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2022-03-31-accounts

RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND

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REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 March 2022

Charity number 1138149

Company number 07285969

RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND (A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 31 March 2022

The Trustees are pleased to present their annual Directors’ report together with financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31 March 2022 which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a Directors’ report and accounts for Companies Act purposes. These financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, RCTN’s Memorandum and Articles of Association; and the document ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable to the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)’.

Chair’s Report

It is my privilege to introduce the 2021/22 annual report. This has been another period of growth for Rape Crisis Tyneside & Northumberland – both in terms of income and expansion of core services we deliver. Our face-to-face services have delivered more sessions and worked with more women and girls than the previous year.

There is a greater awareness of sexual violence, rape culture and the unacceptable justice gap of sexual violence survivors. We have worked hard this year to challenge society’s understanding of the nature and prevalence of sexual violence too. We increased our campaigning efforts, particularly around women’s safety in parks, the night-time economy and public transport. Through our Fun Without Fear campaign alone, we have reached 292,415 people via a range of digital and social media platforms.

We also co-produced a series of short films with young people in North Tyneside, educating the young people we worked with about unhealthy sexual relationships, and consent. Our activists continued to share important news about sexual violence and information about the sexualisation of girls’ uniforms in schools through our campaign, Roll Down Your Skirt!

However, increased awareness of sexual violence against women and girls has brought dramatic increases in referrals to our face-to-face services. Our waiting lists across all services remain very high. The waiting lists are also impacted by chronic shortages in police and Criminal Prosecution Service resources, meaning women who report have a significantly longer Criminal Justice System journey (between two – seven years). As a result, our staff are working with clients, some of whom have more complex and chronic needs, for significantly longer periods of time.

This year, we have undertaken strategic roles as experts in the field, educating and training service providers and influencing policy and practice so fewer women are failed by the justice gap.

Our Practical & Emotional Service has been a vital life line to women and girls, particularly those who were left waiting for courts to open up or for support services to resume during the pandemic. We delivered 71% more sessions to support women, and worked with 79% more women, compared with the previous year.

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Our Counselling Service increased the number of women worked with by 12% and number of sessions by 23%. Our Group Work Service increased the number of women worked with by 5% and number of sessions by 11%.

We have also been planning for the future and ways to improve our operational functioning, including through the employment of a Communications worker.

I know I speak on behalf of the Board when I say how proud we are of the staff and volunteers in navigating the on-going challenges and in continuing to deliver services to women and girls and raise awareness of the injustices they face. Our staff and volunteers have found innovative ways to deliver services, including the development of Independent Sexual Violence Advocates focused on working in rural areas and working with those with additional learning needs. We have ran Mindfulness Day Retreats, Arial Pilates Workshops, a Walking and Talking event and delivered workshops with partners to encourage referrals and act on our Equality and Diversity plan.

We are predicting further waiting list increases to come. There has never been a more important time to maintain our resilience for the challenges ahead so we continue to be there for women and girls.

Thank you. Anne Fry, Chair of the Board of Trustees.

Objectives and Activities Purpose

Vision

Mission

Objectives

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Direct Services Activity

Our Services

We offer a women only pathway to accessing help from us. This means that from the moment we might speak with a woman or girl on the phone to the last day she works with us, she will not come not speak or come into contact with a man. Our client satisfaction survey tells us women find this important to them. We work with women and girls, and those who identify as such, or identify our services are right for them.

Counselling

RCTN has continued to expand the counselling service and currently employs 13 counsellors. In 2020 due to lockdowns, we transferred the counselling service to work remotely. All counsellors were trained by ‘Counselling Tutor’ and gained 80hours of CPD in ‘Online and Telephone Counselling’. This allowed us to continue to reach our clients and provide a service at a difficult time; recognising the demand for online and telephone counselling, RCTN employed a counsellor to work mainly with this medium.

However some of our clients were unable to access counselling in this way due to various reasons and the demand for face to face remained high. In 2021/2022, we were able to return to face to face work, continuing to cover Northumberland, Newcastle and Gateshead outreach bases. Counsellors continue to work with and offer clients all forms of counselling.

In addition to this, three counsellors started their training in EMDR therapy in 2021. This course was completed in February 2022 by all three counsellors who are now offering EMDR therapy via face to face sessions and online.

We have increased the number of women and sessions they receive across Tyneside and Northumberland compared to 20-21. Up 11% for number of women seen in Tyneside and 14% for women seen in Northumberland since the previous year. We have delivered more significantly more sessions too, particularly in Northumberland. Some of this is due to the increased staff capacity and the length of time women want to spend with our counsellors, reflecting the level of complexity of issues they share with us.

Area No of Women
21‐22		 No of Women
20 ‐21		 % between
years
Tyneside 367 330 11%
Northumberland 99 87 14%
Total 466 417 12%

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Area No of Sessions
21‐22		 No of Sessions
20 ‐21		 % between
years
Tyneside 2886 2418 19%
Northumberland 813 587 39%
Total 3699 3005 23%

Counselling Case Study

Month/year worked with: April to November 2021

Background to referral / presenting issues: Sarah was struggling with anxiety and at time was dissociating; Sarah wanted to understand herself better and move past her issues.

Method of Contact: Self-referral

History: Significant Childhood Sexual Abuse from a family member and a physically and emotionally abusive family life.

Therapeutic Process involved: Due to lockdown the therapeutic process was interrupted and we had to stop and start a couple of times. Sarah did not feel able to continue via phone or video because there were children in the house. Initially we spent time exploring her family history. Sarah had been sexually abused by her father for years, there had been a court case years ago but her father had now disappeared and nobody knew where he was. Sarah also had to deal with a difficult family situation where she was physically and emotionally abused.

We spent time exploring Sarah’s relationship with her younger self to help reduce the symptoms of anxiety and dissociation. We gave Sarah’s younger self a voice and this allowed her to implement boundaries that were needed to keep herself safe. Sarah continued throughout our sessions to grow in awareness by engaging in understanding different perspectives and challenging negative thoughts. Towards the end of our sessions Sarah suffered a bereavement which caused a lot of legal issues for the family; Sarah struggled with dealing with this but found herself in a much stronger position than before her counselling to deal with the fall out.

Key Outcomes: Sarah feels empowered and is able to implement boundaries around her family members to make better choices for herself. Sarah has managed to reduce her symptoms around anxiety and does not dissociate anymore.

Feedback from Client :” I just want to thank you for all the help you have given me”.

Practical & Emotional Support Service: (P & E Service)

This year, the team have secured significantly more funding for ISVAs than ever before, thanks to their diligence in collecting key local data of evidence of need, reflecting the national crisis

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of the justice gap facing sexual violence survivors. We were also able to secure funding for training, as we were able to demonstrate that gaps in provision of the ISVA service in Northumbria. All ISVAs are now accredited and embarking on specific courses that result in qualifications (Additional Learning Needs, Autism, CSA & LGBTQ+). Once their courses are completed, and they pass, they will provide presentations and resources to cascade learning to the rest of the P&E team, so that all ISVAs can be upskilled to work with a greater variety of survivors (all RCTN staff are invited to attend as well).

Our rural ISVA has made incredible progress in Northumberland, through grass roots work with existing women & girls’ organisations. We have built trust with closed communities and increased referrals. Northumbria has a large travelling community, yet we had never received a referral from a traveller woman. Using a different approach, our Rural ISVA arranged a training session for all Northumbria Violence against Women and Girls departments delivered by members of the Travelling community, which has since been picked up by Newcastle and rolled out. We intend to build on these relationships with the women who delivered the training to undertake the long term work required for women and girls from this community to be able to receive support for sexual violence.

We have increased the number of women we have worked with and sessions they receive across Tyneside and Northumberland, compared to 20-21. Over all, we have worked with 79% more women than the previous year, with a staggering 153% increase in women worked with in Northumberland. We have been able to increase our staff capacity to meet the needs of women in rural areas, which has helped us to respond to demand.

Across Tyneside and Northumberland, we have delivered 71% more sessions which reflects the needs of women who work with us for longer due to delays in the criminal justice system and due to expanding the team to respond to demand.

Area No of Women
21‐22		 No of Women
20 ‐21		 % between
years
Tyneside 164 106 55%
Northumberland 86 34 153%
Total 250 140 79%
Area No of Sessions
21‐22		 No of Sessions
20 ‐21		 % between
years
Tyneside 1207 934 29%
Northumberland 750 213 252%
Total 1957 1147 71%

Case Study in the words of a young woman who accessed P & E Service

“It was scary … all of it ... and confusing. The people asking questions about things that you really don't want to talk about. Horrible things that have happened to you. The police doesn't mean to be scary, but I was still scared. Scared that I’ll say the wrong thing or that maybe it

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was me that was in trouble. People assumes stuff because you have a learning disability … but what it means for me is that I need help being organized or I need you to say simple words.

My ISVA Jo* sometimes help me with that. Jo made sure I understand, didn't confuse me, even sorted a comfortable safe place for me to have my interview with the police and help me prepare. Because of my disability Jo made sure I’ve got an intermediary, which is someone who works with people with different learning needs when they need to give evidence to the police. That's hard that bit, but really important if you're going to get somebody that's done something to you charged.

Being in court sometimes felt like it's the worst part. It's not like on TV. It's really strict and scary … and all it takes a lot longer than you think it will. Jo was with me making sure I know what is happening … and helping when I get stressed out. We did a visit to the court the day before, so that I know what it was like. That helped me calm down a bit. In the court you don't have to see the person who hurt you. For me they let me do a video call, so I wasn't even in the same room. But you can also do it behind a screen if you like. You have a lawyer and so does the person who hurt you. It sometimes feels like their lawyer is trying to trip you up with long words … and it's horrible to have to talk about it all over again. But Jo is there to make sure you can understand.

When the trial finishes you feel really lonely. Everyone else goes back to normal but I think about what happened every day and sometimes I don't want to go out the house. Jo doesn't disappear though, they are still helping me. They got me some counselling and we‘ve talked about flashbacks. That's when you feel like you're being hurt again. Knowing why they happen can help you to cope. The counselling is a safe place to talk. I've started to trust people again. Jo is helping me to sort out moving house too.

If something happens to you, I just wanted to tell you that you don't have to be on your own. You don't forget about what happened but you still got a life to live. Jo helped put me back together.”

Group Work

In 2021/22, our group work service delivered 239 sessions. These sessions encompassed; 2 x 8 week Peer Support Core Groups, 2 x Online Self Care Groups, 1 x Trauma Informed Mindfulness Groups and our Monthly Peer Support Group. Over 100, 1-2-1 sessions were offered during this period including pre mid-way and post group support sessions. We also ran two Trauma Informed Mindfulness for Professionals training events with 24 professionals in practical self-care and resilience skills for survivors of sexual violence. These training events have had excellent feedback.

During 21/22, we have really developed the range and reach of our day workshops. We have been listening to feedback from clients around movement been important to them and we have extended our workshops to suitable RCTN clients being supported by other services. We have ran Mindfulness Day Retreats, Arial Pilates Workshops, a Walking and

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Talking event and delivered our usual workshops with other groups of women using other services to encourage referrals and act on our Equality and Diversity plan.

Again we have seen a big increase in the number of women accessing our group work service in Tyneside, compared to previous year, with less women accessing our service in Northumberland, largely due to funding remits related to geographical areas. Overall, there is a 5% increase in the numbers we have worked with across Tyneside and Northumberland.

Area No of Women
21‐22		 No of Women
20 ‐21		 % between
years
Tyneside 31 9 244%
Northumberland 8 28 ‐71%
Total 39 37 5%
Area No of Sessions
21‐22		 No of Sessions
20 ‐21		 % between
years
Tyneside 184 168 10%
Northumberland 55 48 15%
Total 239 216 11%

Group Work Case Study: 8 Week Group Work Client

Olive attended an 8-week Peer Support Group, she waited 7 weeks on our waiting list. Olive is a 20 year old university student. She has experienced grooming by an older man during her teens and managed to make a break from this relationship after moving to Newcastle for study. Olive had been a young carer for her younger siblings as their mother was using substances and alcohol. Olive has had traumatising reactions to disclosures of abuse with “blame”, minimisation and “disbelief” from family members. Olive attended all sessions. Base line and Distance travelled health and wellbeing assessments were completed by Olive. Through this tools she reported significant improvements to her mental health and a reduction in self-blame. She also identified better coping mechanisms to support her own mental health. The sessions ran during the end of her first year studying and she reported that the sessions supported her to complete her year and make suitable plans for the summer holidays, considering her own needs as well as her family members. During the 1-21 post group session Olive highlighted feeling particularly supported by an older woman in her 60’s at the group who she felt was “kind” and “validating”. Fund were provided by RCTN for travel to and from the group as she identified as having limited finances to support her recovery. Olive finished group support and after an 11 week wait she has gone on to access 1-2-1 online counselling. During her wait for counselling she was offered monthly support sessions.

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Group Work Case Study - Trauma Informed Mindfulness Day Retreat

This event has been the first of its kind for RTCN. It was open to all open RCTN clients with the support and referral of their 1-2-1 worker (if not already involved with Group Work. This of course involved a risk assessment and was not suitable for client within the CJP. It was great to see referral from P&E Counselling and Group Work. The day focused on simple Mindfulness techniques using Nature as a way to connect mindfully to the present. The day had 8 spaces. Two women had to cancel on the day, one due to the unavoidable last minute venue change and the other due to cancel metro because of high winds. The day event was however fully booked. This event gave simple techniques to use after the day as well as proving a safe and women only space for peer connection. Here are some of the comments from the day;

Helpline & Email Support

Our local Helpline & Email Support service is free and confidential. The services are staffed by trained women volunteers who listen and support women and girls. We usually offer up to 50 minutes of support to each caller. Our email support uses a specialist system that anonymises email address. This means women and girls have control over if and when they tell us who they are. Our Helpline & Email Support services also provides support and information to supporters such as partners, relatives, friends, carers and other workers.

The number of women and sessions delivered for both phone and email support have gone down since 20-21. Since the easing of lockdown, there has been an increase in clients returning to face-to-face support. We have also seen a reduction in the number of volunteers available, partly due to the aftermath of pandemic, resulting in less sessions being delivered. We are reviewing the service to maximise impact where we can.

Telephone Support

Area No of Women
21‐22		 No of Women
20 ‐21		 % between
years
Tyneside 220 232 ‐5%
Northumberland 42 71 ‐41%
Total 262 303 ‐14%

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Area No of Sessions
21‐22		 No of Sessions
20 ‐21		 % between
years
Tyneside 561 775 ‐28%
Northumberland 106 239 ‐56%
Total 667 1014 ‐34%

Emails

Area No of Women
21‐22		 No of Women
20 ‐21		 % between
years
Tyneside 55 62 ‐11%
Northumberland 10 19 ‐47%
Total 65 81 ‐20%
Area No of Sessions
21‐22		 No of Sessions
20 ‐21		 % between
years
Tyneside 350 448 ‐21%
Northumberland 67 137 ‐51%
Total 417 585 ‐29%

Volunteers

Our volunteers are vital to what we are able to achieve. 33 women volunteered their time to help deliver Helpline, Email Support & Live Chat Services, our Activism or Community Fundraising activities, and to be part of the Board of Trustees. And some do a bit of everything!

Quotes: RCTN Helpline & Email Support

“Thank you, I feel more positive, you have enabled me to talk about my children.”

“It is good to talk to people who believe me.”

“I feel heard and safe calling helpline, I feel able to talk freely without being judged.”

“If it wasn't for you, picking up the phone without being judgmental...it helps me get through.”

“It feels like you are some of the only people who care about my wellbeing.”

“Thank you, you are the only organisation that I feel able to get support from, the only ones I trust”.

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Client Satisfaction

No of Women
Satisfied
21‐22		 No of
Women
Satisfied
20 ‐21		 % between
years
73 67 9%

Mixed Delivery Model

We continue to work online, via telephone and in person for a range of our services based on the choice of women and girls.

Analysing Public Benefit Purpose

1: Relieving the emotional, psychological and/or physical distress of women and girls who have experienced sexual violence RCTN supports women and girls to deal with the impact of sexual violence.

Sexual violence is a broad term which includes; rape, sexual assault by penetration, child sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and image-based sexual violence.

During 2021/22, RCTN received 816 referrals. Of these, 802 were referrals into our specialist sexual violence face-to-face services for women and girls. This represents a 44% in referrals compared to 20/21.

No of Referrals
21‐22		 No of Referrals
20‐21		 % between
years
816 725 13%
No of Referrals
to Face‐to‐Face
Services
21‐22		 No of Referrals
to Face‐to‐Face
Services
20‐21		 % between
years
802 522 54%

Our top three referrals sources are: 1) Self 2) Police, Sexual Assault Referral Centres and Victim First Northumbria and 3) Third Sector. This is consistent with the previous year.

Referral Source No of
Referrals
21‐22		 No of
Referrals
20‐21
Health 57 50

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Education 80 39
Police/SARC/VFN 196 108
Third Sector 89 76
Local Authority 19 16
Self 280 200
Proxy 12 16
Other 22 4
Internal 47 13
Total 802 522

Please note the number of referrals recorded is based on the number of unique individuals referred rather than including where a woman is referred to more than one service.

Demand for Our Services

21/22 20/21 %
between
years
Services Referrals
P & E 343 163 110%
Counselling 714 516 38%
GroupWork 111 46 141%
Total 1168 725 61%

Often a woman might be referred to more than one service. We received 802 referrals across all our services.

Group work sees the biggest increase in referrals at 141%, followed by P& E which sees a 110% increase, with counselling receiving 38% increase in referrals.

Number of Sessions Delivered

We increased the amount of sessions delivered, by 1% from last year across all service delivery across Tyneside & Northumberland. However, if you look at just face-to-face services, we have increased significantly the amount of sessions delivered overall, with a 65% increase in P & E and a 9% increase in Group Work service sessions. We delivered 6022 sessions (or calls emails for HESS) throughout 21-22, broken down as:

No of Sessions
Attended		 21/22 20/21 %
between
years
Counselling 2807 3005 ‐7%

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P & E 1895 1147 65%
Groupwork 236 216 9%
HESS sessions ‐phone 667 1014 ‐34%
HESS ‐ emails 417 585 ‐29%
Total 6022 5967 1%

Sessions That Did Not Go Ahead

The number of sessions that were cancelled:

Services No of DNAs
21/22		 No of DNAs
20/21		 % between
years
Counselling 892 724 23%
P & E 62 138 ‐55%
GroupWork 3 3 0%
Total 957 865 11%

11% of face to face sessions offered did not go ahead. The biggest number of sessions cancelled were in counselling at 23%. P & E saw a reduction of a staggering -55% in the number of DNA’s compared to last year. We continue to monitor and mitigate DNA’s through case management, use of text reminder service, moving from face-to-face to online where last minute travel to appointments is difficult.

Number of Women We Worked With

We worked with a total of 1025 women: 632 unique individual women via our face-to-face services and 352 women and girls contacted our specialist sexual violence helpline and email Support services. This is compared with 20-21 where we worked with 951 women: 567 unique individual women via our face-to-face services and 383 women and girls contacted our specialist sexual violence helpline and email Support services.

We have worked with 20% more women than last year across all services. We worked with 40% more women on the Helpline, thanks to the expansion of the service over more days.

P & E service worked with slightly more women (6% increase) from last year. We had an increase in staff capacity which helped with the increase in number of women seen. However, we worked with women for longer because of court case delays.

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Counselling numbers remain the same, which is quite an achievement, given local lockdowns impacting on women’s engagement. There were, however, more women seen for counselling this year in Tyneside, with a reduction in numbers for Grace. The Grace reductions are largely due to the less women wanting to receive counselling remotely in rural areas.

We made up for the reductions in number of women we worked with in Group Work, through outreach workshops, where we reached women indirectly.

21/22 20/21 % between
years
Services (Tyneside &
Grace		 No of
Women		 No of
Women
P & E 250 140 79%
Counselling 466 417 12%
GroupWork 39 37 5%
HESS ‐ Phone & Emails 352 384 8%
Total 1107 978 13%

Outcomes

Face to Face Services

The percentage of women and girls achieving an improvement is from the total number of women and girls who accessed our face-to-face services. It is important to note that some women and girls do not have an identified issue in that outcome area and therefore may not identify an improvement in that area. An example of this is that a woman or girl may not show an improvement in “Feeling of safety” if she did not have any issues relating to feeling unsafe when she began working with us.

Women told us we made the following difference to them.

% improvement % improvement % between years
Outcome 21‐22 20‐21
Health & Wellbeing 105 83 27%
Informed & empowered to Act 66 67 ‐1%
Ability to cope 83 70 19%
Safety 74 64 16%
CJS 38 47 ‐19%

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We also asked face-to-face practitioners to record any changes in the same areas from their observations of working with a woman. Both practitioners and women saw the most improvement in Health and Well-being, followed by Feeling Informed and Empowered to Act.

Outcome % improvement % improvement % between years
21‐22 20‐21
Health & Wellbeing 219 326 ‐33%
Informed & empowered to Act 219 161 36%
Ability to cope 186 116 60%
Safety 170 94 81%
CJS 141 39 262%

Helpline & Email Support Outcomes

Due to the anonymous nature of the Helpline and Email Support services it is difficult to capture client-identified outcomes. We used an online feedback survey to gauge the impact of services. To negate the low numbers of surveys we gathered practitioner-identified impact which involves practitioners completing a survey based on their observed understanding of changes clients have made positively or negatively.

Our Helpline & Email Support Service has identified the following positive impacts:

Outcome % improvement % improvement % between years
21‐22 20‐21
Health & Wellbeing 71% 91% ‐22%
Informed & empowered to Act 53% 38% 39%
Ability to cope 21% 21% 0%
Safety 12% 14% ‐14%

Purpose 2: Educating the public in the nature of sexual violence and its impact on women and girls Community Engagement and Public awareness raising.

We aim to raise awareness of our services and offer solidarity to women and girls who have experienced sexual violence. We also aim to communicate the true nature, impact, and prevalence of sexual violence to professionals and the public. We hope this will help create the transformational change in public attitudes that will bring about systemic change.

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Awareness-Raising in Schools, Colleges and Universities

During 2020/21, Rape Crisis Tyneside & Northumberland (RCTN) worked with Helix Arts and young people in North Tyneside to co-produce ‘Louder’ - a creative peer education programme using theatre / drama to challenge assumptions around domestic/sexual violence relationships for young people aged 14 - 18.

Following partnership development and group engagement, this resulted in short films and resources being fully co-created by young people in North Shields and informed/guided by RCTN. Louder provided a unique opportunity for young people to share their lived experience and spark conversations around relationships and boundaries.

Programme objectives

1) To develop one new bespoke drama piece based on research and development with 20 young people working with professional creative practitioners and within a new partnership with Rape Crisis North Tyneside and Northumberland.

2) To train 20 young people between the ages of 14-18 years from North Tyneside to become workshop facilitators / peer performers by Summer/Autumn 2021, where well-being, confidence, motivation and skills is promoted and improved

3) To create an artistic outcome with participants which can be disseminated via a peer education model

4) To develop a tour of the work digitally and resources for youth groups and schools by March 2022 (Scope/ambition subject to additional funding)

The journey

Working with young people in North Shields, & Helix Arts devised a bespoke drama piece, devised using script-writing, storyboarding, creative conversation, creative writing, music, technology, social media and film to explore exploitation and abuse within relationships, especially since Covid-19.

Young people (youth participation groups, youth council) informed the shape of the programme and were part of the artist recruitment process.

We developed a partnership with staff and a young people’s group at Phoenix Detached Youth Project who decided to invite new young people from Riverside and Chirton Wards to form a new group. We also engaged additional existing groups at YMCA North Tyneside.

They co-created with writer and director Liv Hunt and community development worker, Tess Hudson from RCTN. They researched and developed issues faced by young people around healthy relationships. This was with the support of dedicated Rape Crisis staff and volunteers.

The young people involved chose to disseminate their work via a number of thematic films; God complex vs inferiority / Madonna complex vs Guilt complex / Persecution complex vs

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empath and Martyr complex/victim mentality vs empath / Superiority complex vs Inferiority complex. This followed from writing new works and music which was performed and recorded. They went into a full film production phase, taking full control and leadership of delivery with support of the Helix Arts team.

Audiences at Churchill Community College and John Spence informed the future materials for the film and future use of these films with young people.

Becky Rowe, PDYP, Youth Worker – Feedback

When first approached by Helix Arts & RCTN to get involved with the Louder project I was happy to agree as they have an ethos that echoes that of Phoenix Detached Youth Project, that the work is young person needs led and will benefit those involved and other young people by producing an informal education resource. I have always been passionate about discussing relationships and consent with young people so to be able to support young people to create a new resource to compliment the 'Respect factor' pack we had previously produced was exciting. I took a bit of a gamble by inviting 'pairs' of young people who didn't all know each other rather than an existing group, but this has paid off. I knew the young people I had invited would be committed and have a lot to offer but even I have been amazed at the level of enthusiasm and creativity. Initially I told young people it would be for three sessions, but to date there have been 6 sessions with at least a further 2 planned, due to the way in which their ideas have evolved. To work with Liv, Tess and Kay has been brilliant and I know the young people have benefitted from their involvement. Whilst the aim of the project is to produce an informal education resource on relationships and consent an added bonus for me is how much individuals have got out of being involved and that new friendships have been formed

Social Media

Our volunteer activists used social media to raise awareness of our services, which has been particularly important since the pandemic. We shared messaging that we were still there for women and girls and how our services have been adapted. We also shared an animation about online and telephone counselling to help reduce barrier to women coming forward for help.

Our activists also actively promoted key events and issues related to our work, practice or values. For example, we:

Campaigning

Roll Down Your Skirt

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 31 March 2022

Roll Down Your Skirt campaign continues to focus on the sexualised ‘policing’ of young women and girls school uniforms in schools. The campaign was in response to the views of young women and girls and findings from research. The research and campaign was guided by a Young Women’s Steering group. The research established the impacts of policing of young women and girls’ uniforms in a sexist and/or sexualised way, namely:

The Young Women’s Steering Group worked with RCTN Activists created animations to communicate key messages from the campaign. The campaign aimed to empower young women and girls whilst offering solidarity. The campaign also aimed to motivate school staff and governors to reflect upon practice within their schools and take steps to make change. To find out more, read the report and view the animations head to the campaigns & research section of our website.

Rape Crisis Tyneside & Northumberland (RCTN) would like to commission a design agency to create original art work, logo, assets and messaging for a campaign to support the safety of women and girls in the Night Time Economy. The campaign is a feature of a wider Safety of Women at Night programme, funded by Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioners Office, via the Home Office.

Fun Without Fear Programme & Campaign

RCTN lead on the delivery of a programme which aimed to improve safety, and feelings of safety, of women, girls and marginalised groups in public spaces, particularly in the NightTime Economy. The programme achieved this through 4 pillars of work:

  1. Prevent: Interventions to lessen opportunities for Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG);

  2. Support: Access to support where VAWG is perpetrated;

  3. Behaviour change: Interventions to address offending behaviours.

  4. Awareness: Raising awareness of VAWG.

The programme worked across Northumbria, in partnership with all six Local Authorities, Northumbria Police, Rape Crisis Tyneside & Northumberland, Changing Lives, Police & Crime Commissioner’s Violence Reduction Unit and Street Pastors across Northumbria. The programme ran from 1 November 2021 – March 31[st] 2022.

The range of interventions and activity we led on was as follows:

  1. Prevent –

  2. Operation Cloak:

Increasing the number of plain-clothed police officers and patrols in Night Time Economies across Northumbria to look for, and intervene, where there may be

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For the year ended 31 March 2022

vulnerabilities or incidents where consent, for example, may not be clear. Originally Operation Cloak begun in 2019 in Newcastle, the programme expanded across to Sunderland, South Shields, North Shields, Tynemouth, Morpeth and Berwick

Aim, Messaging & Audience for Campaign

The audience for the campaign were:

The aim of the campaign was:

Key messaging were

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

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The messaging aimed to ensure:

Campaign Advertising Platforms & Assets

The following platforms to advertise the campaign:

Campaign Reach

Networking, Representation and Forum work

RCTN participated in a range of external partner forums and panels to raise awareness of our services, contribute towards policy and strategic development and improve best practice. This included local authority domestic violence and sexual violence multi agency panels.

Plans for the future

In 2022/23, we will see RCTN continue our work to support women and girls to be free from the impact and threat of sexual violence. Because of the significant changes in the external landscape brought about by the global pandemic, RCTN will be focusing efforts on how we can continue to respond to the demands for our services and maintain our resilience, in a competitive funding market.

In 2022/23, a key focus will be on: i) organisation development so our people, processes and systems are working most effectively and efficiently for the benefit of the women and girls we serve ii) financial resilience so our financial model, income generation strategies and resource development enables us to exist into the future. Organisation development will particularly focus on:

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RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND (A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 31 March 2022

Reference and Administrative Details

Registered Company number: 07285969 (England and Wales) Registered Charity number: 1138149 Registered office: c/o Ellison Services Ltd 3[rd] Floor Higham House Higham Place Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AF

Directors and Trustees

The directors of the charitable company are its Trustees for the purpose of charity law. The Trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year-end were as follows:

Trustees:

Anne Fry (appointed 24/1/22) Chair from 29/3/22 Jayne Carrick Co-Treasurer Lisa Clark Chair until 29/03/22 Emma Crowther Company Secretary Nikki Godden-Rasul Sue Griffiths Rebecca Haynes Co-Treasurer Stephanie Remfry Catherine Wheatley Others: Chief Executive Officer: Sue Pearce Deputy Sam Jones Key Finance Officer: Safina Siddique Independent examiner: Michelle Wright Connected Voice Third Floor Higham House Higham Place Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AF Bankers: National Westminster Bank Plc Newcastle upon Tyne

Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

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RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND (A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 31 March 2022

Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland (RCTN) was set up as a charity on 17th November 1978 under the name of Tyneside Rape Crisis Centre, registration number 508177. The organisation is now a charity and a company limited by guarantee defined by the Companies Act 2006. It was incorporated as a company and registered as a charity on 16th June 2010 and the changes were formally adopted by the organisation on 1st January 2011. The charity name was changed with the Charities Commission on 28th January 2013 and adopted from 1st April 2013. RCTN also uses the names Tyneside Rape Crisis Centre and Grace, Northumberland Rape Crisis.

RCTN operates under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up Members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.

The organisation is governed by its Trustees who are also the only Members of the organisation. Under the requirements of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Board may consist of between three and twelve Trustees. This year there were ten Trustees. All Trustees are female. The Board meets around eleven times a year. A Finance subgroup consisting of the Co-Treasurers, staff and the external Accountant who meet quarterly to review the Management Accounts. The Board delegates day-to-day management of the organisation to the CEO and Deputy CEO. RCTN holds regular strategy days which Trustees and staff attend.

Appointment of Trustees

There is no limit to the time that a Trustee may serve with the organisation; however onethird of the Trustees must retire at each AGM with the longest-serving retiring first. All Trustees give their time voluntarily and are not allowed to receive any material benefit from the charity. Trustees are however able to claim reasonable out of pocket expenses. The Trustees are responsible for selecting a Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer.

Trustees’ induction and training

A recruitment, training and induction procedure is in place to support new Trustees. When an expression of interest to join the Board is received, this is followed through by the CEO who arranges an informal pre-meeting. References are taken up and discussions/decisions about the nomination to the Board are discussed and approved at a quorate Board meeting.

All Trustees receive an induction into the values and services of RCTN, sexual violence issues, their duties, roles, responsibilities and liabilities as a Trustee and key policies. RCTN has a Trustee induction checklist and each new Trustee is allocated a mentor Trustee to support them through the induction process. A Trustee role description is issued to all new Trustees outlining the duties, roles, responsibilities and liabilities each Trustee faces. Role descriptions are in place for the Chair, Treasurer and Company Secretary. All Trustees are required to undertake training on a range of issues such as on equality and diversity issues; child and adult safeguarding; roles and responsibilities of Trustees and sexual violence issues. Training opportunities are highlighted at Board meetings including

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 31 March 2022

opportunities to attend conferences/workshops. Trustees are also responsible for identifying their own training and development needs and for recording all training they attend.

Related parties and co-operation with other organisations

RCTN is a member of Rape Crisis England and Wales (RCEW) and adheres to the RCEW National Service Standards. We participate in Rape Crisis North East regional meetings to share best practice and feedback via our local representative to the national body. We have a CIO in partnership with other North East Rape Crisis Centres.

Pay policy for senior staff

The Trustees set the pay of the CEO and Deputy comparing against equivalent roles within the voluntary sector. The nationally recognised National Joint Council pay scales are used to set the pay of all staff. Inflationary pay awards are periodically approved in line with national NJC pay agreements. A remuneration committee meets as required.

Risk management

The Trustees recognise that they hold a responsibility to identify risks to the organisation; to ensure that controls exist to limit the possibility of risks occurring; to limit the impact of any risks on the viability or security of the organisation; to manage any risks that do occur; and to regularly review whether new risks have been introduced into the organisation.

The Trustees have implemented a risk review system and have built a risk register. They have reviewed all organisational risks focusing on the risks with the highest risk score. The Trustees have implemented a system to review the risk register on a regular basis or following a critical incident.

Financial Review

Funding Strategy

We maintain a Funding Strategy and Fundraising plan to ensure that we raise all the funds that we require.

Income and Principal Funding Sources

We aim to maintain a diverse range of funders so that we minimise risk to the organisation’s activities. Our total income this year was £945,667. We received income from statutory bodies including:

Ministry of Justice Female Rape Support Fund; Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria; Local authorities (Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland and South Tyneside) Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) Newcastle Gateshead CCG, Northumberland CCG and North Tyneside CCG.

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 31 March 2022

The Big Lottery Reaching Communities Fund continued to support us and we also secured the National Lottery Community Fund (North East and Cumbria region).

The Charitable Trusts and Foundations who supported us included: Barbour, Brook Trust, Community Foundation Tyneside and Northumberland, Henry Smith Charity, Sir James Knott Trust, The Joicey Trust, The Pilgrim Trust and the Ragdoll Foundation.

We are extremely grateful to all our funders, statutory, private and voluntary, in helping to sustain our activities.

Fundraising from the community

We generated £15,832 from fundraising and £17,700 in donations. The sources of our selfgenerated income were monthly donors; one-off individual donations; sponsorship money from external fundraising events and from our own fundraising events.

Income from training and sales

We secured £25,507 from sales which included delivery training workshops, offering external clinical supervision, delivery of external counselling and merchandise sales.

Expenditure

Our total expenditure this year was £832,312. We have seen a further growth in activities and service provision to meet demand.

Direct costs

Support costs

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 31 March 2022

Investment Policy

We have a documented Investment Policy, the objective of which is to increase our income so we can achieve our charitable purpose and to enable us to hold sufficient reserves as required by the Reserves Policy. During the financial year, we have continued to invest in an ethical unit trust. We have worked with a cash management organisation to ensure that our remaining cash assets are spread across a range of financial organisations and held with varying notice periods to satisfy our liquidity requirements.

The Trustees decide, where possible, to invest in ethical investments in the knowledge that they may not provide the best rate of return, but would protect the organisation’s reputation. Only the Trustees are able to make decisions on investments. The performance of investments are reviewed by the Board six monthly.

Reserves Policy

Rationale behind the Reserves Policy

Level of reserve required by RCTN

RCTN has agreed to hold the following unrestricted reserves (£484,863):

Designated funds:
General designed funds 354,025
Cost of living 22/23 - agreed after budget was set 11,479
Pay review contribution 23,502
Staff: Marketing worker new post 10,100
Projects: Refuge delivery funds and volunteer funds 1,500
Projects: Volunteer funds 2,500
Northern Rock Foundation 14,000
University counselling 26,216
General Undesignated funds 41,541

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 31 March 2022

The General designated funds are based on five months full months of running costs based on 2021/22 expenditure (£832,312).

There are currently no plans to spend this as we consider the organisation to be a going concern. We are investigating options to do this including through social enterprise and through our Investments policy.

Undesignated funds We plan to use some of these funds to support additional staffing costs during 2022/23.

Monitoring and reviewing the Reserves Policy

The calculation of the required level of Reserves is an integral part of RCTN’s planning, budget and forecast cycle and as such, the Trustees/Directors will consider the Business Plan, budget, financial projections and funding strategy each year and will review the Reserves policy annually in light of their findings.

Going concern statement

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trustees have reviewed and considered financial information and revised forecasts to take into account measures that they can take with the current financial resources available to mitigate the impact of the current adverse conditions. The Trustees are of the view that the immediate future of the charity for the next 12 months is secure and that on this basis the charity is a going concern.

Trustees responsibilities in relation to the financial statement

The charity Trustees are responsible for preparing a Trustees’ annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the charity Trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the group and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable group for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also

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(A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

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responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and the group and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Anne Fry Chair of the Board of Trustees. …………………………………………….

Date: ............................................. 28/11/2022

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RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND

(A company limited by guarantee)

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES

For the year ended 31 March 2022

I report on the financial statements of Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland for the year ended 31 March 2022, which are set out on pages 28 to 41.

Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

The charity's trustees (who are also directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity's Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Charities Act) and that an Independent Examination is needed.

The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians.

Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner's statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Michelle Wright Connected Voice Business Services Ltd Higham House Higham Place Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AF Date: 15/12/2022

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(A company limited by guarantee)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

(INCLUDING SUMMARY INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)

For the year ended 31 March 2022

6
7
Other trading activities
8
9
Expenditure on:
10
11
Raising funds
Operation of the charity
Total expenditure
Charitable activities
Net gains/(losses) on investments
Net movement of funds
Total funds carried forward
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total income
Donations and legacies
Income from:
Investments
Charitable activities
Grants and contracts
Notes
Net income/(expenditure) before
investment gains/(losses)		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
4,450
203,693
15,832
1,009
224,984
3,284
139,128
142,412
82,572
5,367
87,939
396,924
484,863		 Restricted
Funds
£
13,250
707,433
-
-
720,683
79
689,821
689,900
30,783
-
30,783
48,180
78,963		 Total
2022
£
17,700
911,126
15,832
1,009
945,667
3,363
828,949
832,312
113,355
5,367
118,722
445,104
563,826		 Total
2021
£
7,227
788,100
7,183
1,667
804,177
1,056
735,679
736,735
67,442
18,028
85,470
359,634
445,104

The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities

The notes on pages 31 to 41 form an integral part of these accounts.

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Charity Number 1138149 Company Number 07285969

RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND

(A company limited by guarantee)

BALANCE SHEET

As at 31 March 2022

Fixed assets
Investments
19
Total fixed assets
Current assets
Debtors
20
Cash at bank and in hand
21
Total current assets
Creditors:amounts falling due within
one year
22
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Total net assets or liabilities
Funds of the charity
Unrestricted income funds
Restricted income funds
Total funds
Notes		 £
80,009
761,856
841,865
( 343,001 )		 Total
2022
£
64,962
64,962
498,864
563,826
563,826
484,863
78,963
563,826		 £
25,710
456,893
482,603
( 98,247 )		 Total
2021
£
60,748
60,748
384,356
445,104
445,104
396,924
48,180
445,104

The company was entitled to an exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with the respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.

The notes on pages 31 to 41 form an integral part of these accounts.

These financial statements were approved by the Board on:

28/11/2022

and are signed on its behalf by:

Jayne Carrick Co Treasurer

Rebecca Haynes Co Treasurer

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(A company limited by guarantee)

Charity Number 1138149 Company Number 07285969

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the year ended 31 March 2022

Cash flows from operating activities
Net movement in funds
Depreciation
Deduct interest / income shown in investing activities
Increase in debtors
Increase creditors
Net cash from operating activities
Cash flow from investing activities
Interest received
Net cash used in investing activities
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at start of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
Cash and cash equivalents consist of:
Cash at bank and in hand
Notes		 2022
£
118,722
-
( 5,223 )
( 54,299 )
244,754
303,954
1,009
1,009
304,963
456,893
761,856
761,856		 2021
£
85,470
-
( 18,854 )
( 9,078 )
( 11,081 )
46,457
1,666
1,666
48,123
408,770
456,893
456,893

The notes on pages 31 to 41 form an integral part of these accounts.

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(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2022

1 Accounting policies

The principle accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

2 Basis of accounting

2.1 Basis of preparation

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) – Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

2.2 Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In making their assessment the Trustees have reviewed and considered relevant information, including their annual budget and future cash flows. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath, the Trustees have revised their forecasts to take into account measures that they can take with the current resources available to mitigate the impact of the current adverse conditions. The Trustees are of the view that the immediate future of the charity for the next 12 months is secure and that on this basis the charity is a going concern.

3 Income

3.1 Recognition of income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the resources, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is more likely than not that the resources will be received and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.

3.2 Offsetting

There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by FRS102 SORP or FRS102.

3.3 Grants and donations

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

Income received in advance or provision of other specified services is deferred until the criteria of income recognition are met.

3.4 Volunteer help

The value of volunteer help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the Trustees' Annual Report.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2022

3.5 Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.

3.6 Income from membership subscriptions

Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in donations and legacies.

Membership subscriptions which gives a member the right to buy services or other benefits are recognised as income earned from the provision of goods and services as income from charitable activities.

3.7 Investment gains and losses

This includes any realised or unrealised gains or losses on the sale of investment and any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.

3.8 Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of the charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the Trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charities' work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.

4 Expenditure and liabilities

4.1 Liability recognition

Liabilities are recognised when it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.

4.2 Charitable activities

Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of specialist sexual violence services and other activities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs.

4.3 Governance and support costs

Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support. Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice.

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly relate to the charitable activities. Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

4.4 Irrecoverable VAT

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

4.5 Creditors

The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts due.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2022

4.6 Provisions for liabilities

A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date.

5 Assets

5.1 Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity

Individual fixed assets costing1000 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight line basis as follows:

Plant and machinery Straight line over three years Fixtures and fittings Straight line over four years

5.2 Investments

Fixed asset investments in quoted shares, traded bonds and similar investments are valued at initially at cost and subsequently at fair value (their market value) at the year end. The same treatment is applied to unlisted investments unless fair value cannot be measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment.

Investments held for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash equivalents with a maturity date of less than 1 year are treated as current asset investments.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2022

Analysis of income
6
Donations and legacies
LGA Foundation
7
Charitable activities
The Pilgrim Trust
Comic Relief
Ragdoll Foundation
CAF Resilience Fund
The Brook Trust
The Hadrian Trust
E.C. Graham Belford Trust
Northern Rock Foundation
The Barbour Trust
Henry Smith
Newcastle University
Income from training / sales
Live chat sales
8
Other trading activities
The National Lottery Community Fund (RC
North East and Cumbria region)
Awards for All
Gateshead Council Public Health
Training income
Other sales
Fundraising events
Northumberland CCG
Community Foundation
The Joicey Trust
Gateshead Newcastle CCG
Income from grants and contracts
South Tyneside Council
North Tyneside Council
North Tyneside CCG
Newcastle City Council
Northumberland County Council
Donations and gifts
Rosa Fund
Newcastle Fund
Lloyds Bank Foundation
Sir James Knott Trust
Big Lottery Fund
Ministry of Justice
Police and Crime Commissioner for
Northumbria		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
4,450
-
4,450
3,000
6,972
4,220
2,481
8,270
-
2,500
84,902
25,105
-
-
2,000

-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14,000
-
-
30,000
3,562
11,730
4,951
203,693
15,832
15,832		 Restricted
Funds
£
3,250
10,000
13,250
9,000
10,492
6,330
3,733
31,481
23,201
7,500
240,252
222,039
12,136
16,500
9,200
3,000
5,000
25,835
10,000
9,865
-
-
3,500
-
5,360
-
25,000
-
-
5,000
5,000
12,745
-
544
-
4,720
707,433
-
-		 Total
2022
£
7,700
10,000
17,700
12,000
17,464
10,550
6,214
39,751
23,201
10,000
325,154
247,144
12,136
16,500
11,200
3,000
5,000
25,835
10,000
9,865
-
-
3,500
-
5,360
-
25,000
-
-
19,000
5,000
12,745
30,000
4,106
11,730
9,671
911,126
15,832
15,832		 Total
2021
£
4,227
3,000
7,227
12,000
17,429
10,550
6,202
23,073
39,772
17,759
245,037
117,039
12,112
17,000
35,151
3,000
-
109,718
-
-
3,000
3,000
15,000
41,301
4,640
3,000
12,500
1,000
10,000
-
-
-
-
4,613
8,609
15,595
788,100
7,183
7,183

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RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2022

Analysis of incomecontinued
9
Income from investments
Total income
Bank interest		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
1,009
1,009
224,984		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
720,683		 Total
2022
£
1,009
1,009
945,667		 Total
2021
£
1,667
1,667
804,177

Income was £945,667 (2021: £804,177) of which £224,984 was unrestricted or designated (2021: £153,054) and £720,683 was restricted (2021: £651,123)

Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

10
11		 Raising funds
Charitable activities
Direct costs
Support costs
Governance costs
Outreach venue hire
Telephone
Sundries
Repairs and renewals
Professional fees
Trustees meeting costs
Independent examiner's fees
Staff salaries
Facility costs
Insurance
Office costs
Investment management costs
Recruitment
Staging fundraising events
Project staff salaries
Project staff travel
Project staff training
Other staff costs
Supervision and counselling
Volunteer costs
Other project costs
Publications and subscriptions
Publicity and promotion		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
2,131
1,153
3,284
11,520
157
-
-
-
923
-
7,285
420
72
68,439
14,874
3,283
6,205
4,988
914
1,778
696
14,984
2,112
478
139,128		 Restricted
Funds
£
79
-
79
451,535
3,851
23,246
10,690
2,880
62,672
5,136
23,360
1,193
20,891
43,135
20,528
2,069
3,911
3,144
576
1,121
439
9,444
-
-
689,821		 Total
2022
£
2,210
1,153
3,363
463,055
4,008
23,246
10,690
2,880
63,595
5,136
30,645
1,613
20,963
111,574
35,402
5,352
10,116
8,132
1,490
2,899
1,135
24,428
2,112
478
828,949		 Total
2021
£
216
840
1,056
407,214
573
24,183
11,025
2,027
91,103
4,303
15,094
278
2,746
96,767
29,513
4,389
11,192
7,642
2,395
1,376
1,789
19,859
1,920
291
735,679

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RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2022

Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities continued

Expenditure on charitable activities was £832,312 (2021: £736,735) of which £142,412 was unrestricted or designated (2021: £108,066) and £689,900 was restricted (2021: £628,669)

12 Fees for examination of the accounts

Independent examiner's fees for reporting on the accounts
Other accountancy services paid to the examiner		 2022
£
2,112
10,449
12,561		 2021
£
1,920
9,153
11,073

13 Analysis of staff costs, and the cost of key management personnel

Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pension costs (defined contribution pension plan)		 2022
£
515,206
41,234
18,189
574,629		 2021
£
448,900
36,454
18,627
503,981

No employee received remuneration above £60,000 (2021: nil)

The key management personnel of the charity, comprise the Trustees and the CEO. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £41,988 (2021: £43,651).

14 Staff Numbers

The average monthly head count was 23 staff (2021: 18 staff) and the average monthly number of full-time equivalent employees during the year were as follows:

Administration
The parts of the charity in which the employee's work
Management
Project staff		 2022
Number
14.5
2.0
2.0
18.5		 2021
Number
12.0
1.0
2.0
15.0

15 Transactions with Trustees

None of the Trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity.

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RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2022

Trustees' expenses

The following detail the expenses incurred by the Trustees.

Sue Griffiths - travel 2022
£
39
39		 2021
£
-
-

Transaction(s) with related parties

There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period.

16 Defined contribution pension scheme

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund.

The employer's pension costs represent contributions payable by the charity to the fund and amount to £18,189 (2021: £18,627). There was £3,935 outstanding as at 31 March 2022 (2021: £2,872)

17 Corporation Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objectives.

18 Tangible fixed assets
Cost
Balance brought forward
Additions
Disposals
Balance carried forward
Depreciation
Basis
Rate
Balance brought forward
Depreciation charge for year
Disposals
Balance carried forward
Net book value
Brought forward
Carried forward		 Plant and
machinery
£
31,220
-
-
31,220
SL
33%
31,220
-
-
31,220
-
-		 Fixtures
and fittings
£
5,359
-
-
5,359
SL
25%
5,359
-
-
5,359
-
-		 Total
£
36,579
-
-
36,579
36,579
-
-
36,579
-
-

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RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2022

19 Fixed asset investments
Carrying (fair) value at the beginning of period
Additions to investments during period
Transfer in/(out) in the period
Net gain/(loss) on revaluation
Less investment management costs
Carrying (fair) value at end of year		 Listed
Investment
£
60,748
-
-
5,367
( 1,153 )
64,962

20 Debtors and prepayments (receivable within 1 year)

Short term cash investment
Short term deposits
Cash at bank and in hand
Salary holding account
Accrued income
Cash at bank and in hand
Partner funds
Pre payments
Trade debtors		 2022
£
32,008
38,141
-
6,690
3,170
80,009
2022
£
112,443
113,888
535,525
761,856		 2021
£
5,770
-
15,830
986
3,124
25,710
2021
£
112,443
113,888
230,562
456,893

21 Cash at bank and in hand

22 Creditors and accruals (payable within 1 year)

Trade creditors
Other creditors
Independent examination of accounts
Deferred income
Accruals
Salary holding account		 2022
£
125,981
38,495
2,112
167,636
8,777
343,001		 2021
£
11,361
-
1,920
84,966
-
98,247

38

RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2022

23 Deferred income

Deferred income comprises of advance payments from grants that relate to future periods.

Balance brought forward
Amount released to income earned
from charitable activities
Amount deferred in year
Balance carried forward		 2022
£
84,966
( 84,966 )
167,636
167,636

24 Events after the end of the reporting period

No events (not requiring adjustment to the accounts) have occurred after the end of the reporting period but before the accounts are authorised which relate to conditions that arose after the end of the reporting period.

25 Analysis of charitable funds

Unrestricted funds
Designated funds
Northern Rock
Foundation
University Counselling
Cost of living
Pay review contribution
Project contributions
(marketing and refuge)
Volunteering
General unrestricted funds
General designated fund		 Fund
balances
brought
forward
£
89,952
306,972
-
-
-
-
-
-
396,924		 Income
resource
£
180,984
-
-
-
-
14,000
30,000
-
224,984		 Resources
expended
£
( 138,628 )
-
-
-
-
-
( 3,784 )
-
( 142,412 )		 Transfers
£
( 96,134 )
47,053
11,479
23,502
11,600
-
-
2,500
-		 Gains /
(losses)
£
5,367
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,367		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
41,541
354,025
11,479
23,502
11,600
14,000
26,216
2,500
484,863

Purpose of unrestricted funds

General undesignated fund The 'free reserves' after allowing for designated funds. General designated fund Represents five months of running costs based on 2021/22 expenditure. Cost of living Designated towards cost of living staff payments. Pay review contribution Designated towards additional costs due to pay benchmarking. Norther Rock Foundation Designated for project delivery including counselling work. University Counselling Designated for counselling work. New posts Designated for volunteer support costs.

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RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2022

25 Analysis of charitable funds continued

Restricted funds
Tyneside Counselling
Community Engagement
Northumberland
Volunteer Coordinator
Commercial Manager
P&E
Shout Up
Tyneside Group work
Marginalised Access Fund
Public Awareness Raising		 Fund
balances
brought
forward
£
19,267
-
10,979
6,957
8,177
-
-
-
-
2,800
48,180		 Income
resource
£
212,905
16,110
143,263
59,057
-
7,200
197,049
12,703
23,190
49,206
720,683		 Resources
expended
£
( 205,409 )
( 11,991 )
( 142,496 )
( 50,053 )
-
( 7,200 )
( 197,049 )
( 11,997 )
( 23,190 )
( 40,515 )
( 689,900 )		 Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Gains /
(losses)
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
26,763
4,119
11,746
15,961
8,177
-
-
706
-
11,491
78,963

Purpose of restricted funds

Restricted funds represent income resources used for a specific purpose within the charity as identified by the donor. Tyneside Counselling This funding supported the Tyneside counselling service. Community Engagement This funding supported under 25s community engagement work. Northumberland This funding supported the Northumberland service. Volunteer Coordinator This funding supported volunteering costs and the Volunteer Coordinator. Marginalised Access Fund This funding is held to support discretionary client travel and one off client costs. Commercial Manager This funding is held to support commercial activity. P&E This funding supported the delivery of the practical and emotional service. Shout Up This funding supported the delivery of the Shout up project work. Public Awareness Raising This funding supported the delivery of public awareness work. Tyneside Group work This funding supported the delivery of group work programmes.

26 Capital commitments

As at 31 March 2022, the charity had no capital commitments (2021 -£nil).

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RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the year ended 31 March 2022

27 Analysis of net assets between funds

Analysis of net assets between funds
Cash at bank and in hand
Other net current assets/(liabilities)
Investments		 Funds
£
64,962
239,571
( 262,992 )
41,541
Unrestricted		 Designated
Funds
-
443,322
-
443,322		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
78,963
-
78,963		 Total
2022
£
64,962
761,856
( 262,992 )
563,826		 Total
2021
£
60,748
456,893
( 72,537 )
445,104

28 Operating leases

The future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows;

Not later than one year
Later than one year and not later than five years		 2022
£
-
26,700
26,700

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