Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre CNAPJNNUMIER 1085104 fv4pApThNuM8EB4113588 AUDITED ACCOUNTS 2022123 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 (continued.. .) In April 2022, we started planning the new 2417 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line. This was a significant period of change for the team a5 it involved exploring options around new shift times, team structures and contracts. As with any significant change. the helpline did sadly say goodbye to some of the team who chose not to continue with the new service. We were sad to say goodbye to these women and thank them for all their hard work and support to the helpline. Over the next few months, RASASC invested time in recr(Jitment and training to ensure that the new 2417 was fully staffed and opened successfully t(> a soft launch on lune 6th 2022. Initially, RASASC worked in partnership with Welsh Women's Aid who supported with overnight delivery and this partnership was then extended to include two other Rape Crisis Centres Lincolnshire Rape Crisis and ARCH Tee5ide. The service was then fully and formally launched in November 2022 and staffing levels have continued to expand. RASASC now has approximately 35 m3nagers and frontline staffing working on the helpline, 31ongside our team of volunteers. At the start of the financial year, we had 7 volunteers which soon increased to 17 after our Winter 2022 training. Our Spring 2023 intake saw our volunteering levels increase again, and, by April 2023, we were able to able to be on shift 50 more hours per month than we had done in January 2023. We have had feedback from our volunteers saying that the training and subsequent volunteering has ncit only helped them professionally, but also on a personal level also and that "the training and support we have is something very Special. More than anything, volunteering has given me hripe and agency in the face of sexual violence.. Between the soft launch in July 2022 to 31 March 2023 the Support Line took approx. 9150 calls and 5010 webchats. Client feedback included: °thonk you- thi5 15 reolly vtslidutingfor me... This conversation hus been really validoting for me to come to terms with whut huppened... the work you do 15 amazing, keep it up" "I haven't spoken to onyone who understqnds before. You refJlly reassured me. I'm now going to think obout counselling tsnd look ut the resources you provided" Departmentol Report.. Advocacy5ervice Our Independent Sexual Violence Advocates 11SVAsl provide free and specialist practical, factual, and emotional support and information to survivor5 aged 13 and over who are going through the criminal justice system, or who are considering reporting to the police. We give clear and honest information about the whole criminal jLSStice process, from reporting to the police to attending court, So survivors can make informed decisions that are right for them. We can Eive clear explanations of legal terms, police and Crown Prosecution Service ICPSI protocols, and survivors, rights within the system. Our ISVAS accompanv survivors to police stations, CPS meetings, video statements, trial, and can liaise with police to ensure timely and accurate updates. We support survivors to challenge poor and discriminatory practice, making complaints. and submitting a Victims, Right to ReviewlVRRsl where 3 decision to take No Further Action has been made. They provide links into specialist counselling and grounding sessions, and advocate with and for our clients throughout their journey within the 5VStem.
| Notes | Unrestricted | Restricted | 2023 | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | |||||
| Incoming Resources | ||||||
| Income from: | ||||||
| Donations and legacies |
22,956 | 22,956 | 24,037 | |||
| Charitable activities: |
||||||
| Grants receivable | 2,674,172 | 2,674,172 | 1,436,950 | |||
| Other income | 91,114 | 91,114 | 44,490 | |||
| Investment income |
6,778 | 6,778 | 1,758 | |||
| Total Income | 120,848 | 2,674,172 | 2,795,020 | 1,507,235 | ||
| Expenditure on: |
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| Charitable activities |
2,346,800 | 2,346,800 | 1,303,304 | |||
| Governance | 21,632 | 21,632 | 48,934 | |||
| Total Expenditure | 21,632 | 2,346,800 | 2,368,432 | 1,352,238 | ||
| Net surplus (deficit) |
for the year | 99,216 | 327,372 | 426,588 | 154,997 | |
| Reconciliation ofFunds: |
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| Total Funds brought | forward | 776,024 | 491,121 | 1,267,145 | 1,112,148 | |
| Total Funds carried forward | 875,240 | 818,493 | 1,693,733 | 1,267,145 |
| Balance Sheet as at 31"March | Balance Sheet as at 31"March | Balance Sheet as at 31"March | 2023 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Company | no. 04113588) | |||||||
| Notes | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| F. | ||||||||
| Fixed Assets | ||||||||
| Tangible assets | 13 | 93,800 | 75,082 | |||||
| Current Assets | ||||||||
| Debtors | 14 | 830,759 | 293,976 | |||||
| Cash at bank and | in | hand | 956,284 | 933,642 | ||||
| 1,787,043 | 1,227,618 | |||||||
| Creditors: amounts | falling due | within one year | 15 | (187,110) | (35,555) | |||
| Net Current Assets | 1,599,933 | 1,192,063 | ||||||
| Total Assets less | Liabilities | 1,693,733 | 1,267,145 | |||||
| The Funds ofthe | Charity | |||||||
| Restricted Funds |
18 | 818,493 | 491,121 | |||||
| Designated Unrestricted |
Funds | 19 | 93,800 | 75,082 | ||||
| General Unrestricted |
Funds | 19 | 781,440 | 700,942 | ||||
| Total Funds carried | forward | 1,693,733 | 1,267,145 |
| Statement of Cash Flows |
Statement of Cash Flows |
Statement of Cash Flows |
Statement of Cash Flows |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the | year ended 31 | March | 2023 | ||||
| Note | 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| Cash flows from operating | activities: | ||||||
| Net cash used in (provided | by) operating activities |
21 | 81,117 | (76,490) | |||
| Cash flows from investing | activities: | ||||||
| Purchase oftangible fixed |
assets | (58,475) | (14,425) | ||||
| Disposal oftangible fixed assets |
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| Net cash used in investing | activities | (58,475) | (14,425) | ||||
| Change in cash and cash equivalents |
in the | reporting | period | 22,642 | (90,915) | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents period |
at the beginning | ofthe reporting | 933,642 | 1,024,557 | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | at the end | ofthe reporting | period | 956,284 | 933,642 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2023 | 2022 | |
| 6 | 6 | |||
| Legacies | ||||
| Gifts and donations | 22,956 | 22,956 | 24,037 | |
| 22,956 | 22,956 | 24,037 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2023 | 2022 | |||
| Grants | 6 | E | E | |||
| London Borough | of | Croydon | 38,237 | 38,237 | 37,617 | |
| London Councils | 69,704 | 69,704 | 60,058 | |||
| Mayor's Office Policing 8 Crime | 1,171,624 | 1,171,624 | 986,142 | |||
| Solace Women's | Aid | 19,183 | ||||
| MDJ Rape Support Fund |
26,400 | |||||
| Women gj Girls |
Network | 314,372 | 314,372 | 234,201 | ||
| Rape Crisis England | gj Wales | 724,119 | 724,119 | 100 | ||
| NHS England | 355,016 | 355,016 | 71,000 | |||
| London Borough | of Merton | 1,100 | 1,100 | 2,249 | ||
| 2,674,172 | 2,674,172 | 1,436,950 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Training | income | 90,237 | 29,490 | |
| Miscellaneous | income | 877 | 15,000 | |
| Tota I | 91,114 | 44,490 |
| Analysis of | expenditure | on Charit | able Activities |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | 2023 | 2022 | |||
| Total | Total | |||||
| Counselling | f | f | ||||
| Counsellors' | fees and staff | costs | 359,228 | 359,228 | 390,518 | |
| Specialist counsellors | 336,057 | 336,057 | 44,694 | |||
| Group counsellors | 11,335 | 11,335 | 5,378 | |||
| Other costs | 26,080 | 26,080 | 6,554 | |||
| Support costs | 211,855 | 211,855 | 148,471 | |||
| 944,555 | 944,555 | 595,615 | ||||
| Helpline | ||||||
| Operators | 573,760 | 573,760 | 78,641 | |||
| Telephone | 48,082 | 48,082 | 12,610 | |||
| Other costs | 23,781 | 23,781 | 2,387 | |||
| Support costs | 189,595 | 189,595 | 66,289 | |||
| 835,218 | 835,218 | 159,927 | ||||
| Advocacy | ||||||
| Staff costs | 353,637 | 353,637 | 260,788 | |||
| Other costs | 6,605 | 6,605 | 5,382 | |||
| Support costs | 48,122 | 48,122 | 39,774 | |||
| 408,364 | 408,364 | 305,944 | ||||
| Training and | Operations | |||||
| Trainer's fees | 49,522 | 49,522 | 50,094 | |||
| Other costs | 480 | 480 | 1,597 | |||
| Support costs | 48,122 | 48,122 | 39,774 | |||
| 98,124 | 98,124 | 91,465 | ||||
| Outreach | ||||||
| Staff costs | 37,906 | 37,906 | 149,813 | |||
| Other costs | 673 | 673 | 540 | |||
| 38,579 | 38,579 | 150,353 | ||||
| Other Support Costs | 21,960 | 21,960 | ||||
| Total Spend | on Charitable | Activities | 2,346,800 | 2,346,800 | 1,303,304 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | f | |||
| Bank charges | 233 | 216 | ||
| Auditor's | remuneration | —audit fees | 3,000 | 2,500 |
| Auditor's | remuneration | —other services | 3,490 | 2,100 |
| Legal and | professional | fees | 8,427 | 22,908 |
| Ongoing | RCSAS costs | 2,421 | 15,605 | |
| Other Governance costs |
4,061 | 5,605 | ||
| 21,632 | 48,934 |
| Staff costs | Premises | Other costs | 2023 | 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Total | ||||||
| f | f | f | f | f | |||
| Counselling | 57,323 | 37,032 | 117,500 | 211,855 | 148,471 | ||
| Helpline | 50,158 | 32,019 | 107,418 | 189,595 | 66,289 | ||
| Training | gI Operations | 14,331 | 9,258 | 24,533 | 48,122 | 39,774 | |
| Advocacy | 14,331 | 9,258 | 24,533 | 48,122 | 39,774 | ||
| OtherSupport | Costs | 7,165 | 4,629 | 10,166 | 21,960 | 13,257 | |
| 143,308 | 92,196 | 284,150 | 519,654 | 307,565 |
| Chief Executive's / | Other costs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admin costs | ||||
| Counselling | 40%/40% | 40% | ||
| Helpline | 35%/25% | 35% | ||
| Advocacy | 10%/15% | 10% | ||
| Training | gI Operations | 10%/15% | 10% | |
| Other Support Costs | 5%/5% | 5oy' |
| Staff costs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| f | f | ||
| Wages and salaries | 1,367,847 | 706,286 | |
| Social and security costs | 123,363 | 59,996 | |
| Pension costs, defined contribution | scheme | 23,813 | 17,535 |
| Wages and salaries | 1,515,023 | 783,818 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | |||||
| Counselling | 6 | |||||
| Helpline | 22 | 3 | ||||
| Advocacy | 9 | |||||
| Outreach | 4 | |||||
| Support | 3 | |||||
| Training | and | Operations | 4 | |||
| 48 | 29 |
| This is stated after charging: | This is stated after charging: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| f | f | ||||
| Depreciation | 39,757 | 20,264 | |||
| Auditors' | remuneration | —audit fees | 3000 | 2,500 | |
| Auditors' | remuneration | —non-audit | services | 3490 | 2,100 |
| Computer | Office | Improvements | Website | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | Equipment | To Leasehold | ||||
| Property | ||||||
| f | f | f | ||||
| Cost | ||||||
| At 1April 2022 | 67,683 | 35,998 | 95,615 | 490 | 199,786 | |
| Additions | 51,957 | 6,518 | 58,475 | |||
| At 31March | 2023 | 119,640 | 42,516 | 95,615 | 490 | 258,261 |
| Depreciation | ||||||
| At 1April 2022 | 57,995 | 35,030 | 31,353 | 326 | 124,704 | |
| Depreciation | charge | 30,510 | 2,657 | 6,426 | 164 | 39,757 |
| At 31March | 2023 | 88,505 | 37,687 | 37,779 | 490 | 164,461 |
| Net Book Value | ||||||
| At 31March | 2023 | 31,135 | 4,829 | 57,836 | 93,800 | |
| At 31March | 2022 | 9,688 | 968 | 64,262 | 164 | 75,082 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | f | |||
| Grants receivable | 801,849 | 277,912 | ||
| Other debtors | 5,039 | 3,210 | ||
| Prepayments | 8Iaccrued income | 23,871 | 12,854 | |
| 830,759 | 293,976 | |||
| Creditors: amounts | falling due within one year: | |||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||
| f | f | |||
| Other creditors | 81,269 | 14,135 | ||
| Other tax and | social | security | 105,841 | 21,420 |
| 187,110 | 35,555 |
| Balance at 1 | Incoming | Outgoing | Balance at 31 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | resources | resources | March 2023 | ||
| f | f | f | f | ||
| Designated funds |
—property | 75,082 | 6,778 | 11,940 | 93,800 |
| General funds | 700,942 | 114,070 | (33,572) | 781,440 | |
| Total Unrestricted | funds | 776,024 | 120,848 | (21,632) | 875,240 |
| Previous year | |||||
| Balance at 1 | Incoming | Outgoing | Balance at 31 | ||
| April 2020 | resources | resources | March 2022 | ||
| f | f | f | |||
| Designated funds |
- property | 80,921 | 1,758 | (7,597) | 75,082 |
| General funds | 673,752 | 68,527 | (41,337) | 700,942 | |
| Total Unrestricted | funds | 754,673 | 70,285 | (48,934) | 776,024 |
| General | Restricted | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | Funds | |||
| f | f | |||
| Fixed assets | 93,800 | 93,800 | ||
| Current | assets | 968,550 | 818,493 | 2,158,781 |
| Current | liabilities | (187,110) | (558,848) | |
| 875,240 | 818,493 | 1,693,733 | ||
| Previous | year | |||
| Fixed assets | 75,082 | 75,082 | ||
| Current | assets | 736,497 | 491,121 | 1,227,618 |
| Current | liabilities | (35,555) | (35,555) | |
| 776,024 | 491,121 | 1,267,145 | ||
| 36IPage |
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 6 | ||||||||
| Net income/(deficit) | for | the | reporting | period | 426,590 | 154,997 | |||
| Adjustments for: |
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| Depreciation charges |
39,757 | 20,264 | |||||||
| (Increase)/decrease | in debtors | (908,523) | 160,264 | ||||||
| Increase/(decrease) | in creditors | 523,293 | (412,015) | ||||||
| Net cash used in (provided | by) operating | activities | 81,117 | (76,490) | |||||
| Lease Commitments | |||||||||
| he charity's total offuture | minimum | lease | payments | under non —cancellable | operating leases at 31 |
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| March 2023 were as follows: | |||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
| Payable: | Total | Total | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| Within one year | 46,000 | 51,000 | |||||||
| Later than one year and | not | later | than | five | years | 235,000 | 239,000 | ||
| More than five years | 65,250 | 111,250 | |||||||
| 346,250 | 402,250 |
| Detai | led Profit and Loss | Account | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| Income | 2,795,020 | 1,507,235 | ||||
| Deduct Expenses: | ||||||
| Establishment expenses |
92,195 | 60,919 | ||||
| Staff Costs and fees for | services provided | 2,024,765 | 1,170,911 | |||
| Communication and |
publication | 102,813 | 44,762 | |||
| Subsistence, travel |
and | motor expenses | 10,061 | 6,448 | ||
| Sundry expenses | 79,630 | 21,210 | ||||
| Legal, professional | and | audit | 18,978 | 27,508 | ||
| Financial | 233 | 216 | ||||
| Depreciation | 39,757 | 20,264 | ||||
| 2,368,432 | 1,352,238 | |||||
| Net surplus/(deficit) | before taxation | 426,588 | 154,997 | |||
| Overheads —direct | ||||||
| Helpline | 571,356 | 86,875 | ||||
| Counselling | 359,728 | 374,431 | ||||
| Advocacy | 353,637 | 257,663 | ||||
| Training and Operations |
49,522 | 49,257 | ||||
| Outreach | 37,906 | 148,839 | ||||
| FGM | 16,915 | |||||
| Supervision | 54,691 | 27,304 | ||||
| Subcontractors | 344,526 | |||||
| Telephone | 66,263 | 20,233 | ||||
| Legal and professional | fees —allowable | 69,537 | 22,908 | |||
| Auditor's remuneration |
—audit fees | 3,000 | 2,500 | |||
| Auditor's remuneration |
—non-audit | services | 3,490 | 2,100 | ||
| 1,913,656 | 1,009,025 |
| 2023 | 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | f | |||
| Overheads —Indirect | ||||
| Rent | 48,068 | 43,705 | ||
| General and | water rates | 2,056 | 203 | |
| Electricity lk |
gas | 5,523 | 3,127 | |
| Insurance | 3,763 | 1,943 | ||
| Cleaning | 4,650 | 3,490 | ||
| Repairs and | maintenance | 10,349 | 3,104 | |
| Wages and salaries | 143,308 | 182,416 | ||
| Staff training | 58,475 | 14,531 | ||
| Recruitment | costs | 51,616 | 12,680 | |
| Telephone | 3,058 | |||
| Stationery | 7,267 | 5,668 | ||
| Computers 5Software | 23,732 | 17,703 | ||
| Advertising | 72 | 1,158 | ||
| Travelling expenses —staff |
10,061 | 6,448 | ||
| Room Hire | 13,080 | 967 | ||
| Sundry expenses —allowable | 4,124 | 3,030 | ||
| Subscriptions | —allowable | 5,375 | 1,608 | |
| Crawley Sundry Expenses | 20,209 | 20,952 | ||
| 414,786 | 322,733 | |||
| Financial | ||||
| Bank and credit card charges | 233 | 216 | ||
| Depreciation | ||||
| Computer equipment |
30,510 | 13,191 | ||
| Office equipment | 2,657 | 484 | ||
| Improvements | to leasehold | property | 6,426 | 6,426 |
| Website | 164 | 163 | ||
| 39,757 | 20,264 |