Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

CHESTER SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICE 

To preserve and protect the health and wellbeing and relieve the distress and trauma of anyone aged 18 years or over; who has experienced or who is experiencing any form of sexual abuse or sexual violence through the provision of support, information and counselling, maintaining women-only services and space as our core offer.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

  • 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 14 years

www.csass.org.uk

01244307499

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£156£152£4n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/22£131£128£3n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/21*£138£117£21n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/20£91£103£-12n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/19£85£97£-13n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/18£92£70£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£73£70£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£48£60£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£53£32£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£41£29£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£31£33£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£30£22£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£0£4£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 25 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Gwynedd, Wirral,

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£139,000
Ministry of Justice£116,398
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Cheshire Community Foundation£10,000
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£5,000
Co-Operative Group£3,362
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Chester Sexual Abuse Support Service
£3,362 21/10/2023
We offer free one-to-one counselling to the survivors who contact us. We aim to develop this service by buying three laptops for two new counsellors and our communication and fundraising officer.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Grant to Chester Sexual Abuse Support Service (CSASS)
£5,000 14/12/2022
To provide a programme to empower adult survivors of sexual violence through 10 Saturday socials for peer-to-peer support along with a variety of activities. 10 walk and talk groups with a trained ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching More Survivors
£139,000 18/03/2022
Chester Sexual Abuse Support Service (CSASS) will use the funding to continue their current outreach service working with survivors of sexual violence from a wide range of under-represented ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 11/03/2022
Counselling for Survivors
Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£20,699 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
£45,000 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
£11,756 12/11/2020
Provision of Victim Services
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£8,943 22/06/2020
Provision of Victim Services
Cheshire Community Foundation - Supporting survivors with complex needs
£10,000 18/05/2020
Chester Sexual Abuse Support Service (CSASS) transforms the lives of adult survivors of sexual violence and abuse, through free specialist counselling, supportline/LiveChat and groupwork – and also ....more
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£30,000 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 - Reaching Survivors
£103,000 01/08/2018
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This project will support adults across Chester and Cheshire West who have experienced sexual violence. It's primary aim will be to reach those who are not currently accessing support ' in particular ....more
Ministry of Justice - Female Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
£8,000 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
£22,370 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
Masonic Trust - Core funding
£4,000 21/02/2018
Counselling and telephone helpline for people affected by rape, sexual abuse or sexual violence.
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£8,000 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
£21,208 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
£20,000 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
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2017 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£8,000 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.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Chester Sexual Abuse Support Service
£9,360 11/11/2015
the costs of engaging with a consultant to develop and strengthen strategic planning to ensure sustainability and growth.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/01/2010, number: 1133564
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investment
  • 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
13 returns made; AR21: 1 days late,
Main office

C.S.A.S.S.
The Bluecoat
Upper Northgate Street
CHESTER
CH1 4EE

Objectives

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING AND RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND TRAUMA OF ANYONE AGED 18 YEARS OR OVER; WHO HAS EXPERIENCED OR WHO IS EXPERIENCING ANY FORM OF SEXUAL ABUSE OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND COUNSELLING, MAINTAINING WOMEN-ONLY SERVICES AND SPACE AS OUR CORE OFFER.”

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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