Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 7

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 6

RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT CENTRE (CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE)

Advice, information, training and support to men, women and children affected by sexual violence whether it happened recently or in the past.

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Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 29 years

www.rapecentre.org.uk

support@rapecentre.org.uk

01925221546

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£1,334	£1,266	£68	£0	£668	£249	2.4	37	6
31/03/22		£1,287	£1,188	£99	£0	£600	£248	2.5	36	8
31/03/21		£1,060	£906	£154	£0	£501	£273	3.6	31	15
31/03/20		£716	£727	£-10	£0	£347	£265	4.4	20	5
31/03/19		£702	£671	£31	£0	£357	£265	4.7	21	10
31/03/18		£687	£679	£7	£0	£326	£266	4.7	21	0
31/03/17		£707	£750	£-43	£0	£319	£269	4.3	22	0
31/03/16		£755	£723	£32	£0	£362	£271	4.5	21	0
31/03/15		£610	£583	£26	£2	£330	£130	2.7	21	0
31/03/14		£564	£550	£15	£2	£303	£130	2.8	13	0
31/03/13	*	£574	£528	£46	£2	£289	£128	2.9	16	0
31/03/12	*	£568	£483	£85	£2	£243	£127	3.2	16	0
31/03/11	*	£404	£344	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£303	£299	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£213	£184	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£184	£161	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£115	£132	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£163	£126	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£111	£100	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£67	£74	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 37%
Reserves/Spending: 2.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 7.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool City, St Helens, Warrington, Wirral,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

37 employees
6 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Survivors Support Well Being
£259,869	25/07/2023	The funding will support the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre to deliver a health and physical activity programme for adult survivors of sexual violence receiving £259869 over 5 years. The ....more The funding will support the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre to deliver a health and physical activity programme for adult survivors of sexual violence receiving £259869 over 5 years. The project will be available to individuals across Cheshire and Halton delivering provision that will seek to aid recovery overcome feelings of stigma and isolation improve health and wellbeing and enable integration into community activities.
Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£31,395	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 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
£158,760	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 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
£13,287	12/11/2020	Provision of Victim Services
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£18,108	22/06/2020	Provision of Victim Services
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£105,840	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)
£28,000	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
£78,285	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
National Lottery Community Fund - Reach Project
£398,949	21/03/2018 60	This funding will provide on-going support to survivors of sexual violence once they have received specialist counselling. Designed with people with first-hand experience, this project will offer ....more This funding will provide on-going support to survivors of sexual violence once they have received specialist counselling. Designed with people with first-hand experience, this project will offer drop-in sessions with specialist support workers, as well as volunteering, peer-mentioning and development opportunities which help people to lead fulfilling lives.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£28,000	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
£74,228	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 - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£28,000	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
£70,000	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
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre
£24,900	24/11/2011	Sessional Facilitator fees, room hire, and running costs for the delivery of support groups for women and men who have been affected by sexual violence

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

LAURA GARDNER (Chair) Appointed: 2020

NEIL BROOKES Appointed: 2024

REBECCA GERARD Appointed: 2024

SARAH SKELTON Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/10/1995, number: 1049826

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
Investing charity funds 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

20 returns made; AR13: 23 days late, AR12: 24 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR10: 19 days late, AR07: 22 days late, AR06: 43 days late, AR05: 24 days late, AR04: 38 days late,

Main office

PO Box 35
Warrington
WA1 1DW

Objectives

A)TO RELIEVE THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS OF PEOPLE FROM CHESHIRE, MERSEYSIDE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ANY FORM OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE. B)TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS OF RELATIVES AND FRIENDS OF SUCH VICTIMS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A COUNSELLING SERVICE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WARRINGTON AND SURROUNDING AREA

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