Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 5

Liabilities <10%: +3

Only 3 Trustees: -2

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 6

SERICC

SERICC, rape and sexual abuse specialist service, provide free and confidential specialist counselling and advocacy support to victim and survivors in Essex and the surrounding areas.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees

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
31/03/23	£2,753	£2,827	£-74	£0	£1,618	£1,598	6.8	27
31/03/22	£2,685	£2,569	£116	£0	£1,692	£1,672	7.8	28
31/03/21	£3,068	£1,492	£1,576	£0	£1,576	£1,562	12.6	24

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 6.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 21

Asset Split ?

Established: 4 years

www.sericc.org.uk

sericc@sericc.org.uk

01375381322

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
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

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

27 employees

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - First Contact Navigators - Continuation
£1,220,482	27/01/2023	The funding will be used to continue three rape and sexual abuse centres in Essex. The project aims to ensure that victims and survivors of sexual violence and abuse from across the county have ....more The funding will be used to continue three rape and sexual abuse centres in Essex. The project aims to ensure that victims and survivors of sexual violence and abuse from across the county have access to high quality specialist sexual violence and abuse services.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	02/10/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

MICHELENE HEINE Appointed: 2020

ALISON CURNICK (Chair) Appointed: 2020

GLENDA HARRINGTON Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/12/2019, number: 1186836

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
Investment
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

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from SOUTH ESSEX RAPE AND INCEST CRISIS CENTRE on 08/06/2020

Main office

S E R I C C
THE HALL
WEST STREET
GRAYS
RM17 6LL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AMONGST THOSE AFFECTED BY ANY FORM OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND ABUSE, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT LIMITED, TO WOMEN AND GIRLS AND THE COMMUNITY IN ESSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WITHIN EAST ANGLIA, AND INCLUDING THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF THOSE AFFECTED AND OTHERS AFFECTED WHO ARE IN NEED, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH PERSONS; ANDTO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND ABUSE, INCLUDING BY BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE.

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