Overall GiG Score: 20 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

SURVIVORS IN TRANSITION 

SiT supports all genders who have experienced sexual abuse in childhood, through a range of trauma informed, psycho-educational activities including one to one and group therapy, counselling, advocacy, research and training to become empowered and improve self esteem and resilience.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 9 years
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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
31/12/22£731£703£28£17£282£2824.81311
31/12/21£582£533£48£1£255£2194.9133
31/12/20£426£439£-12n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/19£476£331£144n/an/an/an/an/a38
31/12/18£228£210£19£0£0£0n/a037
31/12/17£229£192£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£111£144£-33£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 65%
Liabilities/Income: 73%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 13 employees
  • 11 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk,

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£157,500
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
Suffolk Community Foundation£4,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Survivors In Transition
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Survivors In Transition
£50,000 08/12/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Survivors In Transition
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£94,500 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
Suffolk Community Foundation - Core costs for supporting Covid 19
£4,500 05/05/2020
12
To support a young person's counselling service for those who have been abused. Covid19
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£63,000 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 - SURVIVORS IN TRANSITION
£414,000 23/11/2018
48
The organisation will use funding to continue offering specialist support to male and female survivors of childhood sexual abuse, exploitation or violence. It is the only specialist service of its ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - Grant to Survivors in Transition (SiT)
£96,000 15/09/2017
35
Towards three years' salary and on costs for a CEO at an organisation that provides specialist support for Suffolk-based male and female survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse, exploitation or violence.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Survivors in Transition (SiT)
£96,000 07/09/2017
36
towards three years' salary of the CEO at an organisation that provides specialist support for male and female survivors of childhood sexual abuse, exploitation or violence in Suffolk
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 06/07/2017
SiT Support Centre
Suffolk Community Foundation - SiT Core Costs
£4,941 19/06/2017
Towards running costs, supporting adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Suffolk Community Foundation - SiT Community Outreach
£4,000 12/06/2017
Towards extending specialist support to survivors of sexual abuse within the Suffolk Coastal area.
National Lottery Community Fund - Support Centre for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (SiT)
£206,831 09/03/2016
36
Support for adults across Suffolk who have experienced sexual abuse, exploitation or violence in their childhood. A range of individual, group, outreach, and therapeutic services will be provided in ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/01/2015, number: 1159782
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR15: 183 days late,
Main office

84 Fore Street
IPSWICH
IP4 1LB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ANY FORM OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A SUPPORT CENTRE FOR SUCH SUPPORT AND COUNSELLING AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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