Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 7
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

CAMBRIDGE RAPE CRISIS CENTRE 

Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre is a specialist sexual violence organisation providing dedicated support services to survivors of rape, sexual abuse and sexual violence in Cambridgeshire. We provide a free and confidential helpline, email support, face to face counselling, group work, training and an Independent Sexual Violence Advocate service.
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
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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£624£731£-108£12£812£2944.81330
31/03/22£861£624£237£11£919£2534.91130
31/03/21£1,233£550£683£14£683£2204.81130
31/03/20*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 36%
Reserves/Spending: 4.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 29.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 6 years

www.cambridgerapecrisis.org.uk

contact@cambridgerapecrisis.org.uk

01223313551

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Services for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 13 employees
  • 30 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£55,620
Lloyds Bank Foundation£33,000
Department of Health£20,000
Co-Operative Group£15,152
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre
£3,631 22/10/2022
We aim to provide specialist counselling support to local women and girls impacted by sexual violence who have been unable to access this vital support during the pandemic.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre
£4,546 23/10/2021
We want to offer a free, anonymous online chat service, to enable more local women and girls affected by rape and sexual violence to access support when they need it.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre
£6,974 24/10/2020
We offer specialist emotional support to survivors of sexual violence through a confidential telephone helpline service.
CAF - Grant to Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre
£1,930 18/06/2020
Grant to Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Counselling through Covid
£55,620 04/06/2020
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Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre will use funding to offer additional specialist trauma informed counselling to female survivors of rape sexual abuse and sexual violence during and after the period of ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre
£33,000 21/05/2020
12
One year core funding to support Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre to sustain their work to support work addressing Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Complex Social Issue (CSI) during COVID19
Department of Health - Cambridgeshire Rape Crisis
£20,000 14/04/2020
Establishment of an effective and engaged network of people and organisations that champion personalised care for people with dementia operational support of delivering the network
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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 10/09/2018, number: 1179871
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • 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
5 returns made; AR20: 77 days late, AR19: 66 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CAMBRIDGE RAPE CRISIS CENTRE on 08/04/2021
Main office

BOX R
12 MILL ROAD
CAMBRIDGE

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE TRAUMA AND DISTRESS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ANY FORM OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SERVICES AND INFORMATION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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