Overall GiG Score: 16 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +8

DEVON RAPE CRISIS AND SEXUAL ABUSE SERVICES 

The organisation continues to provide a telephone and email support service 3 times per week, as well as specialist face to face support, counselling, advocacy and practical support delivered from 3 office bases in Exeter, Torquay and Barnstaple and outreach venues across Devon. These services are delivered by a team of paid staff and volunteers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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 and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female
Established: 12 years

www.devonrapecrisis.org.uk

info@devonrapecrisis.org.uk

01392208756

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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£661£670£-9£0£348£3275.91920
31/03/22*£562£619£-57£0£357£30962125
31/03/21£706£599£107£0£413£3386.82012
31/03/20£495£461£33n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/03/19£514£386£128£0£273£2076.51020
31/03/18£305£301£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£277£282£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£258£232£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£183£126£57£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£147£116£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£120£117£3£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 4.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 19 employees
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon,

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
Ministry of Justice£374,002
DCMS£76,342
Comic Relief£40,000
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Devon Community Foundation£15,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£7,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Devon Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Services
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Devon Community Foundation - Sexual Violence Awareness and Support in Schools
£5,000 11/10/2021
5
Grant to Devon Rape Crisis Service
Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£78,851 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
£129,780 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
£39,155 12/11/2020
Provision of Victim Services
National Lottery Community Fund - Specialist support for survivors of sexual violence
£10,000 06/11/2020
6
The organisation will use the funding for staff costs so that they can provide specialist recovery support by running weekly sessions with a support worker for victims and survivors of childhood ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Devon Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Services
£3,100 24/10/2020
We would like to upgrade our website and attend more events, to reach and support more survivors of rape or sexual abuse in the community.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Devon Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Services
£4,750 23/07/2020
Grant to Devon Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Services meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Comic Relief - DRCSAS - Covid-19 Recovery Funded Activities
£40,000 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£39,696 22/06/2020
Provision of Victim Services
DCMS - Trauma support for homeless women in Devon
£38,171 01/04/2020
Exeter has a high proportion of rough sleepers who are women. For many of these women their experience of sexual violence was a factor in becoming homeless; for all of them, the probability of sexual ....more
Devon Community Foundation - Specialist Support for Survivors of Sexual Violence
£10,000 12/11/2019
9
contributing to the training and support of volunteers in delivering direct face-to-face support to women and girls recovering from the impacts of rape, sexual assault or childhood sexual abuse
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer Support for Survivors
£10,000 11/07/2019
12
The funding will be used for the recruitment of a Volunteer and Training Manager who will oversee the support service for survivors of sexual abuse. The project aims to continue meeting their ....more
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£86,520 01/04/2019
To provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of rape and sexual abuse, including victims of child sexual abuse.
DCMS - Trauma support for homeless women in Devon
£38,171 01/04/2019
Exeter has a high proportion of rough sleepers who are women. For many of these women their experience of sexual violence was a factor in becoming homeless; for all of them, the probability of sexual ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Devon Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Services
£99,172 27/03/2019
36
Contribution towards core costs for the delivery of support services for clients who have experienced rape or childhood sexual abuse.
DCMS - Trauma support for homeless women in Devon
£38,171 10/12/2018
Exeter has a high proportion of rough sleepers who are women. For many of these women their experience of sexual violence was a factor in becoming homeless; for all of them, the probability of sexual ....more
DCMS - Trauma support for homeless women in Devon
£28,628 10/12/2018
Exeter has a high proportion of rough sleepers who are women. For many of these women their experience of sexual violence was a factor in becoming homeless; for all of them, the probability of sexual ....more
Comic Relief - Trauma support for homeless women in Devon
£114,513 06/11/2018
36
Exeter has a high proportion of rough sleepers who are women. For many of these women their experience of sexual violence was a factor in becoming homeless; for all of them, the probability of sexual ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Devon Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Services
£40,000 26/09/2018
refurbishment of counselling rooms for a charity which works with survivors of sexual and domestic violence in Devon
Ministry of Justice - Female Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
£24,000 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
£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
Devon Community Foundation - Torbay office
£3,000 12/07/2017
11
contributing to the running costs for a new office in the Torbay area in order to provide a safe and accessible place for rape victims to receive support
National Lottery Community Fund - Increasing skills, knowledge and wellbeing of volunteers
£8,000 05/04/2017
12
This group will use the funding to offer continued professional development to volunteers to increase skills and knowledge, as well as pay for external supervision in order to support volunteer’s ....more
Ministry of Justice - 2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
£24,000 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
£63,624 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
£60,000 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)
£24,000 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.
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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 47-72
  • VAL STANLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Gender And Development Specialist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/11/2011, number: 1144548
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/05/2011, number: 07630160
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
  • 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
11 returns made; AR22: 48 days late,
Main office

PO BOX 765
EXETER
EX1 9TG

Objectives

1 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND TRAUMA OF ANY ADULT OR CHILD OVER THE AGE OF 13 YEARS (OR PARTNER, FRIEND OR RELATIVE) WHO HAS EXPERIENCED ANY FORM OF SEXUAL ABUSE OR VIOLENCE AT ANY TIME OF THEIR LIVES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND PRACTICAL HELP WHERE NECESSARY. 2 TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN THE SUBJECT OF SEXUAL ABUSE OR VIOLENCE AND IT'S AFFECTS ON THE VICTIM, WHETHER PHYSICAL, MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, OR SOCIAL AND TO TRAIN VOLUNTEERS AND OTHERS SO AS TO BE ABLE TO COPE WITH THE PROBLEMS OF RAPE BY THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL, LEGAL, AND EMOTIONAL COUNSELLING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

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