Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 9

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 12

ROTHERHAM ABUSE COUNSELLING SERVICE

Provision of counselling services for victims of any form of abuse in the Rotherham area.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
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
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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	£744	£666	£78	£0	£201	£113	2	25	9
31/03/22	£458	£504	£-46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/21	£430	£367	£63	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/03/20	£365	£336	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/19	£495	£517	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10

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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: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 56%
Reserves/Spending: 2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 23.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 7 years

http://www.rothacs.org.uk

info@rothacs.org.uk

01709835482

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

25 employees
9 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£339,913
Ministry of Justice	£110,024
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£33,000
BBC Children in Need	£30,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Rotherham Abuse Counselling Service
£329,948	24/03/2022	The funding will be used to help those who have experienced domestic violence and/or sexual abuse open to anybody aged 13+ and for any gender with a designated inclusion counsellor leading on gender ....more The funding will be used to help those who have experienced domestic violence and/or sexual abuse open to anybody aged 13+ and for any gender with a designated inclusion counsellor leading on gender awareness and improving visibility to the LGBTQ+ community. Counselling group therapy and pre-therapy support is available to help people fulfil their potential and lead happier healthier lives.
Ministry of Justice - COVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£31,012	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
£48,000	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 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
£26,627	12/11/2020	Provision of Victim Services
Ministry of Justice - Support for charities providing support services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence
£4,385	22/06/2020	Provision of Victim Services
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Rotherham Abuse Counselling Service
£30,000	28/05/2020 36	This project will provide a counselling service specifically for young people aged 13 to 18, living in Rotherham. The project aims to increase confidence, improve mental health and wellbeing and ....more This project will provide a counselling service specifically for young people aged 13 to 18, living in Rotherham. The project aims to increase confidence, improve mental health and wellbeing and provide an opportunity for developing positive relationships
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Rotherham Abuse Counselling Service
£33,000	21/05/2020 12	One year core funding to support Rotherham Abuse Counselling Service to sustain their work to support work addressing Domestic Abuse Complex Social Issue (CSI) during COVID19
Tudor Trust - Grant to Rotherham Abuse Counselling Service (COVID19 Grant)
£3,300	22/04/2020 12	as a development grant towards laptops, mobile phones and other equipment to support remote service delivery during the Coronavirus outbreak for an organisation delivering counselling to adult ....more as a development grant towards laptops, mobile phones and other equipment to support remote service delivery during the Coronavirus outbreak for an organisation delivering counselling to adult survivors of abuse in Rotherham
National Lottery Community Fund - L.A.C.E
£9,965	15/08/2019 12	L.A.C.E
Ministry of Justice - Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
£133,694	01/04/2019	To provide independent, specialist support to female and male victims of rape and sexual abuse, including victims of child sexual abuse.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	26/04/2018	Core costs

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALEXA WORTLEY Appointed: 2018

EILEEN BROOKS Appointed: 2017

GAVIN GLASBY Appointed: 2022

JAYNE ANNE WATERS Appointed: 2022

LARAINE BISBY Appointed: 2017

MARGARET ELIZABETH BENNETT Appointed: 2022

WENDY PEAKE Appointed: 2017

CATHERINE ANNE COOPER (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: THE SOUTH YORKSHIRE SEXUAL VIOLENCE PARTNERHIP,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/10/2017, number: 1175142

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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

38 Moorgate Road
Rotherham
S60 2AG

Objectives

1) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS IN ROTHERHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO HAVE SUFFERED ANY FORM OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ABUSE, DOMESTIC ABUSE OR HARASSMENT. IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:A) THE PROVISION OF A CONFIDENTIAL FACE TO FACE AND TELEPHONE COUNSELLING SERVICE; B) BY REFERRING WITH PERMISSION THOSE CLIENTS NEEDING HELP OF A MORE SPECIALIST NATURE.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND UNDERTAKE RESEARCH IN THAT SUBJECT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.

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