over who live in Tyneside or Northumberland. The direct services we provide include counselling, group work, helpline, email support and practical/emotional support.Provision of specialist training, workshops and talks to local professionals and the wider public to raise awareness about our work.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 14 years

www.rctn.org.uk

enquiries@rctn.org.uk

01912220272

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UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,182£1,084£97£3£664£5486.12633
31/03/22£946£832£113£3£564£48572333
31/03/21£804£737£67£1£445£3976.51849
31/03/20£734£695£38£2£360£3345.82151
31/03/19£687£661£26£28£321£2835.11847
31/03/18£606£584£21£13£291£2605.3160
31/03/17£540£554£-14£15£269£2264.9160
31/03/16£457£486£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£392£383£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£316£344£-28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£381£300£81£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£351£339£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 6.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 3.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 26 employees
  • 33 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£260,000
Henry Smith Charity£222,700
Ministry of Justice£146,026
Lloyds Bank Foundation£55,250
DCMS£53,362
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£50,302
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£42,996
Comic Relief£41,241
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
£71,900 07/04/2022
36
towards three years' salary of a Practical and Emotional Support Worker providing additional support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for women affected by sexual violence in Tyneside and ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
£4,996 06/01/2022
Running costs for the counselling service which offers specialist sexual violence counselling
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
£50,000 02/12/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
£5,000 29/07/2021
Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Sexual Violence Counselling Project
£250,000 21/07/2021
60
The project will use the funding over five years to provide a specialist community-based counselling service for women and girl survivors of sexual violence in Newcastle Gateshead and North ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
£150,800 09/06/2021
36
towards three years' salary of a Group Worker and Counsellor providing support for women affected by sexual violence in Tyneside and Northumbria.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
£30,000 13/05/2021
Salary costs for a Business Development Officer to help increase revenue in to the organisation
Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£4,973 26/03/2021
To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer Support Project
£10,000 12/01/2021
11
The funding will be used to pay towards their volunteer service which provides a dedicated helpline online chat email support information and signposting to support services to female victims of ....more
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£136,080 01/01/2021
To provide additional funding to allow national helpline providers and rape & sexual abuse support fund grant recipients to increase remote support in providing the Activities included in the ....more
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£4,973 12/11/2020
Provision of Victim Services
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Enhancement of, and training in, a new IT system, previously impacted by Covid-19
£9,501 06/10/2020
Enhancement of, and training in, a new IT system, previously impacted by Covid-19
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - enhancement of, and training in, a new IT system, previously impacted by Covid-19
£9,501 06/10/2020
enhancement of, and training in, a new IT system, previously impacted by Covid-19
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
£3,000 24/07/2020
Grant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Supporting the development of the online services, and equipment to enable social distancing in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland during the Covid-19 crisis
£5,650 23/07/2020
Supporting the development of the online services, and equipment to enable social distancing in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland during the Covid-19 crisis
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the development of the online services, and equipment to enable social distancing in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland during the Covid-19 crisis
£5,650 23/07/2020
supporting the development of the online services, and equipment to enable social distancing in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland during the Covid-19 crisis
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£6,500 15/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Comic Relief - Improving Service Response to Older Women Experiencing Sexual Violence
£10,000 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
CAF - Grant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
£3,000 22/06/2020
3
Grant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland to support the organisation through COVID19
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support for victims of sexual violence during the COVID-19 pandemic
£5,000 30/04/2020
Support for victims of sexual violence during the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - support for victims of sexual violence during the COVID-19 pandemic
£10,000 30/04/2020
support for victims of sexual violence during the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Running costs for an outreach and group support worker for women survivors of sexual violence during the Covid-19 pandemic
£5,000 20/03/2020
Running costs for an outreach and group support worker for women survivors of sexual violence during the Covid-19 pandemic
DCMS - Older Women and Sexual Violence
£31,241 14/02/2020
The reporting of rape and sexual assault involving older women remains low. There is a significant lack of awareness among professionals and the wider community which is a huge barrier in identifying ....more
DCMS - Older Women and Sexual Violence
£15,621 14/02/2020
The reporting of rape and sexual assault involving older women remains low. There is a significant lack of awareness among professionals and the wider community which is a huge barrier in identifying ....more
Comic Relief - Improving service response for older women who have experienced sexual violence.
£31,241 21/01/2020
12
The current project uses older women’s lived experience of sexual violence and abuse, to dispel myths and inform awareness raising workshops and resources to build the confidence of professionals ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Supporting specialist volunteers.
£3,000 09/05/2019
Supporting specialist volunteers.
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£68,040 01/04/2019
To provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of rape and sexual abuse, including victims of child sexual abuse.
DCMS - Older Women and Sexual Violence
£69,552 11/03/2019
The reporting of rape and sexual assault involving older women remains low. There is a significant lack of awareness among professionals and the wider community which is a huge barrier in identifying ....more
DCMS - Older Women and Sexual Violence
£23,184 11/03/2019
The reporting of rape and sexual assault involving older women remains low. There is a significant lack of awareness among professionals and the wider community which is a huge barrier in identifying ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Staying safe in relationships, outreach work with young people
£5,576 08/03/2019
Staying safe in relationships, outreach work with young people
Comic Relief - Older Women and Sexual Violence
£69,552 09/01/2019
12
The reporting of rape and sexual assault involving older women remains low. There is a significant lack of awareness among professionals and the wider community which is a huge barrier in identifying ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - To support the sexual violence helpline and email support through volunteer co-ordination
£9,000 04/09/2018
To support the sexual violence helpline and email support through volunteer co-ordination
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
£45,000 24/05/2018
36
Preventing girls and young women from experiencing sexual abuse
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 18/04/2018
Supporting organisational stability - revenue core costs
Ministry of Justice - Female Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
£18,000 01/04/2018
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
£67,102 01/04/2018
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
£50,328 01/04/2018
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£18,000 01/04/2017
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£24,000 01/04/2017
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund
£47,718 01/04/2017
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund
£63,624 01/04/2017
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
£71,371 28/03/2017
36
Towards the continued employment of a data analyst role for this organisation that supports women who have been the victims of sexual violence in Tyneside and Northumberland.
County Durham Community Foundation - Pilot and develop a peer educator sexual violence prevention project.
£4,000 02/03/2017
Towards the costs of a Community Engagement Worker, to further pilot and develop a peer educator sexual violence prevention project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Broadening Reach
£497,740 16/06/2016
60
This project will develop and expand their existing counselling and helpline service to offer an extended telephone and email support service as well as expand the outreach counselling support in ....more
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£18,000 01/04/2016
12
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund
£60,000 01/04/2016
12
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£24,000 01/04/2016
12
To increase the volume of support offered to victims of child sexual abuse and help meet the increased demand on your services.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund
£45,000 01/04/2016
12
To provide direct and front line support to females over the age of 13 who are victims of rape and sexual violence
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland (Tyne & Wear)
£5,000 25/04/2014
To undertake an external evaluation of the Tyneside service.
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland (Northumberland)
£2,500 18/02/2014
To employ a company to support the organisation to develop their HR policies and procedures and towards training for current and newly recruited Trustees and volunteer management training for the ....more
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland (Tyne & Wear)
£60,000 10/12/2013
To contribute to the creation and ongoing co-ordination of a Northumbria Sexual Violence Strategic Forum.
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland (Northumberland)
£90,000 10/12/2013
Towards Grace - a specialist sexual violence service in Northumberland for women aged 16 and over.
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland (Tyne & Wear)
£19,000 26/07/2013
Toward the post of Chief Exectuive for this expanding sexual violence service working across Tyneside and Northumberland.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
£16,000 30/05/2012
the salary costs of a full time Tyneside Development Worker
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland (Tyne & Wear)
£2,500 15/09/2011
To support a review of the structure of the organisation.
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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 28-79
  • SARA CHEZARI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Support & Development Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/09/2010, number: 1138149
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/06/2010, number: 07285969
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR11: 18 days late,
Main office

Rape Crisis Tyneside & Northumberla
PO Box 1320
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE99 5DX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:A) TO RELIEVE THE EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND/OR PHYSICAL DISTRESS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL VIOLENCE AT ANY TIME IN THEIR LIVES;B) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE NATURE OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON WOMEN AND GIRLS IN PARTICULAR BY OFFERING TRAINING AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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