Finance Score: 9
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 9
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

BARNSLEY SEXUAL ABUSE & RAPE CRISIS SERVICES

Barnsley Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Services offers Counselling and Advocacy support for victims of sexual abuse.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£869£877£-8£6£651£6328.6214
31/03/22£1,051£886£165£6£659£6408.7274
31/03/21£1,097£962£135£6£494£4705.9290
31/03/20£804£832£-28£5£360£3394.9270
31/03/19£806£758£48£5£387£3385.3250
31/03/18£766£714£53£5£339£3285.5230
31/03/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 8.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 13.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 9 years

www.bsarcs.org

info@bsarcs.org

01226320140

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnsley, Rotherham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Ministry of Justice£351,269
National Lottery Community Fund£164,960
BBC Children in Need£65,138
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Ask The Question Initiative
£164,960 25/08/2023
The project will use the funding to deliver its training to local partners and agencies so they feel confidently equipped to help identify those affected by sexual violence at the earliest opportunity. It will help victims to receive support which ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Barnsley Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Services
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£96,067 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 grant agreement during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£159,135 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 grant agreement during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to Barnsley Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Services
£50,000 02/12/2020
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Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Barnsley Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Services, awarded under the Foundation's Sexual Abuse and Exploitation funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support charities to emerge ....more
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£35,650 12/11/2020
Provision of Victim Services
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Barnsley Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Services
£65,138 09/09/2020
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COVID19 - This project will deliver 1-2-1 trauma therapy and group work to young who have experienced sexual abuse who are living in Barnsley and further impacted by Covid-19. Young people will feel more secure, more empowered and have improved ....more
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£60,417 22/06/2020
Provision of Victim Services
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£2,500 29/05/2020
Building wheelchair friendly accessible spaces
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£106,090 01/04/2019
To provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of rape and sexual abuse, including victims of child sexual abuse.
National Lottery Community Fund - BSARCS
£346,806 19/10/2018
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The group will provide counselling, advocacy and support through the formal justice process, as well as via an anonymous text and email system, for women, men and children affected by sexual abuse, sexual violence or rape. More training will be ....more
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 Male Rape Support Fund
£20,121 01/04/2018
To provide direct support services to males aged 13 or over who are, or have been, victims of rape and other forms of sexual violence.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALISON DIANE WILKINSON Appointed: 2017
  • ADELE LOUISE GLADMAN Appointed: 2024
  • FIONA RUTH STEPHENSON (Chair) Appointed: 2016
  • JEANETTE BAKER Appointed: 2022
  • JULIE KEEN Appointed: 2016
  • KEELY FIRTH Appointed: 2021
  • SHERIDAN NICOLLE POWELL Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/04/2016, number: 1166591
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
  • 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
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

BSARCS
PO Box 775
BARNSLEY
S70 9PL

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISTRESS OF MAINLY, BUT NOT ENTIRELY, WOMEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL VIOLENCE AT ANY TIME IN THEIR LIVES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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