Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

All female board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

CIS'TERS - SURVIVING RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE IN CHILDHOOD

CISters is a survivor led specialist service for females aged 18 or over who, as female children, were sexually abused/exploited by a member of their immediate and/or extended family. We offer female survivors the opportunity to meet other women in a group context and within an empowerment model. Meetings vary in type/focus and include an Annual Residential Weekend Workshop. We meet in Hampshire.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
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:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit
31/03/23	£92,784	£63,417	£29,367
31/03/22	£9,351	£52,079	£-42,728
31/03/21	£89,531	£53,675	£35,856
31/03/20	£0	£0	£0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.cisters.org.uk

admin@cisters.org.uk

02380338080

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to CIS'ters: surviving rape and sexual abuse during childhood
£7,700	23/07/2020	Grant to CIS'ters: surviving rape and sexual abuse during childhood meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

CATHERINE HANDLEY Appointed: 2020

DR EILEEN ROSS GORROD Appointed: 2020

GILLIAN LYNN FINCH Appointed: 2020

JUDE MCBRIDE Appointed: 2024

LOUISE CHARLOTTE BIRD Appointed: 2020

SAMANTHA PEGGY RICHLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2020

THERESA STEPHENS Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/08/2019, number: 1184857

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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

4 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from CIS'TERS - SURVIVING RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE on 03/02/2021

Main office

CIS'ters
PO Box 119
Eastleigh
SO50 9ZF

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF FEMALE SURVIVORS AGED OVER 18 WHO, BORN AS FEMALE, DURING CHILDHOOD WERE RAPED, SEXUALLY ABUSED OR SEXUALLY EXPLOITED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE WHO WERE RAPED, SEXUALLY ABUSED OR SEXUALLY EXPLOITED BY A MEMBER OF THEIR IMMEDIATE OR EXTENDED FAMILY; EMPOWERING SUCH SURVIVORS IN THEIR OWN PERSONAL HEALING THROUGH THE MUTUAL AFFIRMATION, ACCEPTANCE, RESPECT AND SUPPORT OF OTHER SURVIVORS AND, SUBJECT TO FUNDING, TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OR DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES FOR OTHER PERSONS AFFECTED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY RAPE, SEXUAL ABUSE OR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR THOSE PROVIDING SERVICES, OF THE IMPACT ON CHILD VICTIMS/ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD RAPE/SEXUAL ABUSE/EXPLOITATION AND THE ASSOCIATED COPING STRATEGIES USED BY SOME VICTIMS; AND TO PROMOTE AN IMPROVED SERVICE RESPONSE TO THE UNMET NEEDS OF SUCH CHILD VICTIMS/ADULT SURVIVORS, AND OTHERS AFFECTED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY EXPERIENCES OF SEXUAL CRIMES.