Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 12

RED KITE RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICE

Vision : To provide comprehensive services to survivors of historic or recent rape or sexual abuse to enable them to recover and thrive in their communities.Aim: To provide a helpline and support which creates a safe space for survivors of rape and sexual abuse to speak to trained volunteers who will listen, validate and refer onwards for treatment to our recovery and holistic therapy service.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£28	£16	£12	n/a
31/12/22		£15	£25	£-10	n/a
31/12/21	*	£40	£19	£21	n/a
31/12/20		£30	£2	£28	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.redkite.org.uk

Siobhan.nundram@redkitesupport.org.uk

07810 550443

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Emotional support, counselling or therapy

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Essex, Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
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

National Lottery Community Fund	£11,900
Essex Community Foundation	£8,700
Co-Operative Group	£5,685

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Red Kite Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Service
£7,000	08/06/2023	to support the costs of providing services to people affected by sexual violence in West Essex
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Red Kite (Hertford)
£2,741	22/10/2022	We plan to provide a full helpline and counselling service to victims of recent or historic rape and sexual abuse to enable them to heal and live their lives free of fear and anxiety.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Red Kite Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Service
£2,944	22/10/2022	We wish to research and gather statistics on the prevalence of sexual abuse in schools and to develop an education programme that we can pilot initially in secondary schools in the Stevenage area.
National Lottery Community Fund - Red Kite Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Service
£11,900	15/03/2021 8	The funding will aim to help victims of sexual abuse or rape from resorting to alcohol drugs self-harming recidivism or other injurious measures and enable victims to move forward in their lives outside of the crime that has happened to them. This ....more The funding will aim to help victims of sexual abuse or rape from resorting to alcohol drugs self-harming recidivism or other injurious measures and enable victims to move forward in their lives outside of the crime that has happened to them. This aim to be achieved through their helpline follow-on group and individual counselling and also referring them on to other programmes and mental health services such as tackling alcohol & drug addiction.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Red Kite Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Service
£1,700	04/02/2021	to help purchase an upgraded CharityLog digital record system to aid the set up of a Hertfordshire based charity supporting victims of rape or sexual abuse

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

CHARLOTTE NANCY OLAYEMI RUTH SHYLLON Appointed: 2020

EAMONN DREA Appointed: 2021

JOANNA TAYLOR Appointed: 2024

LUELLA MARY JEANETTE DIXON Appointed: 2023

SUSAN BERNADETTE NUNDRAM (Chair) Appointed: 2019

SHANNON DAWN RICHARDS Appointed: 2023

SINEAD THERESA CORR Appointed: 2024

VIOREL CATALIN VASILE Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/10/2019, number: 1185947

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
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

4 returns made; AR21: 135 days late,

Main office

79 Havers Lane
BISHOP'S STORTFORD
Hertfordshire
CM23 3PE

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISTRESS OF ADULTS, YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN RAPED, SEXUALLY ASSAULTED OR SEXUALLY ABUSED AT ANY TIME IN THEIR LIVES BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT INCLUDING COUNSELLING, TELEPHONE SUPPORT AND GROUP WORK AS APPROPRIATE.

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