Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

EDINBURGH RAPE CRISIS CENTRE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £543,417 £598,894 £791,704 £1,089,519 £1,904,551
Donations & Legacies £24,691 £43,989 £39,125 £44,678 £68,815
Other Income £876 £1,460 £165 £1,250
Investment Income
Total income £568,108 £643,759 £832,289 £1,134,362 £1,504,975 £1,974,616
Charitable activities spending £449,040 £602,529 £684,230 £937,431 £1,855,296
Fundraising costs 2% 3% 3%
Other spending
Total spending £462,826 £621,622 £706,540 £937,431 £1,255,550 £1,855,296
Surplus/deficit £105,282 £22,137 £125,749 £196,931 £249,425 £119,320
Established: 46 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
Purposes
  • The promotion of equality and diversity
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Other defined groups
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£350,000
Comic Relief£210,175
Henry Smith Charity£210,000
BBC Children in Need£112,557
Scottish Government£28,138
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre
£210,000 21/09/2023
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Student Survivors' project providing advice and guidance for students with experience of sexual violence in Edinburgh, Scotland.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
National Lottery Community Fund - Trauma and counselling support for survivors of sexual violence
£350,000 12/10/2020
36
This group will deliver specialist trauma-informed support to survivors of sexual violence in Edinburgh East Lothian and Midlothian. Survivors of rape sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse will ....more
Comic Relief - Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre Recovery Funding
£37,757 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre
£2,802 30/04/2020
To support the cost of increasing their support to survivors of sexual assault and abuse by 8.45 hrs a week for the next 3 months.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre
£112,057 24/04/2020
36
Specialist, trauma-informed support for young people of all genders, aged 12-18, who are affected by rape, sexual assault and sexual exploitation. Young people will feel safer, develop coping skills ....more
Scottish Government - Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre
£28,138 22/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Comic Relief - Trauma-informed support for women survivors of sexual violence experiencing multiple disadvantage
£172,418 21/01/2020
18
Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre will support 750 women survivors of sexual violence in Edinburgh, East & Midlothian to improve well-being, resilience, safety and life opportunities in the aftermath ....more
DCMS - CR TTX 3
£86,209 04/02/2019
Increase capacity to meet high demand for specialist emotional and practical support, advocacy, outreach and information for survivors of sexual violence.
DCMS - CR TTX 3
£43,105 04/02/2019
Increase capacity to meet high demand for specialist emotional and practical support, advocacy, outreach and information for survivors of sexual violence.
Foundation Scotland - Midlothian Sexual Abuse Service (MSAS)
£24,877 14/03/2018
35
to contribute towards the cost of continuing the outreach support service in Midlothian.
National Lottery Community Fund - Trauma-Informed Support Project
£499,999 09/08/2017
36
This grant will be used to provide a specialist trauma support service for women and members of the transgender community living in Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian who have experienced sexual ....more
Women's Fund for Scotland - Outreach Support
£5,000 22/03/2017
11
to contribute towards the running costs of the outreach support service: Midlothian Sexual Abuse Service.
Corra Foundation - HDA-16/422
£6,000 02/06/2016
towards the salary of the part-time Finance & Admin Worker (16 hours)
National Lottery Community Fund - STAR:Surviving Trauma, Abuse and Rape
£275,115 11/03/2015
60
Not Available
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre
£94,836 01/11/2013
This project helps young people who have experienced sexual abuse. It provides a variety of individual and group support to help them deal with their feelings feel happier and able to move on with ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 23-53
  • LEE, Gracie
    Appointed: 2023
    Occupation: Compliance Coordinator
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 19/10/1978, number: SC006208
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/10/2005, number: SC291742
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, EH7 4HX

Objectives

In particular the Objects shall be: 5.1 to relieve the distress of women, men, boys and girls aged over 12 years who have been raped or who have experienced sexual violence and of their partners, friends and families through the provision of emotional and practical support, information, advice and advocacy. and 5.2 to advance education, through the provision of information, advice and advocacy, among professional bodies and the general public about the causes, nature, extent and effects of rape and sexual violence against women, men, boys and girls aged over 12 years, and ways of preventing or relieving the suffering it causes.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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