Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

RAPE CRISIS SCOTLAND 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • 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 £1,685,062 £2,341,845 £2,520,511 £3,970,460 £5,722,003
Donations & Legacies £260,309 £261,547 £344,940 £329,689 £58,196
Other Income £106
Investment Income £1,225 £500 £575 £137 £1,095
Total income £1,946,596 £2,603,892 £2,866,026 £4,300,286 £5,688,947 £5,781,400
Charitable activities spending £1,924,003 £2,599,716 £2,829,332 £4,213,021 £5,687,007
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £1,924,003 £2,599,716 £2,829,332 £4,213,021 £5,614,175 £5,687,007
Surplus/deficit £22,593 £4,176 £36,694 £87,265 £74,772 £94,393
Established: 27 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Services for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
Who it helps
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

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
The Legal Education Foundation - Breaking down barriers to justice for survivors of gender based violence
£189,884 07/07/2021
Working with women with experience of gender based violence to develop training for police, judiciary and Crown Prosecutors to implement improvements to how sexual offences are prosecuted in Scotland.
Comic Relief - COUNTER - Stalking App
£65,348 19/07/2017
12
Stalking is a devastating crime which frequently goes under the radar. Often viewed as part of domestic violence or sexual crimes, it is not adequately recognised, investigated or prosecuted. Despite ....more
Foundation Scotland - Scottish Women's Law Centre
£29,920 27/03/2014
35
Towards the cost of a new part-time Co-ordinator to establish Scotland's first Women's Law Centre.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 29-49
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 07/12/1996, number: SC025642
  • Registered at Companies House on 31/10/2003, number: SC258568
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

First Floor, Abbey House, 10 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 6LU

Objectives

5 The company’s objects are: 5.1 to relieve those in need. and 5.2 to advance education, through (but not limited to): (a) the provision of support to (i) individuals who have been raped or in any way sexually assaulted or abused, including advocating on their behalf, and (ii) local rape crisis services across Scotland, enabling collaboration between such organisations in order that they may work more effectively together. and (b) the provision of advice, information and training regarding the nature and extent of sexual violence, with the aim of broadening understanding about its prevention and developing appropriate responses.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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