## **RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND** 

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## **TRUSTEES REPORT AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

For the year ended 31 March 2023 

Charity number 1138149 Company number 07285969 



RAPE CRISIS r(NESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND
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ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the
ear ended 31 March 2023
Contents
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Trustee5 annual report
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Independent auditors report
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Slalemenl ol Financial Aclivilies (including
income and expendrture account)
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Balance sheet
30
Cash flow slalemenl
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Notes lo the financial statements
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The truslees are pleased to present their annual Directors. report together with financial
statements of the chartly for the year ending 31 March 2022 ￿1¢h 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, Ihe Companies Act 2006, RCTN'S
Memorandum and Articles of Association.. and the document 'Accounling and Reporting by
Charities.. Slalemenl of Recommended Pradice applicable to charrties preparing their
accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable lo the UK and
Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effeclive 1 January 2019),.
Chairfs Report
It is my privilege lo introduce the 2022r23 annual report. This has been another period of
gI0￿h for Rape Crisis TynesKle & Northumberland- both in teThs of income and expansion
of core services we deliver. Our face-Io*face services have delivered more sessions and we
have worked wtth more women and girls than the previous year.
There continues lo be a criminal justice backlog for rape and sexual offences getting to court,
leaving a devastaling impact on survivors who are left in liml)o waiting years for a trial. We
have worked wrth Rape Crisis England And Wales and sister organisations to voice the
concerns of survwors through our inlluencing, including keepirvJ counselling notes confidential
and uncompromised by requests from police and prosecutors lo use them.
We have worked hard this year lo challenge society's underslaThJing and impact of sexual
harassment of women and girls in public spaces which involved research and focus groups lo
identify women's experiences of sexual harassmenl lo infomi a campaign later in 2023 on Ihe
issues.
Our actNisls continued to share important news about sexual violence and information about
the sexualisalion of girls, uniforms in schools through our campaign. Roll Down YOUT Skirtl We
have also employed our very first Communicalions Worker to inGrease our social media
presence and support our activrties and campagn efforts.
There have teen a number of operational challenges in this posl-covid world, not least more
complex Irauma, recruitment issues and long waiting times. We have conts'nued lo woth hard
to resource our services so women and 9irls can be offered choice of where and when they
gel help, and as swiftty as possible.
This year we have been proactive once again in improving the experiences of women from
diverse backgrounds and intersecting experiences and identities. Great strides weie made
wrth our website lo ensure rt is neurothdiverse and we have created animations and lrteralure
to support women from drfferent backgrounds to access our services. We have also
undertaken research to understand the barriers for women from Tural communities in
Northumberland.
We have also been planning for the future and ways to impTove our operational functioning
including more office support and case management and operational management of our
counselling service as rt conlinues to expand.

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An independent evaluation of our Helpline and Email Support Service wll take pla￿ next year
to understand the challenges and opportunlties of running Ihal service and how we can best
meet the needs of women and girls who prefer anonymous services.
We are predicting further waiting list incfeases to come. There has never ￿en a more
important time to maintain our resilience for the challerydes ahead so we continue to be there
for women and girls.
Thank you. Anne Fry. Chair of the Board of Trustees.
ObJe¢tlve$ and Activities Purpose
To relieve the emotional. psychological andlor physical distress of women and girls
who have experienced sexual violence.
To educate the public on the nature of sexual vlolence and its impact on women and
girls.
Vlslon
That women and girls can live their lives free from the impacl and the threat of sèxual
violence.
Mlsslon
ProvKle y￿rnen and girfs ￿￿th hwh quality specialtst support.
Change society's understanding of the nature and impact of sexual violence.
Demand Ih8t Ihe rights of women and girls vtho have experienced sexual violence
afe respected and their needs are met.
End sexual violence.
Objectlves
To provide all women and girts that survive sexual violence in Tyneside and
NorthumteTland with access to comprehensive, sustainable. effective and timely
support and services
To raise awareness of nature. impact and preva￿nCe of sexual violence with the
general public.
To influence and shape policy the policies and services Ihal are provided to women
and girls who survive sexual violen
To increase RCTN'S financial sustainabilty.

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DITect Ser¥l¢es Actlvity
Our Servlces
We offer a women only pathway to accessing help frorn us. This means that from the
moment we mighl speak with a woman or girl on the phone lo the last day she works with
us, she will not come not Speak or come into conlacl with a man. Our client satisfaction
survey lells us women find this important lo them. We work with women and girls. and those
who identify as such. or identty our seNices are right for Ihem.
Counselllng
RCTN has continued to expand Ihe counselling service and currently employs 13 counsellors
and over 8.5 full time equivalents. All counsellors are BACP accredited oi working towards it.
RCTN also holds BACP organisalional accreditation, 4thich is reViev￿d on an annual basis.
We also adhere to rape crisis nats'onal Servi￿ standards. Our counselling service offers
survivor up lo ￿ntY trauma-informed therapeutic sexual violence counselling sessions,
including pre-trial therapy and EMDR. We y￿rk with dNerse communities including
universities, women leaving prisons and wrthin a refuge. RCTN works with inlerprelers and
supports clients lo a¢¢ess sessions with client access funding.
Many women have accessed therapy tell us il helps them to take away the shame,
stigma and self-blame they feel. They come lo understand the way in which trauma-
responses occur. giving some rationalty lo responses made al the lime they experienced
sexual violènce.
We work across all six local authorities spanning the Northumbria Police and Crime
Commissioner area including, Sunderland. South Tyneside, Galeshead. Newcastle, North
Tyneside and Northumberland. Our counsellors Wofk in over twelve outreach bases. and at
our central base in Newcastle. offering.. facfrltrface, orFline and via telephone onfrtOTrone
and group work sessions
Counselllng Case Study
Background to referral I presentlnglssues
'Sa￿￿'na. was refer￿d by her GP practice. She reported experiencing childhood sexual abuse
at the age of 9 to 10 years by her male cousin at her nana's house. 'Sabina' fell anxious and
had low moods foi last couple of years. She also slated feeling sew-critical and hating herseff.
'Sabina' was having flashbacks and nKJhlmare about childhood sexual abuse. She also staled
hei mind was racing a￿VayS and she found tl drfficult to stop.

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History
'Sabina' reported experiencing childhood sexual abuse by her male cousin when she was 9
to 10 years old. She staled having a difficult childhood. While growing up, 'Sabina' and her
in sister were rejected by their mother who they dKI not have any Contact ￿th in their adult
lrfe. Their biological father was in prison for some time. They were raised by their nana.
The abuse took place in her nana's house while she was sleeping in the bedroom. Her male
cousin who was 13 years old penelraled her vagina with his finger. 'Sabina' was told by Ihe
perpelralor Ihat nfrone would believe her and so tried to forget about it. She describes herself
as a hard Worker and ahvays worked in her life. However, 'Sabina' left hef work hvo years ago
due lo a breakdown at work.
She finally gathered courage lo disclose the childhood sexual abuse lo a female cousin who
was the sister of her perpetrator. After the disclosure. 'Sabina' vrds cut olf from the family and
famity members who stopped inviting her to famity events. She slated that her experience was
exactly what male cousin said after the abuse thal 'no one will believe her,.
Key Outcomes
'Sabina' staled being more self-aware and was atAe to catch herseff and ground hersew when
she is dissociating. She fell validated and started working on her boundaries wlhout feeling
guilty. The cli6nl slated she does feel guity anymore about what haP￿ned to her as a chihj
and also for disclosing the abuse. She started sleeping better and flashbacks and nightmares
have reduced signtficantly. She slarted experiencing joy in her life.
'S8bina' staled after hventy session she is aware that she still have lot of work lo do on herself,
but can now see herself going lo work in near future. She said she would like to be referred lo
EMDR therapy as part of her nexl steps to recovery.
Feedback from Cllenl
'Sabina' said that first time in her lrfe she felt believed by some one and she felt assured that
she was nol going crazy. She was grateful for the counselling sessions without cost as she
wouldn't be able to afford rt otherwse.
Practlcal & Emotlonal Support SeTh*l¢e: IP & E Servlce)
The P&E service has grown, and sFecialised significantly. in the past year, Ihanks to increase
in funding from the Police and Crime Commissioner and Ministry of Justice. We have been
able to reduce the P&E Coordinator's caseload lo manage the service as it has grown to focus
on strategic involvement in criminal justice processes and development of policies and
procedures.

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The P&E Coordinator specialises in cases wilh complex and chronic needs. We also have
number of Independent Sexual Violence Advocate specialists in the team.. Specialist different
learning needslneurodiversity ISVA. specialist Ruial ISVA, Specialist young Women's ISVA,
Specialist LGBTQ+ The ISVAS have all been on signrfunt training and share their learning
and exper￿nCe with one anothet as many clients have multiple needs. The Young Women's
ISVA has also introduced the C Card scheme that all Practitioners at RCTN can ulilise.
rhe RCTN ISVAS offer holistic advocacy via a single point of contact. reducing the distressing
experience of a client having to repeatedly explain lo new workerslservices why Ihey need
support related lo sexual violence and reducing the circle of confidenlialrty of people who are
aware of their most Iraumalic experiencels. They co-produce support plans to work with
clients lo cope, and as far as is possible, to recover from their experien¢es, irrespective of
what stage (if any) they are at in Ihe Criminal Juslice Syslem.
The ISVA'S engage in robust multi-agency working to enable clients lo access other support
services as necessary le.g., benefits, housing elc.) ensuring that scarce local Tesources are
being fulty utilised and that clients benefft from mofe coordinaled, comprehensive, and
sustainable Servi￿$.
Casè Study . Tyneslde
Kelly {16} has been accessing SUPPOrt since 2019. Kelly is care-experienced and experiencèd
intra familial child sexual abuse whilst being placed with family members as a child. Kelly
Teported her abuse in 2019 and experienced significant delays. Kelly was cross examined via
Section 28 hearing in January 2022, with a trial lisled for the same month. This was
adjourned lo July 2022., this was then further adjoumed lo October 2022. The trial look place
with a guitiy verdict relumed and a sentencing in December 2022. In Ihis lime Kelly has been
supported by her ISVA lo enrol al a local college and lo open hei own bank account. Kelly is
also being supported lo explore Criminal Injuries Compensation. Kelly continues lo access
ISVA support, a¢cessirwJ face to face support on a regular basis. Kelly recently attended
support planning meeting wrth her ISVA lo explore vthere she would like her support lo focus
following the end of Ihe criminal justice system. She is now working wth her ISVA to explore
her understanding of safe and heatthy relatsonships and managing her anxiety. She has
accessed the Newcastle C Card service through RCTN and been provided with sexual health
education, a C Card, and condoms. Kelly has also used RGTN to access period products
which hef famity were unable lo provpje money for due to the cost-of-living crisis.
Case Study- Northumberland
Janet 158) was referred by her DV worker. She experienced CSA from the age of 7 by a
relative. At age 14 Janel became pregnant because of the abuse. She was laken into care
and made to have an abortion while the perpelralor remained in the family home. The police
closed the investigation because it involved a "minoT against a minorf, even though the
perpetrator was 5 years older. Janel ￿￿rtIng the abuse to the police again in her late-30s bul
did not know the outcome. With support from her ISVA, Janet reported the CSA to police again
based on new memories of the abuse.

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The OIC informed Janet that the police could not reopen her investigation because her case
had been NFAd by the CPS. Her ISVA asked the CPS about Janet's case through the
CPSIISVA mailbox. The CPS then decided that the case could be reviewed again by the OIC.
Due to having mental and physical di58bililies, Janet had been unable to work her whole life.
Janet's ISVA enabled her lo get the right level of PIP by supporting her wilh the PIP
application, followed by a Mandatory Reconshderation and then applying to the PIP Tribunal.
This resutted in Janet being awarded the maximum amount of PIP.
Group Work
In 2022123, we delivered..
3 Peer SupF>Ort Core Groups {8 weeks)
2 Online SeK Care Groups14 weeks)
1 Trauma Informed Mindfulness Groups (6 weeks)
Monthly Peer Support Group.
4 wellbeing Day Workshops (these are for our current clK?nts and have included lantern
making, plant sowing and Mindfulness retreat)
6 Empowerment Workshops
We ran our Trauma-lnformed Mindfulness for Professionals training events wrth twelve
professionals, in addition to delivering a bespoke version of this training to Gateshead
Domestic Violence Team. This was well recep4ed with comments around its helpfulness
including.. "Ihe training has given me practical skmls lo support clRnls" and "very interesling,
something lo use lo start drfKutt meetings".
Group Work has continued lo be actNe in extending our reach across our geographical area
and have linked into FREEDOM programmes delivered in 81￿h. Hexham and Cramlingion
and Berwick. We have made links s•thh organisalions supporting women in the Amied Forcés.
The service supported our work around the carnpa￿n to end sexual harassment in public
spaces and we are looking forward to developing our new Service User Voice Group to further
incorporate the voices of those access our servicès.
The Group work services volunteers have as a￿ayS been a huge support lo Ihe service
throughout the year. The service has supported the training of our new cohort of volunteers
and hope lo see some new faces supporting our groups soon.
8 Week Group Work Case Study {Jan- March 2023}
Our last 8- week Core Group was truly an inspiration for our service. The group demonstrated
our inclusivity and accessibilrty to people from a huge variety of backgrounds and experience.
It was a full gTOUP {10} wrth all bul 1 woman identtying with the neuro-diverse ¢ommunily.
Support needs included acts"ve￿ managing hyper-vocal tendencies, sensitivity to light and
sound and struggles with social srtuations and staying in our room for a ptolonged time. The
group model and surrounding support made it possible for this group of people to complete
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The group supported women who dissociated wihin the Spa￿ and who suffered exlrem6
fatigue. Two of our members Klenlified as non-binary with a further member having a non-
binary partner.
The group was slated by one as"providing salelyandsupporf. One member described feeling
°less sc8Trd to dress up in a w8y Ihal makes me feel good 8boul myseff,. This was linked lo
the fear of sexual violence restricting their lile sBJnrficantly at the slart of the group. Anolher
said the gTOUP"helped me conS￿er things ai)oul myself that I hadny considered before".
Boundaries around workplace pressures and assertiveness was a strong theme within this
group with fear of sexual harassment and nghts also discussed. The age range of our group
was from 18- 60. We acknowkdge ouf groups still have some work to do around tseing truly
accessible for older women. The group was a privilege lo hold space for.
Onllne Self-care Group
Our Online Self-care group this year has a small one wlh just 4 participants. All of these
women have described barriers lo. not just RCTN groups and other services, but taking part
in everyday life and social situations. These barriers included social anxiety, agoraphobia,
chronic fatigue and pain. The 4 v*ek group has proV￿￿ed a space lo meet and refiect on sew-
care. We have discussed what this means for each individual. barriers to self-care,
compassion, graliludelapprecialion. boundaries and hopes for the future. This group being
smaller than usual have given these women a space lo connect lo a small number of others
in a safe and manageabk way.
Feedback has included.. "I h8ven I left the Ilal for some lim8 8nd the meetings have beèn very
helpful" l use the teChn￿ueS every day. some more Ihan others bul I have enjoyed lislening
to Ihem and othèrs".
On our lasl session, we Created a poem using the poem Sometimes by Sheenagh Pugh, This
is a nod towards valwjaling that IhiThJs can be hard and unpleasant yel there are positives in
our lives.
Sometlmes - By our Self-core Group
Sometimes my children don't cry when I kave
5ornetimes work is a laugh
Sometime5 my bus turns up on lime
And Sometimes I remember to water the plants and they ihrive
Sometimes I feel happy when I wake up
Sometimes my partner makes good tea
Sometimes I donl overthink
And sometimes I feel appreciated

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Sometimes I do feel confident
Sometlmes I drink enou8h water
Sometimes I make a nice dinner from scratch
Sometimes I do feel people are grateful for my presence
Sometimes there are decent people I meet
Sometime5 1 feel brave and colm
And sometimes I remember to do my gro(tnding exercises when I need to
Sometimes people do understand and care
sometimes there are good new5 stOr￿s that give me hope
Sometimes there is lust good news
Sometimes people care
Helpllne & Emall Support
Our local Helpline & Email Support service is and confidents'al. The services are staffed
by Irained women volunteers who listen and support women and girls. We usually offef UP to
So 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 they are. Our Helpline & Email Support services also provides support and
information to supporters such as partners, Telalwes. friends, carers and olher workers.
Voluntoers
Our volunteers are vrtal lo vknat we are able to achieve. 33 women volunteered theif lime lo
help deliver Helpline, Email Support & Live Chal Services, our Activism or Communrty
Fundraising activities, and lo be part of the Board of Trustees. And some do a bil of
everythingl Our wonderful volunteers have been instrumental in organising, with the PCC
and Student Union a regional event for Reclaim the Nighl.
Quotes: RCTN Helpline & Emall Support
'Thank you so much for listening to me, I feel like I'vè laken the fi￿¢ step in moving on,.
'Thank you for "saving my lrfe last n￿ht.
'Thank you lorall the times you have kept me alwe..
'Thank you forlistening to me,.
'Thank you both so much forlistening arpd he8nng me ton￿ht. l ￿allY do appreciate the
support and I'm glad the￿ is some support oul rhe￿..

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'18m grateful to have someone to lalk to. Had told you a lot of things that I didny share wilh
people usually. Mwhl call again..
'Th8nks lor hearing me .1 can lell YOU￿ Trally well trnined,.
'Thanks being 8 good lislener & nol judging and for being Trans and believing,.
It helped to talk and Sha￿ my I￿uMa and I fettyou had been gentle and helped,.
'Thanks for the h81p and support. I rang because she was having a Ivobble, 8nd was 8bl6 to
be reassured,.
Thank you forlist6ning io me and ringing the crisis leam and being so support.
It h8lped h8aring a voice when I was hawng a Ilashback,.
'Th8nk you. I feel better for bèing able to talk all Ihis through..
Analyslng Public Beneflt Purpose
1., RelSevlng the emotlonal, psychologlcal andlor physlcal dlstfess of women and 9Srls
who have experiencèd sexual vlolence RCTN 8UPPOrts women and glrls to deal wlth
the Impact of sexual vlolen¢o.
Sexual violence is a broad term which includes.. rape, sexual assaufi by penetration, child
sexual abuse, sexual assault. sexual harassment. sexual explortation and image-based
sexual violence.
Cllent Satlslartlon In our Servlces
Women continue lo be satIsf￿d wth our services.
20'.21
Referrals
During 2022123. RCTN receFved 818 unK4ue refeNals, a slight increase on last year's figures.
Sources of Referrals
Compared lo the previous year. professional ￿ferraIS have decreased by -7% bul proxy
feferrals1+25U/o) and self-referrals (+8%) have gone up, demonstrating how well we are
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r(If¢ssional'"
Professlonal Referrals
Our top three referrals sources of professional referrals are.. 1) Police, Sexual Assaull
Referral Centres and Victim First Northumbria and 21 Third Sedor and 3) Eduoalion. This is
consislenl with the Pfevious yeai. Howevei. the Police. Sexual Assavll Referral Cenlres and
Victim First Northumbria represent the only dècrease in number of referrals, representing
30Vo compared to previous year. All olher professional referrals were up, the largest
increases were by local authority (+680/ol and Third Sector (+14OA).
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referred rather than including where a woman is referred to more than one service.
Referrals to Face to Face Servlces
Often a woman mighl be referred to more than one service.
Across our face*lo face services. group WOTk sees the biggest increase in referrals at 340/0
compared to previous year_ P& E, Counselling and Helpline & Email Support see a slight down
lum in ieferrals compaved to 21-22. of be￿een -6- 7 /0 and-18% for Helpline. However, due
lo operational issues, the Helpline didn'l run as many sessions
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No of Sesslons Dellvered
Counsèlllng
We deliverèd 4972 sessions in 22-23. There has been a 35Vo increase in the numbèT of
sessions delivered to women and girls compared lo last year.
OnlineNideo sees the biggest incfease in sessions1+520/ol, followed by face-to-face (+39 h),
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P & E Ser•lce
We delivered 3181 sessions and other types of contact in 22-23. There has been a 190/
increase in the number of sessions and other types of contacl delivered lo women and girls
compared lo last year. There has been an overall +44Oh incTease in the number of sessions
and other contact delivered to women and girls. There has been an increase, in particular,
for face-tO•face {+44Q/ol, texUemail1+37Vo) and for telephone conlacl1+11%). compared lo
last year.

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Group Work Servlce
We delivered 152 group work and 1-2-1 sessions in 22-23. There has been 8 45% increase
in the number of sessions delivered lo women and girls compared to lasl year. The biggest
increased were in 1-2-1's {+700/0l. followed by face-lo-face group work sessions (+26OA),
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Helpllne & Emall Support SeNl¢e
The number of calls and èmails has gone down (-22% and 47% respectively}.
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No of Women We Worked Wlth
We worked with of 989 women unique indivKJual women via our face-Ii>face services and
specialist sexual violence helpline and email support service. This is slightly less14D/o)
compared to the previous year.
However, when lookirKJ at services individually. we see an increase of +51 % Groups work,
+16U/o Counselling and + 6010 P & E Service. We worked with -38 /gD/o less women on the
Helpline. due lo closures to the service for operational reasons.
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S'rJll)ofte"& Emalls
Below shows the numter of addrtional contacts we make with women or girls who gel in louch
wsth us. These include infomation, advice and guidan￿ and pre-referrals. ￿lch is the first
method of contact a woman has from RCTN. 11 is at this point that we offer choice to women
in relation to the services they want to access. and obtain relevant information related to Iheir
needs and idenlrties.
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Outcomes
Face to Face Servlces
Of Ihose women who completed our service impact questionnaires. we show, below, the
number of women who felt they saw a 0/0 improvement. in particulaT Outcome areas. 11 is
important to note that some women and girls do not have an idenlrfied issue related lo certain
outcome area and therefore may not idenlrfy an improvement in that area. An example of this
is that a woman OT girl may not show an improvement in"Feeling of safety. rf she did not have
any issues relating to feeling unsafe when she tegan working with us.
Women told us we made the followng drffeTence to them. You can see there is a signrficant
increase in the number of women who had positive outcomes in all five outcome areas
compared to previous year. particularly related to health and well-being, being informed and
empowered to act and ability to cope and feel safe.
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Md & empowéred to A¢t'.:
Ityto o)p,,eW¥ .
"41.174%..
Helpllne & Emall Support Outcomes
Due to the anonymous nature of the Helpline and Email Support seNices it is difficult to
capture client-identrfied OLrtcomes. We used an online feedback survey lo gauge the impact
of services. To negate the low numbers of surveys we galhered piactilioner-idenlified impact
which involves practrtioners compkling a sunrfey based on their observed understanding of
changes clients have made positively or negativety.
Our Helpline & Email Support Service has identrfied the following positive impacts,
demonstratirwJ thal practitionèrs identffied more improvements in four out of the five outcome
areas compared to the previous year.
lth & Wellbeln8:' °
rmed &'empLKvered to Act .
23%.:
lifyto ￿pe
27%
Purpose 2- Educating the publ1¢ in the nature of sexual vlolence and Its Impact on
women and glrls Community Engagement and Public awareness ralsing.
We aim to raise awareness of our services and offer solidarity to women and girls 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 aboLrt systemic change.
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Focus groups, Research and Campaigning
Rape Crisis Tyneside & Northumberland and the Northumbria Police and Crime
Commissioners Office worked wth key slakeholders and subcontractors lo develop and
deliver a campaign aimed at supporting women's safety in public spaces. The Campaign has
been rouled in research, and was a resFyonse to the needs of women and girls who have
experienced sexual harassment in public spaces and professionals working in the Violence
against Women & Girls spa￿. The campajgn will launch on 14th July 2023 and will be
evaluated in September 2023 in line wrth the project end date. The campaign is a feature of a
broader Safei Streets progfamme, funded by the Northumbria Police and Crime
Commissioners Office via the Home Office.
The campaign is a social media video campaign which conststs of four videos, which are a
minute and a haff long. depicting women's experiences of sexual harassment and how the
everyday actions of men can be humiliating and traumalising for women,
Who has beèn Involved
Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland and the Northumbria Police and Crime
Commissioners Office are incredibly grateful to the women who have been involved in the
focus groups, as theii experience and expertise have been vital to Ihis campaign. Several
organisalions have been invofved and are thanked, such as Harbour, Womèn's Workshop,11
Happens Here Newcastle. researchers from Northumbria University, Rape Crisis Tyneside
and Northumberland staff, volunteers. and clients and volunteers al Women's Street Watch.
Key quotes
All I kept Ihinking was they cany do anylhing w0￿e to me Ih8n what h8s al￿adY
happened..
I kepl mysem busy when I was on the bus, so he didnl lalk lo me. I was scared thal
when I gol off the bus, he would get off Ihe bus and follow me,.
In Blyth, a man in a van asked for my number in and all Ihe Cars around w8re
then looking 8t me., I feft so embarrassed,. I len so shameful..
'When men do Ihis, I don't bother telling people as li is so common,.
'H8rassers know they ￿ in 8 posilion ofpower, and Ihat is why they keep pushing,.
'If you wear something a lfftle bit Ib3hler or short, men beI￿ve that you have done Ihat
ft?r their attention, nol because you like it,.
'1 was sexually haTrssed in my sch￿1 unrfomi..
Men sexually harass plus-size women because they think they￿ easy,.
'1 miss Ihe innocence I had..
'1 am left with a choKe. Confonn and not have to live like Ihis anymorn or st8nd my
ground and be put down..
Women feel inc￿diblY unsafe, and rf is so scary to think that women do not Iwsl the
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When l am ￿th my k￿S in Ihe dart(. I make us njn when no one is amund in case
anylhing h8ppens'.
11 is going to take rn0￿ muffjers of women for Ihis lo be taken seriously.,
'The wom whisfle is planting the seed for further s8xually violenl crimes.,
'It makes th8m (Women) reduce Ihemselves. and women have to double check
everything that they a￿ doing..
Ifsomething We￿ to happen, Ihen ihe first queSt￿n would be, why wern you oul ofthe
house that late?,
Men who dony commit sexual viol8nce arn glorified,.
Key stats
In the UN Women UK report, Prevalence and reporting of sexual haTassmenl in UK public
spaces, 2021
They found the following..
71 % of women of all ages in the UK have experienced some fom of sexLtal harassment in a
public space. This numbei rises to 860A among 18-24-year-olds, and only 3 h of 18-24-year-
olds reported having not experienced any of the types of harassment listed.
The report also found Ihal the most common form of sexual harassmenl was catcallinglwoir
whistling al 51010. being stared al 440/0 and unwanted touching or groping 370/0. IAII ages)
Women ages 18-24 ieported thal catcalling was the most prolific, with 720/0 reporting Ihal they
had experienced it.
Soclal Mèdla
Our volunteer activists and Comrnunications worker have used social media lo raise
awareness of our services, b%thich has been parliculaTly important. We shared messaging thal
we were still there for women and girls and how our seThices have been adapted.
Our activists also actively promoted key events and issues related lo our work, practice or
values.
For example, we..
Coordinaled social media messaging on behaw of the local violen￿ Against Women's
Sector's on 16 Days of ActNism
Engaged in promoting Reclaim the NvJht and Whrte Ribbon
Tralnlng
We have some developed training, rouled in the voices of older women, aiound sexual
violence and older women. We have successfulty rolled out the training lo a range of older
women third sector organisations and il has also been purchased by Newcastle Clty Council.
Bespoke Iraining has also been developed in response to iequesls from organisats'ons
including the police and universities related lo pre-trial therapy note taking and dealing with
trauma as a firsl response to reporting.
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Networking. Representation and Forum work
RCTN participated in a range of external partner forums in both TynesKle and Northumberland
and panels to raise awareness of OUT Servi￿$, contribute towards policy and improve b8St
practice locally. regionally and nationally.
Grace Northumberland Rape Crisis have joined wth other agencies working with women and
girls in Northumberland. this is called the lighthoLtse partnership.
RCTN continues lo develop our critical friendship wilh the Northumbria Police and Crown
Pfoseculion Setvice (North East). We were invrted by the Police and Clime Commissioner lo
contribute lo the stakeholder inteNiew process for the new Ch￿f Constable for Northumbria
Police. We also spoke al the Sexual Offence Liaison Officer conference, training ninety Sexual
Offence Liaison Officers. as well as new Rape Delectives in the specific trauma responses of
sexual violence survivors.
Our Independent Sexual Violence Advocates also attend regular Regional CPS ISVA forums
to feed into the piocesses and improve the experiences of clients who have had their cases
referred lo the CPS. We also sit on the CPS Domestic Violence Scrutiny Panel and CPS
VAWG scrutiny panel. This year RCTN was invited lo be part of the Operation Sorteria team
reviewing practice al Northumbria Police.
Whilst we are a critical frTrend of criminal justice agencies, we also work closely with the Centre
for Women's Justice lo feed into legal challenges against the police and Crown Prosecution
Service to fight against the numerous injustice's women and girl survivors of sexual violence
faoe. We attend regulai National Independent Sexual Violence Advocate Service Lead
meetings lo contribute to and gain infomiation on campaigns such as implementing robust
consent forms for third party data disclosure when reporting crimes, lo name one amongst
many.
We also contribute lo all the Home Office, Ministry Of Justice and Crown Prosecution Servi
consultations on new legislation and policies. We are also conducting or supporting research
that directly supports our clients (such as reasons why clients cases are not progressed for
reasons of credibility, specific issues facing clienls wrlh different learning needs and barriers
women and girls in rural areas face accessing services} the finding of which will be shared
throughout our national networks
Plans for the future
In 2023124, we will see RCTN continue our work to support women and girls to be free from
the impact and Ihreat of sexual violence. Because of the sfvgnrficant demand and increase
wailing limes, 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.
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In 2022123. a key focus will be on= i) organisation development so our people, processes and
systems are working mosl effectively and efficiently for the benefit of the women and girls we
serve ii) financial resilience so our financial mfyjel. income generation strategies and resource
development enables us lo exist into the fulure. Organisation development will particularly
focus on..
Exploring the development of staff capacty so we can function well organisalionally
Better utilising the data to infom stralegic planning. service development, performance
and continuous improvement.
Experimenting wrth new means of self4enerating income
Reference and Admlnlstralfve Detalls
Registered Company number:
07285969 (England and Wales)
Registered Charity number:
1138149
Registered office..
o Connected Voice
1 Strawberry Lane
Newcasue upon Tyne NE14BX
Directors and Iruslees
The directors of the chantable company are rts trustees for the purpose of charity law. The
Iruslees and officers seNing during the year and since the year end were as follows..
Trustees..
Emma Crowther
2. Jayne CaTrick
3. Nikki Godden-Rasul
4. Susan Griifrths
5. Rebecca Haynes
6. Stephanie Remfry
7. Lisa Clark
8. Catherine Wheatley
9. Anne Fry
10. Roiya Hodgson
11. Ellen Franktyn Rogerson
12. Sara Chezari
resigned 414r22)
Co Treasurer
resigned 2619122)
Co Tfeasurer
restgned 619122
Chair
joined 30101f23
joined 27103123
ioined 2111M3
Olhefs..
Chief Executive Officer".
Deputy
Key Finance Officer.
Sue Pearce
Sam Jones
Safina SiddKiue
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Auditor
Read, Milburn & Co
Investment advisors
Cascade Hokdings
England and Wales
Company registration 09212233
Sl James's Place
St James Place house
1 Telbury Road
Cirencester
Gloucestershire
GL7 1FP
Bankers..
National Westminster Bank PIC
Newcastle upon Tyne
Structure, Governance and Management
Governlng Document
Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland (RCTN) was set up as a charty on 17th November
1978 under Ihe name of Tyneside Rape Crisis Centre. registration number 508177. The
organisalion is now a charrty {iegistralion number 1138149) and a company limrted by
guarantee (registration number 07285969) 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 organisalion on 1st January 2011. The charrty name was
changed with the Charities Commission on 28th January 2013 and adopted from 1 st Apiil
2013. RCTN also uses the names Tyneside Rape Crisis Centre and Gracè, Northumberland
Rape Crisis.
RCTN operates under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and
powers of the charitable company and is governed under rts Articles of Association. In Ihe
event of the company being wound up Members are required lo contnbute an amount not
exceeding £1.
The organisation is governed by ils trustees who are afso Ihe only Members of the
organisation. Under the Teqvifements of the Memorandum and Articles of Association. the
Board may consist of bet￿Pen three and tvRlve Iruslees. This year there were ten truslees.
All trustees ale female.
The Board meets around eleven times a year. A Finance sub-group consisting of the C
Treasurers, staff and the external Accountant who meet quarterly to review the Management
Accounts.
The Board delegates day-to-day management of the organisation lo the CEO and Deputy
CEO. RCTN holds regular strategy days which trustees and staff attend.
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Appolntment of trustees
There is no limit lo the time that a trustee may serve wrth the organisation., however one-lhird
of the trustees must retire al each AGM wlh the longest-serving reliring firsl. All Iruslees grve
their time voluntarily and are not allowed to receive any material benefit from the charity.
Trustees are however able to claim reasonable OLrt of pocket expenses. The Iruslees are
responsible for selecting a Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer.
Trustees, Inductlon and tralning
A rècruitmenl, training and induction procedure is in place to support new trustees. When an
expression of inleresl lo join Ihe Board is received, this is followed through by Ihe CEO who
arranges an informal pre-meeting. References are taken up and discussionsldecisions about
Ihe nomination to the Board are discussed and approved al a quorate Board meeting.
All Iruslees receive an induclion into Ihe values and services of RCTN. sexual violence issues.
their duties, roles, responsibilrties and liabilities as a Iruslee and key policies. RCTN has a
trustee induction checklist and each new trustee is allocaled a mentor trustee to support them
through the induction process. A trustee role description is issued lo all new Iruslees outlining
the duties, rO￿s, responsibilities and liabilities each trustee faces. Role descriplions are in
place for the Chair. TreasLtrer and Company Secretary.
All Iruslees 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 Ifuslees and sexual
violence issues.
Training opportunilies are hNJhlighted al Board meetings including
opportunities lo attend conferenceslworkshops. Trustees are also responsible for identifying
their own training and development needs and for recording all training they attend.
Related partl•8 and Cowoperatlon wlth other organlsatlons
RCTN is a member of Rape Crisis England and Wales (RCEWI and adheres to the RCEW
National Service Standards. We participate in Rape Crisis North East regional meetings to
share best practice and feedback via oui l¢)cal represenlalwe to the national body. We have
a CIO in partnership wth other North Easi Rape Crisis Centres.
Pay pollcy for sensor Staff
The trustees set the pay ol the CEO and Deputy comparing against equNalent roles wlhin the
voluntary sector. The nationally recognised National Joint Council pay scales are used lo sel
the pay of all staff. Inflationary pay awards are periodically appfoved in line wrth national NJC
pay agreements. A remuneration commrttee meets as required.
Risk management
The Irustees recognise that they hold 8 responsibility lo Kjentify risks lo the organisation-, lo
ensure that controls exisl to limit the possibility of risks occurring., to lirnit the impact of any
risks on Ihe viability or security of the organisation.. to manage any risks thal do occur.. and lo
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The trustees have implemenled a risk review system and have built a risk fegisler. 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.
Flnanclal Review
Fundlng Strategy
We maintain a Funding Stralegy aTrJ Fundraising plan to ensure that we raise all the funds
that we require.
Income and Pilnclpal Fundlng Sources
We aim lo maintain a diverse lange of funders so that we minimise risk to the organisalion's
aclivrties. Our tolal income this year v￿S £ 1,188,066 which represents a 26 % increase from
last yeaf. We ieceived income from slalutory bc&1￿$ including..
Ministry of Justi￿ Female Rape Supporl Fund,. Police and Crime Commissioner for
Northumbria.. Local authorities (Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside,
Northurnberland and South Tynesidey Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGS) Newcastle
Gateshead CCG, Northumberland CCG and North TynesKle CCG, the latter came undèr the
new body NHS North East and Cumbria from July 2023 onwards.
The Big Lottery Reaching Communities Fund continued to support us.
The Charitable Trusts and Foundations who supported us We￿..
Community Foundation, the Joi￿Y Trust, Sir James Knott, Ihe National Lottery Community
Fund, the John Horseman Trust. LFoyds Bank Foundation, the Hadrian Trust and Henry Smith.
We are extremely grateful to all our fvnders. slatulory. privale and volunlary, in helping lo
sustsin our activities.
Fundralsing from the comrnunlty
We generated £17,846 from fundraising and £15,374 donations. The sour￿$ of our self.
generated income We￿ monthly donors," one-off individual donations- sponsorship money
from external fundraising events and from our own fundraising events.
Incorne from tralnlng and sales
We secured £49,865 from sales which included delivery training workshops, offering external
clinical supervision, delivery of external counselling. merchandise sales and a contract wtth
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Expenditure
Our total expenditure this year was £1.088,084 which represents a 31.10 increase Sin￿ last
year. We have seen a further grobrth in activities and service provision to meel demand.
Direct cosls
Project staff salaries, travel, training and supeNision increased compared last year in
Itght of the expansion of project activities and more staff being in post.
Other Pfojecl delivery costs increased including for research, consultanGy work and
equalityldiversity development work.
Volunteer costs increased as more clinical supervision was provided to volunteers and
more volunteers claimed travel expenses.
Publicationslsubscriptions increased as we increased membership of extemal bodies
Publicity and promots'on costs increased given the addilional spend on public and
professional awareness.
Outreach venue hire costs increased due lo addrtional Project delivery and the
increasing use of bases to reaGh dients.
ort costs
Insurance costs apFear reduced as some funds are sh¢)wn in prepayments.
Office costs increased as Ihe organisation expanded with more staff and as day to day
office running costs increased posl Covid.
Telephone costs decreased partly due to some additional project contributions.
Repairs and renewals increased partly due lo addilional funds secured lo use on
undertaking improvemenls.
other staff costs increased as more staff accessed Iraininglorganisalional training.
Governance costs
Trustee meetings costs increased due to additional face lo face board and strategy days held.
Investment Policy
We have a d￿uMented Investment Policy. the objective of which is to increase our income
so we can aCh￿ve our charrtable purpose and lo enable us lo hold suffi¢ient reserves as
required by the Reserves Policy. During the financial year, have continued lo invest in an
ethical unit trusl.
We have worked with a cash managemenl organisalion to ensure that our remaining cash
assets are spread across a raThJe of financial organisations and held with varying notice
periods to satisfy our liquhgity requirements.
The trustees decide, where possible, lo invest in ethical investments in the knowtedge thal
they may not provide the best rale of return. but would PTolect the Organisalion's repLttalion.
Only the Iruslees are able lo make decisions on investments. The perfomiance of investments
are reviewed by the Board six monthly.
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Reserves Pollcy
Rationale behind the Reserves Pollcy
To demonstrate transparency, accountability and sound financial management the
Reserves Policy clearly justrfies the amount of reserves kepl back each year.
The Reserves Policy allows RCTN to lake account of potential risks and contingencies
that may arise. For example. the level of reserves allows the charity to manage any
cash flow issues and to replace obsolete equipment.
RCTN provides support to women survivors of all forms of sexual violence in Tyneside
and Northumberland and one ol our core services is long-term counselling The Board
of Trustees wishes lo maintain sufficient level of Reserves lo enable the counselling
service to continue shoukl a shorrfall in income occur.
RCTN believes Ihal hokying up to six month's reseThes would allow RCTN the
opportunity to ethically complete rts programme of support lo these vulnerable clients.
Level of reserve requlred by RCTN
RCTN has agreed lo hokj the following unrestricted reserves {£547,622).'
Deslgnated funds:
General designated lunds (5 months running costs)
Legacy
Proiects.. Marketing & Refuge
Projects.. Volunteer funds
Northern Rock Foundation
453,368
10.000
29.067
soo
14.000
26,216
14.471
University ¢ounselling1£26.2161
General Unrestrlcted funds
The General deslgnated funds are based on five months full monlhs of running costs based
on 2022123 expenditure (£1088084).
There are currently no plans to spend this as we consider the organisation to be a going
concern. We would like lo increase this to six month's running costs. We are investigating
options to do this including through social enterprise and through our Inveslments policy.
General deslgnated funds We plan to use some of these funds to support additional staffing
costs during 2023124.
Monltorlng and reviewing the Reserves Policy
The calculation of the required level of Reserves is an integral part of RCTN'S planning, budgel
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budget. financial projections and funding strategy each year and will review the Reserves
policy annually in light of their findings.
Going concern statement
The Iruslees have reviewed and considered financial infomialion and revised forecasts to take
into account measures that Ihey can take wilh the current financial resources available to
mitigate the impact of the current adverse condrtions. The trustees are of the v￿W that the
immediate future of the charity for the nexl 12 months is secure 8nd th81 on this basis the
charity is a going concem.
Trustees responslbllltles In relallon to the financlal statement
The trustees (who are also the directors of Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland for the
purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the
financial slalements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting
Standards {United Kingdom Generalty Accepted AcGounts'ng Practice).
Company law requires the Iruslees lo prepaie financial slalements for each financial year
which give a true and fair view of the stale of affairs of the chaiilable company and of the
incoming resources and application of resources. including the income and expenditure, of
the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements. the trustees
are required to
select suitable accounting policies and then appty them consistentty.,
observe the methods and princip￿$ in the Charity SORP.,
make judgements and eslimales that are reasonatde and prudent.,
piepare the financial slalements on the going concern basis unkss it is inappropriate to
presume Ihat the charilable company will continue in business.
The trusteès are leS￿nSIble for keeping proper accounting records ￿1¢h disclose wth
reasonable accuracy at any lime the financial posib.on of the charitable company and to enable
them to ensure that the financial statements comply wrth the Companies Act 2006. They are
also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charrtable company and hence for taking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularrties.
In so far as the trustees are aware..
there is no relevant audil infomation of which the charrtable companys auditors are
unaware.. and
the trustees have taken all steps that they ought lo have taken to make themselves
aware of any ￿levant auclil information and to establish that the auditors are aware of
that infomiatron.
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Avdltors
Read. Milburn & Co. v￿re appointed audrtor to the company on 13 June 2022. the charity was
previously exempt from the requirement to have ils financial statements audited by virtue of
being below the thresholds specrf*d in section 144 of the Chartties Act 2011.
In accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006, a resolution forthe re-appointment
of Read, Milbum & Co. as auditors ofthe charty is to be proposed al the forthcoming Annual
General Meeting.
Anne Fry,
Ch8ir of the Board of Trust8•s.
1811212023
Date.. .....................................

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND
Opinion
We have audiled the financial statements of Rape Ciisis Tyneside and Northumberland {Ihe
'charrtable company'l for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the Slatemenl of Financial
Aclivilies. the Balance Sheet. the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements,
including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has
been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United ￿"ngdoM Acoounting Standards
{Uniled Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements..
give a true and fair view of the slate of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2023 and
of rts incoming resour￿$ and appli¢ation of resources. including rts income and expenditure, for
the year then ended.,
have been properly prepared in accordance wrth Unrted Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice., and
have been prepared in accordance vthh the requirements of the Companies Act 2C()6.
Basls for opinlon
We conducted our audrt in accordance with Intemalional Standards on Auditing (UK) IISAS IUKI)
and applicable law. Our responsibilrtEs under those standards are further described in the Auditors,
responsibilities for the audit of the financial stalemenls sedion of Ouf leport. We are indeFendent
of the charitable company in a¢cordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit
of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard. and we have fulfilled our
other ethical responsibilities in accordance wtth these requirements. We believe that the audit
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate lo provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to golng Concern
In auditing the financial slatemenls, we have concluded that the trustees, use of the going concern
basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial slalements is appropnale.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identrfied any material uncèrtainties relating to
events or conditions that. indivitlually or collectively, may cast significant doubl on the charitable
company's ability lo continue as a going concern for a period of al least hvelve months from when
the financial statements are authorised for issue.
OUT responsibilrties and the responsibilrties of ihe trustees wtlh resped to going concern arè
described in the relevant seclions of this report.
Other Informatlon
The Iruslees are responsible for the other informalion. The other information comprises the
information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial slalements and our Report of Ihe
Independent Audrtors thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does nol cover the other informalion and. except lo the
extent othenvise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any fonn of assurance conclusion
thereon.
In connection wrth our audit of the financial statements, our responsibilrty is to read the other
information and, in doing so, consider thelher the other infomialion is materially inoonsislenl with
the financial statements or our kno¥Medge obtained in the audit or olherwse appears to be materially
misstated. If we identrfy such material inconsislencies or apparent material misstatements, we are
required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements
themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material
misstatement of this other information, we are required to rel￿ that fact. We have nothing to report
in this regard.

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Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies A¢t 2006
In oui opinion. based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit..
the information given in the Report of the TnAStees for the financial year for which Ihe financial
statements are prepared is consistent wrth the financial statemenls., and
the Report of Ihe Trustees has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Matters on which we are required to report by exceptlon
In the light of Ihe knowledge and understanding of Ihe charitable company and its environment
obtained in the course of the audit. we have not identrfied material misstatements in the Report of
the Trustees.
We have nothing to report in respect ofthe following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires
us to report to you rf, in our opinion:
adequate accounting records have nol been ker4 or returns adequate for our audit have nol been
received from branches not visited by us- or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and relums,. or
certain disclosures of trustees, remuneration specrfb8d by law are not made,. or
we have not received all Ihe inform8tTron explanations we requiie for our audit; or
the trustees were not entri￿ to take advantage of the small Gompanies exemption from the
requirement to prepare a Strategic Report or in preparing the Report of the Trustees.
Re8ponslbllltle8 of Irustee8
As explained more fully in the Statement of Truslees, Responsibilities, the trustees {%M)o are also the
directors of the charitable company for the purposes of Company law) are responsible for the
preparation of the financial slalements and for being satisfied Ihat they give a true and fair view, and
for such internal control as the trustees delermine is necessary lo enable the preparation of financial
slalements that are free from material misstatement, whether due lo fraud or error.
In preparing the financial ststemenls, the Irustees are responsible for assessing the charitable
company's ability to continue as a going concern. disclosing. as applicable, matters related to going
concern and using the going concem basis of accounting unless the truslees either intend to liquidale
the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic allemative but to do $0.
Our responslbllltles for thè audlt Oi the flnanclal statements
Our objectives are lo obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a
ole are free from malerial misstalemenl. whether due lo fraud or error, and lo issue a Report ol
the Independent Audrtors that includes our opinion. Reasonabbe assurance is a high level of
assurance, but is not a guarantee thal an audrt conducted in accordance with ISAS (UK) will always
delecl a material misslalement when tt exists. Misststemenls can arise from fraud or error and are
considefed material rf, indivKlually or in the aggregate. they could reasonably be expected to
influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statemènts.
Irregularities, including fraud. are instances of non compliance wlh laws and regulalions. We design
procedures in line wth our responsibilit￿s. outlined above. to dete¢l material misstatements in
respect of irregularities, including fraud. In this regard, our procedures include the followsng..
enquiry of management around actual and potential litigation and claims..
reviewing minules of meetings of those charged with governance",
reviewing financial statement disclosures and lesting to supporting documentation to assess
Complian￿ with applicable laws and regulations"
auditing the risk of management override of controls, including through testing journal entries and
other adjustrnents for appropriateness. and evaluating the business rationale of significant
transactions outside the normal course of business",
challenging assumptions and judgements made by management in their signrficant accounting
estirnales.
Because of the f￿ld in which the charity operates, V*E have identtfied the followng areas as those
most likely lo have a material impact on the financial stalements.. Health and Safety.. Employmènt
Law.. and compliance with the Companies and Charities Acts.
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND
A further descriplion of our responsibilrties for Ihe audit of the financial statemenls is located on the
Financial Reporting Council's website at vMY.frc.org.uklauditorsresponsibililies. This descripts'on
forms part of our Report of the Independent Audrtors.
Use of our report
This report is made solety to the charttable companls members. as a body, in accordance Imth
Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we
mighl stale to the charrtable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in
an audi(ors' report and for no othei purpose. To the fullest extent pemiitted by law, we do not accept
or assume responsibility lo anyone other Ihan the charitable company and the charitable company's
members as a body, for our audit woth. for this report. or lor the opinions we have formed.
Nicholas J Liley (Senior Statutory Audilor)
for and on behall of Read, Milburn & Co
Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditor
71 Howard Street
North Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE30 1AF
Date..
20 December 2023
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RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND
IA company limited by 9uaranlee}
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
IINCLUDING SUMMARY INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTI
Foi the year ended 31 March 2023
UnrestrKted
Restr￿ted
Total
Total
Income from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activrties
Grants and contracts
Other trading activities
Investments
12,374
13.000
25.374
17,700
149.662
17.846
984,964
1.134,626
17,846
911.126
15,832
1,009
183.726
997,964
1,181,690
945,667
Ex
endlture on:
Raising funds
Charitable activrties
Operation of the ¢haTty
Tot•1 expendlture
10
4.263
4,263
3,363
224.927
855.071
1,079,998
828,949
229.190
855,071
1,084,261
832,312
Net Income/(expenditure) before
investmont gainsl{lossesJ
145.464)
142.893
97,429
113,355
Nel gain￿(lo$Se$l on investments
2.512
2,512
5,367
Net Income/(expendltureJ
{ 42,9521
142,893
99.941
118,722
Transfers behveen lunds
105.711
1105.7111
Net rnovem•nt of lunds
62.759
37.182
99,941
118,722
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
484.863
78.963
563.826
445, 104
Total funds camfed lornarnl
547.622
116.145
663,767
563,826
The Slalemenl of Financial ActNit*s includes all gains and bjsses recognised in the year. All income and
expenditure derive from continuing activrties
The notes on pages 32 to 42 form an integr81 part of these accounts.
29

RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND
{A company limited by guarantee)
BALANCE SHEET
As at 31 March 2023
Charity Nvmbet 1138149
Company Numter 07285969
2023
2022
Flxed assets
Investments
19
66.337
66,337
64,962
64.962
Totsl Ilxed assets
Curron
assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
20
21
56,229
766.578
80,009
761,856
rotsl currentassets
842,807
841,865
Creditors: 8mounls falling due
wrthin one year
22
{ 245.3781
{ 343.0011
Not current ass•ts
697.430
498,864
Total assets less curnnt Ilablllll
Tot•1 n•t assets orllabllttl
663,767
563.826
63,7
563,82
nds of th harl
Unreslricled income funds
Restr￿ted income ILtnds
547,622
116,145
484,863
78.963
rotsl lunds
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the proMsDns applKable lo small ¢ompank9s subject lo
the small companies iegime and in occordance wrth FRS102 SORP.
The notes on pages 32 10 42 fomi an inlegrdl part of these accounts.
These financial slalemenls were approved by the Board
1811212023
and are svJned on rts behalf by.
AFry
Choir

RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND
IA company limited by guarantee)
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the year ended 31 March 2023
Charity Number 1138149
Company Number 07285969
2023
2022
Cash flows from o
gratin
Nel movement In funds
Depreciation
Deduct interest l income shcthvn in investing aclivrties
aetlvltles
99.941
118.722
15.2181
23.780
{ 97.6241
15,2231
154,2991
244,754
Decrease in debtors
Net cash from operntlng activltles
20.879
303,954
Ca
h fl w from Investln
Interest recewed
actlv
1.009
Ngt cash used In Investlng acthTltles
1,009
G•n•ral unyestrlctgd fund
Increase in cash and cash wulvalenls
Cash and cash equlvalents at start of year
Cash and cash equlvalents •t end olyear
24.722
761.856
304,963
456,893
761,856
786,578
Cash and cash equivalenls consi$l of..
Cash al bank and in hand
786,578
761,856
The notes on pages 32 to 40 fom an integral parl of these accounts
31

RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND
IA company limited by guaianleel
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the
ear ended 31 March 2023
1 Accounting polieies
The principal accounting polK￿$ adopted, judgements and key sources of eslimalion uncertainty in the
preparation of the financial statements are as folI(P￿s..
2 Basis of accounting
2.1 Basi8 of preparation
These accounts have been prepared under the histor￿1 cost convention with r(ems recognised al wst or
Iransaclion value unless otherwise stated in the relevant nolelsl lo these aceounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance wth Accountiro and Reporting by Charil*s.' Slalemenl of
Recommended Practice applicable lo charrties preparing Iheir accounts in accordance wth the Financial
Reporting S18ndard applicable in the UK and Republic ol Ireland IFRS 1021 leffedive October 20191- Charities
SORP IFRS 1021, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic ol Ireland IFRS 1021 and
the Charities Act 2011.
Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumbefland meets the definrtK)n of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.
2.2 Preparatlon of thè accounts on • golng concem b•sl•
The financial slalemenls have been prepared on a goiTrJ concern basis. In making their a$se$smenl thè Iruslèes
have reviewed and considered relevant infomalK•n, including their annual budget and lulure cash fl¢)ws. Tho
trustees are of the view Ihal the immediate fulufe of the charrty lor the next 12 months is secure and that on this
basis the charrty is a going concern.
3 Income
3.1 Recognltlon of Income
Income is rèeognised when the charrty has enIrt￿ment lo the resoufces. any perfomiance conditions attached lo
the ilemlsl of income have been mel, rt ts more Iikety than noi that the iesources wll be received and the
monetary value can be measured wth Suff￿￿nI feliabilty
There has been no offsetting of assets aryj liabilrtw or incLYne and expenses, unkss reqUI￿d or pemitted by
FRS102 SORP or FRS102.
3.3 Grants and donatlons
Ge Income from govemment and olhef giants. whether 'capital' grants or 'revenue' grants. 1$ recognised when the
charity has enlillement lo the funds. any perfomance Cor￿rt￿n$ attached lo the grants have been met, it is
probable that the income will be receNed and Ihe amount can be measured Teliabty and is not defer￿d.
Income recenied in advance or provision of other specified services is deferred until the efileria ol income
3.4 Volunteer help
The value of volunteer help receNed is not ￿Cluded in the accounts bul is describefj in the trustees. annual
report
3.5 Interest recelyable
Interest on fund5 held on deposrt is included when receivab￿ and the amount can be measured reliably by the
charfty." this is nomially upon nOtrfUt￿n of the interest paKI or payable by the Bank.
32

RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND
IA company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the
ear ended 31 March 2023
3.6 Income from membershlp subscriptlons
Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a grft are recognised in donalw)ns and legac￿S.
Membership subscriptions which gives a member the nghl to buy services or other benefrts are recognised as
income earned from the proVis￿n of goods and services as income from Charrtab￿ actiwties.
3.7 Debtors and prepayments
Trade and other deblots are reeognised at the Sett￿ment amount after any trede tli8counl offered. Prepayments
are valued al the amount prepaid nel of any trade discounts due.
3.8 Financial instruments
All financial assets and financial li8bilit*s of the charity qualfy as basic financial inslrumenls. Basic financial
instruments are inilialty recognised at transact￿n value and subsequently measured al their settlement value.
3.8 Investment galns and los$¢s
This includes any realised or unrealised gains or k)sse$ on the sale of investment and any gain or loss resurting
Ir¢)m revaluin9 investments lo mathel value at the end of the year
3.9 Fund accounting
Unreslricled lunds are available lo Spend on aclivilies that further any ol Ihe purpose5 01 the charity.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds ol the chanty which the Iruslees have decided al their discretion lo sel
aside lo use IOT a specrfic purpose. Re$lrtied funds are donat￿nS which the donor his specified are lo be
Solely used for partieular areas of the charil*s' Y￿rk or for specrfK Pfqecls being undertaken by the charity.
4 Expendlturè and IlabllltJe8
4.1 Llablllty recognltlon
Lk8bilrt￿s are reeogntsed when rt is more Iikety than not that there is 8 legal or conslruclive obligalion comrnitting
the charity lo pay out resources and the amounl of the obl¢galion can bè measured with reasonable certainly.
4.2 Charltable actlvltles
Expenditure on Charitab￿ actWTties includes the costs of specialist sexual vK)lence services and other aclivilies
undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their assoc￿led support eosls.
4.3 Governance and support costs
Support costs have been allocated between govemance costs and other support. Governance costs comprise all
costs Involving public accountability of Ihe charrty and rts compliance wlh regulation and good pract￿e.
Support Costs are those that assisl the work of the charty b¥Jl do not directly relate lo the charitable
aclivilies. Support costs include central functK)ns and have been all￿ated lo aclivty w$1 ¢alegories on a basi5
eonsislenl with the use of resources.
4.4 Irrecovernble VAT
Irrecoverab￿ VAT charged as a cost against Ihe activrty for wh￿h the expenditure was incurred.
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RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND
IA company limited by gvaianleel
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the
ear ended 31 March 2023
4.5 Credltors
The charity has Creditors which are measured al settlement amounts ￿s5 any trade discounts due.
4.6 Provisions for liabilitigs
A liability is measured on reeognition 81 rt5 histo￿81 cost and then subsequenlty measured al the best estimate
of the amount required lo settle the obligation al Ihe rep)rting dale.
5 A8s•ts
5.1 Tanglble fixed assets for use by the charlty
Individual fixed assets c051ing £1000 or more are c8pitaltsed al cost and a￿ depreeiated over their eslimaled
useful ￿OnOMiC lives on a straight line ba$1$ as follows.
Plant and machinery
Fixtures al￿ frttings
Straight line over thfee years
Slraighl over four years
5.2 Inve#tm•nts
Fixed asset investments in quoted shares. traded LK)nds and similar investrnenls are valued al inilwlly al cost
and subsequently al fair value Ilheir market value) al the year end. The same Irealmenl is applied lo unlisted
investments Un￿SS fair value cannot be measureil reliably In whKh case rt is measured al co$1 bss impairment.
Investments held lor resale or pending Ihar Sa￿ and cash and cash equivalents with a maturity dale of less than
1 year are treated as Current a$$el investment$.

RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND
IA company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the eai ended 31 March 2023
Analysls of Income
Unreslricled
Fund5
ReStr￿ted
Funds
Total
2023
Total
2022
6 Donatlons and Iggacies
Donation5 and grfts
LGA Foundation
12,374
13,C(JO
25,374
7,700
10,000
12.374
7 Charitable activltles
Income from
rant
nd contracts
Gateshead Council Public Hearth
Gateshead Newcastle CCG
9.01)0
10,777
6.4Cfj
12,000
17.885
10.630
12.000
17,464
10.550
7.108
4.224
North TyTreside Council
North Tyneside CCG
Newcastle City Council
Newca$lle Fund
South Tyneside Council
Ministry of Justice
Police and Lrime Commissioner lor
Northumbria
Northumberland CCG
Northumberland County CourK
Community Foundation
The Joicey Trust
Sir James Knott Trust
819 Lottery Fund
Awards for All
The National Lollery Community Fund IRC
North E8sI and Cumbfia region)
The John Horseman Trust
Lloyds Bank Foundation
The Pilgfim Trust
Ragdoll Foundation
The Brook Trust
The Hadrian Trust
Northern Rcck Foundation
General unrestricted fund
Henry Smith
Newcastle Universty
Northamplonshire Rape Crisis
Other income
Income from Irainin
Training income
Live chal sa￿S
Other sales
2,540
14.310
3,744
102,880
22,325
7.500
294,148
288.638
6.284
117,190
22.325
9,996
392,710
288,638
12,344
16,500
9,992
3,300
5,004
6.214
39,751
23,201
10,000
325, 154
247,144
12,136
16,SOO
11,200
3,000
s,000
25,835
10,000
9,865
2.496
98.562
12.344
16,500
9,992
3.300
5.004
50.(Y)3
60.003
5,400
11,112
11.112
3.5
5.360
25,000
1,280
1.280
1,01)0
19,000
s,000
12,745
30,000
64,611
64,611
6.504
4.406
15.648
22,152
4,406
4,213
4,213
4,106
11,730
9,671
911 126
2.299
43.353
45.652
1 134626
984 964
8 Other trading activitie5
Fundraising events
17.846
17.846
15.832
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RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND
IA company limited by guaTanleel
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the
ar endeL4 31 March 2023
Analysis of income continued
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
2023
Total
2022
9 Income from Investments
Bank interest
3,844
1.009
Total income
183.726 ￿ 1181 690
Income was £1,181.69012022.. £945,667> of which £183,726 was unrestr￿ted or designaled12022". £224,984)
and £997.964 was reslricled12022.. £720,683)
945 667
Analysls of exp8ndlture on charltsble activlties
Un￿striCted
Funds
ReStr￿ted
Funds
Total
2023
Total
2022
10 Raising funds
Staging fundraising èvents
Investment management costs
3,126
1,137
3,126
1,137
2.210
1,153
11 Charitabh actlvltles
Dir
co
Project staff Salaries
Project Staff travel
Project staff training
SupeNision and counselling
Volunteer eosls
Other project cos15
Publications and subscriptions
Publicity and promol*)n
Recruilmenl
Outreach venue hire
626.138
9.793
26,520
1S,241
5,284
104.055
6,081
17,662
4.117
35,411
626,138
9,852
27,869
15,641
5,284
104,115
6,081
20,283
4,317
35,411
463,055
4.008
23.246
10.690
2.880
63.595
5.136
30.645
1,613
20.963
59
1.349
400
2.621
200
ort costs
Staff salaries
Facilrty eosls
Insurance
Office costs
Telephone
Sundries
111,261
36.082
2.975
16.144
9.519
2.465
8.021
3.129
24.461
111,261
36,082
2,975
16.144
9,539
2,465
8,021
3.129
24,461
4.750
111,574
35.402
5.352
10,116
8,133
1,490
2,898
1,134
24.427
20
Repairs and renewals
Other staff costs
Professional lees
Project contribution lo OH (Renll
Governan
sts
Independent examinerf5 fees
Audit lee
Twslees meeting costs
4,750
2.112
2,760
3.419
224 927
2.760
478
828 949
855 071
79

RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND
IA company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the
eai ended 31 March 2023
Analysis of expenditure on charitable activitie5 continued
Expenditure on charitable activities was £1,084,261 12022. £832.3121 of which £229.190 wa5 unrestricted or
de5ignaled12022." £142,412) and £855.071 was restri¢ted12022.. £689,900)
12 Fees for examination of the accounts
2023
2022
Independènt examinef's fees for reporting on Ihe accounts
Audit fee
Other accountancy SorV￿e$
2.112
2.760
10,449
12,561
13 Analysls ol staff costs, and thè cost of key management personnel
2023
2022
S818ries and wages
S¢xial security costs
Pension costs (defined contribution pension pL4nl
657,524
61,971
22,903
742 398
515,2G6
41.234
18.189
574,629
No employee received remuneration above £60,00012022." nil)
The key management personnel ol the charty. comprise the Trustees . Oepuly CEO and the CEO. The total
employee benefrts of the key management personnel of the chanly were £99,17512022. £79,181).
14 Staff Numbers
The 8vera9e monlhty head counl was 26 $taff12022.. 23 slaffj and the 8vefage monlhty nvmbef of lull-lime
equivalent employees during Ihe year ￿re as lo11ry￿$'.
2023
Number
2022
Number
The parts ol the eharity in vthich the empbyees work
Project staff
Management
Administrat￿n
22.0
14.5
26.0
15 Tran$a¢tSons with trustees
None of the trustees have been paKI any remuneralK)n or recewed any other benefrts Ifom employment wrth
the charrty or a related er¢trty.
37

RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND
IA company limited by guarantee}
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the
ear ended 31 March 2023
15 Transaclion$ with Irustees continued
Trustees, expensès
The following detsil the expenses incurred by the trustees.
2023
2022
Travel
45
39
45
39
Transactlonlsl wlth related partles
There have been no related party IransaclKJns in the reporting period.
16 Dgfined ¢ontribution penslon schemo
The eharily operates a defined eontribut￿n pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are hekl separately
from those of the charity in an independentty admin15tered fund.
The employerfs pension costs represent contributKJns payable by Ihe charity lo the fund anLI amount lo
£22.90312022'. £18,189). Theie was £0 oulslanding as al 31 March 202312022.. £3,935)
17 Corporat5on Taxatlon
The charity Is exempt from tax on ineome and gains falling wrthin part 11 01 the Corporation Taxes kl 2010
or sectKJn 256 01 the Taxal￿n of Char9eable Gains Acl 1992 lo the exlenl that these are apPI￿&d lo rts
charilabb objeclives.
Plant and
machlnery
Fixtures
and flttings
Totsl
18 Tanglble flxed assets
Co8t
Balance brought fornvard
Additions
Disposals
Balance carrled forward
31,220
5,359
36.579
31.220
5.359
Depreciation
Basis
Rale
SL
33%
SL
25Ph
Balance brought forwaid
Depreciation charge for year
Disposals
Balance carried forward
31.220
5,359
36.579
31,220
5,359
Net book value
Brought fopNard
Carried forward

RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND
IA company limile(I by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the
ear ended 31 March 2023
19 Fixed asset investments
Listed
Investment
Carrying Ifairl value al the beginning of per
Additions lo investmen15 during perFod
Disposals at ¢arrying value
Less impairments
Transfer inlloull in the penod
Nel 9ainlllossl on revalualh)n
Less Investment management costs
Carrying Ifairl value al end of year
64,962
2.612
11.1371
20 Oobtors and prepayments Irecelvable wFthln 1 yearl
2023
2022
Salary holding aceounl
Tra¢Je debtor5
Partner funds
Salary holding accounl
Prepayments
Accrued income
1,668
3,804
16.948
31.576
2.233
32,008
38.141
6,690
3,169
80,009
21 Cash at bank and In hlnd
2023
2022
Short lefm cash investment
Short term deposrts
Virgsn Money
Cash al bank and in hand
112,$00
112,500
90,675
470.903
112,443
113.888
535.525
786 578
761,856
22 Credltors and accruals (payable wlthln 1 yearl
2023
2022
Trade credrtOf5
Salary holding account
Accruals
Independent examinat￿n ol accounts
Audit Fee
Deferred income
Other creditors
32,689
125,981
38,495
2.112
2.760
2[￿,345
167,636
8.777
245 378
343,001
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RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND
IA company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the
ear ended 31 March 2023
23 Deferred Income
2023
Balance brought lO￿ard
Amount re￿aSed lo Inc¢Jme earned
from charrtable activities
Amount deferred in year
8alance carried forward
167.636
1167.6361
206,345
24 Events after the end of thè reportSng perlod
No events Inol requinng adjuslmenl to the aceounlsl have occurred after the end ol the feporting period but before
the accounts are authorise(I wh￿h reL4le lo condrtions Ihal arose after the end of the reporting period.
25 Analy818 of charltablè funds
Fund
balances
brought
fopHard
Fund
balances
arried
fonwa
Incom•
resourc•
Resources
•XP8nded
G85n$ I
Ilossesl
Transfers
Unrestrlcted lunds
General unreslricled fund
De6ignaled funds
General designated fund
Cosl of living
Pay review contribut￿n
Project contributions
Imarkeling and relugel
Northern Rock Foundation
Univetsity Counselling
Legacy Fund
Volunteering
41,541
173.726
(229. 190)
25.882
2.512
14,471
354,025
11.479
23.502
99,343
{ 11,4791
123.5021
453,368
11.600
14.000
26.216
17.467
29,067
14,000
26,216
10,000
500
10,cN)O
2.500
484 863
12.0001
105711
183726
229 190
Purpose of unrestricted funds
General unreslricled fund
The 'free reseNes' after allowng for designaled funds.
General desi9naled fund
Represents five months of running costs based on 2023124 expenditure.
Cost of living
Designaled towards cost of living staff paymenls.
Pay Teview conlributhjn
De51gnaled towards addrtional costs due lo pay ben¢hmart(ing.
Project contribut￿nS
Designated for projeel delNery and lo address project shortfalls within budgets lo
(marketing and refuge)
enable delivery across Ihe full financial year in 2023r24
Norther Rock Foundation
Designated for projecl delNery including ￿UnSelling work.
DeS￿nated IOT counselling work.
Created lo ensure use of funds that were donated to the charity are being used
in 2023r24 towards central sakry costs lo maintain the njnning of the or9anisation.
Universrty Counsellin9
Le9￿Y Fund

RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND
IA company limited by 9uaranleel
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the
ar ended 31 March 2023
25 Analysis of charitable funds continued
Fund
balances
brought
foplvard
Fund
balances
carrled
fopward
Income
resou￿¢
Resources
expended
Galns I
Ilossesl
Transfers
Rèstrlcted funds
Tyneside Counselling
Community Engagement
Northumberland
Volunteer Coordinator
Marginalised Access Fund
Lbyds Bank
pcc
Shoul Up
Public Awareness Raising
Tyneside Group work
Henry Smith
26,763
4,119
11.747
15.*1
8.177
337,546
1,280
194.644
{ 270.4211
137,4081
$6,480
5,399
15,487
14.446
7.732
{ 177.7861
(32,301 1
1445
112.5191
1239.261 }
125.3701
117,1071
150,0801
{29,7821
113.1181
13,280)
11,106
277.8C6
29.396
20,184
54.740
37.195
135.4351
13.1001
3.109
1.632
3,077
8,461
1,733
11.490
17,6901
15.6801
855 071
105711
Purpose of reStrIct￿ funds
Reslricled lunds represent income resources used for a SPecrf￿ PUTFKsse within Ihe charrty as identrfied by the tJonor.
Tyneside Counselling
This funding supported Ihe Tyneside counselling serv￿e.
Community ErYJagemenl
This funding supp)rted under 25s communrty engagement work.
Northumberfand
This funding SUPPOrted thè Northumbertand service.
This lunding SUPPOrted volunteering costs and the Volunteer Cwrdinator.
626.138
Marginalise(l Access Fund This funding is hohj to support dtscretionary cli&nl travel and one off client costs,
Lloyds Bank
This lunding supported the Communica￿n3 and Marketing post
pcc
This funding supported Ihe delivery of Ihe pradvl and emotional Service.
Shoul Up
This funding supported Ihe delivery ol the Shoul up project work.
Public Awareness Raisin
This funding supported the delivery of publ￿ awareness work.
Tyneside Group work
This funding supported the delivery of group work programme5.
Henry Smith
This funding supported lo the prxtical and emotK)nal support service
Volunteer c￿rdinat01
Transfers behv88n funds
Reason for transfer
Amount
Between general vndesignaled fund
and general designated fund
Increase in general desfvJnated fund to
align wrth Reserves Policy
99,343

RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND
{A company limrted by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the
ar ended 31 March 2023
26 Capital commitments
As al 31 March 2023. the charity had no ￿PrtaI commitments {2022-£nil).
27 Analysis of net assets bètween funds
Unrestricted Designated
Funds
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
2023
Tot81
2022
Investments
Cash al bank and in hand
Other nel current assetsllliabilrtiesl
66.337
217,065
1189,148 }
94.254
66,337
786.578
1189.1481
663 767
64,962
76J.856
1262,9921
563.826
453.368
116,145
453.368
116,145
28 Operatlng leases
The lulure minimum lease pa￿￿entS under nonvcarttllable operating leases arn as follNs',
2023
Not later than one year
Later than one year and not kler than fNe years
33.68S
42