Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
    • Overall weighted support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

    TRUST HOUSE READING

    Counselling for adults, Helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA), Children's Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (CHISVA), Play Therapy and counselling for children and young people, Support Groups, Drop Ins, email support, Website.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    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£611£598£13£2£309£3096.21540
    31/03/22£484£464£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/21£640£508£132£0£277£2405.71140
    31/03/20£263£300£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/19£549£367£182£0£182£1795.81045
    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 10%
    Liabilities/Income: 6%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 6.2 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
    Quick Ratio: 9.1
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 7 years

    www.trusthousereading.org

    office@trusthousereading.org

    01189502835

    Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    GiG Classification
    • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,
    Who it helps
    • 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
    £78,910 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
    £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 grant agreement during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
    £21,750 12/11/2020
    Provision of Victim Services
    Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
    £57,160 22/06/2020
    Provision of Victim Services
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Trust House Reading
    £73,000 13/06/2018
    36
    towards three years' salary of an ISVA at an organisation providing specialist support services to women, men and children from Reading and Berkshire affected by rape or sexual abuse

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • THE SURVIVORS TRUST
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/10/2017, number: 1174926
    Gift Aid
    • NOT 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
    • 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
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    TRUST HOUSE READING
    54 LONDON STREET
    READING
    RG1 4SQ

    Objectives

    3. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE AREAOF READING AND BERKSHIRE:3.1 TO RELIEVE THE TRAUMA, WHETHER PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL, OF PERSONSAND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED OR OTHERWISE SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF RAPE,OTHER SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL ABUSE OR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF ANY KIND BY PROVIDINGSUPPORT, HELP OR ASSISTANCE OF ANY KIND; AND3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF RAPE, SEXUAL ABUSE ORSEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND / OR ITS PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ON WOMEN, MEN ANDCHILDREN BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    IN THE AREA OF READING AND BERKSHIRE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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