Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 7
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

MID WALES RAPE SUPPORT CENTRE 

(1) To relieve the trauma (whether psychological, emotional or physical) of persons/their families who have been victims of (a) rape, other sexual assault or abuse; or (b) physical assault or psychological /emotional abuse of any kind; and (2) promote/participate in training, education and research in relation to counselling and the traumas set out above and their effect upon women/men/children.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • 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
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£141£144£-3n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/22£145£137£8n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£112£104£8n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/20£48£55£-6n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/19£109£107£3n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/18£93£93£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£66£73£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£132£132£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£115£125£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£129£120£9£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.midwalesrsc.org.uk

enquiries@midwalesrsc.org.uk

01685 379310

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Powys,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 1 volunteer

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£100,000
Ministry of Justice£70,174
BBC Children in Need£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Mid Wales Rape Support Centre Community Development Project
£100,000 20/10/2021
24
Over two years Mid Wales Rape Support Centre will use £100000 to deliver counselling skills courses in Mid Wales with modules being developed through lived experience. Volunteer placements with the ....more
Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£6,212 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
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£57,750 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
£6,212 12/11/2020
Provision of Victim Services
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mid Wales Rape Support Centre
£30,000 28/05/2020
36
This project will fund counselling for children and young people affected by sexual abuse or rape. They will be more able to cope with the effects of their experiences, improve their confidence, and ....more
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£38,500 01/04/2019
To provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of rape and sexual abuse, including victims of child sexual abuse.
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
£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
Comic Relief - CrowdMatch
£6,105 27/09/2017
12
Crowdmatch funding towards the creation of illustrated book for traumatised children to be used in Wales and nationally.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Mid Wales Rape Support Centre
£29,919 10/08/2017
36
This project will provide counselling for children and young people who have suffered sexual abuse or trauma. They will be better able to deal with their experiences, improve their confidence, and ....more
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
£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.
Comic Relief - Support for Victims of Sexual Violence in Mid Wales
£40,000 30/11/2016
24
Mid Wales Rape Support Centre is based in Aberystwyth, the central university town for a predominantly rural area with no other specialist support service for victims of sexual violence within 45 ....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
£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
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-69
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/10/2012, number: 1149321
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/09/2012, number: 08209555
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

New Pathways
11 Church Street
MERTHYR TYDFIL
CF47 0BW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO:2.1 RELIEVE THE TRAUMA (WHETHER PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL) OF PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OR OTHERWISE SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF(A) RAPE, OTHER SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE, OR(B) PHYSICAL ASSAULT OR PSYCHOLOGICAL OR EMOTIONAL ABUSE OF ANY KIND.2.2 PROMOTE AND PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN RELATION TO COUNSELLING AND IN RELATION TO THE TRAUMAS SET OUT IN 2.1 ABOVE AND THEIR EFFECT UPON WOMEN, MEN AND CHILDREN.2.3 PROMOTE, PARTICIPATE IN AND PROVIDE TRAINING IN RELATION TO COUNSELLING AND IN RELATION TO THE TRAUMAS SET OUT IN 2.1 ABOVE AND THEIR EFFECT UPON WOMEN, MEN AND CHILDREN.IN EACH CASE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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