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2025-03-31-accounts

Charity registration number 1155140

Rape Crisis England & Wales

Annual Report And Financial Statements

For The Year Ended 31 March 2025

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees

Trustees 1 April 2024-25 March 2025 (pre-AGM)

Role Name Co-Chair Nicola Harkin Co-Chair Ellie McGregor Vice Chair Dawn Boman Secretary Isabel Owens Treasurer Natalie Thompson Regionally elected member from Yorkshire & Humberside Meera Kulkarni Regionally elected member from South East Lisa Ward Regionally elected member from South West Jackie May Co-opted trustee Sally Adams Co-opted trustee Shondelle James

NB: Vacancies were being carried for trustees from the East region, East Midlands, North West, North East, London and Wales.

Trustees 25 March-31 March 2025 (post AGM) Role Name Co-Chair Nicola Harkin Co-Chair Ellie McGregor Vice Chair Maggie Parkes Treasurer Natalie Thompson Regionally elected member from Yorkshire & Humberside Meera Kulkarni Regionally elected member from South West Jackie May Co-opted trustee Sally Adams Co-opted trustee Shondelle James Regionally elected member from the East region Janet Veitch Regionally elected member from West Midlands Sophia Baker

Constitutional form

Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)

Charity number

1155140

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Principal address Suite E7.2
Joseph's Well
Leeds
LS3 1AB
Auditor UHY Ross Brooke
Statutory Auditor
Suite I,
Windrush Court
Abingdon Business Park
Oxfordshire
OX14 1SY
CAF Bank Ltd
Bankers
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
West Mailing
ME19 4JQ

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

CONTENTS

Page
Trustees' report 5– 13
Statement of Trustees' responsibilities 14
Independent auditor's report 15 – 17
Statement of financial activities 18
Balance sheet 19
Statement of cash flows 20
Notes to the financial statements 21- 33

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

TRUSTEES' REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The Rape Crisis England & Wales Board of Trustees are pleased to present their annual report together with the financial statements of the charity, for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Statement of Compliance

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Articles of Association, and 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 (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2019).

The Board of Trustees confirms that it has complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.

Charitable Objectives for Public Benefit

Rape remains a devastating and devastatingly prevalent crime in England & Wales – the national rape crisis is no less significant now than it was at the inception of our movement in the 70s, although the priorities and landscape in which men perpetrate and women and girls (and some men and boys) experience these crimes has changed dramatically. Just over 71,000 rapes were reported to the police in 2024, and it is estimated that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 18 men have been raped and/or sexually assaulted since the age of 16, and whilst we may never know the true prevalence of any of these crimes, it is also estimated that 1 in 6 children have been sexually abused.

There is no question that survivors require specialist support and care, provided by practitioners who understand violence against women and girls as a gendered crime, rooted in gender inequality, entitlement, misogynistic societal norms, and the impunity conferred to perpetrators by patriarchal and woman-blaming policies and institutions. Rape Crisis Centres provide this and have been present in England & Wales for over 50 years, albeit under the pressures of severe funding restrictions. Indeed, there are on average 10,000 survivors on our waiting lists at any given time, with specialist therapeutic support being the service that survivors most often say they need and are least able to access readily and promptly.

Rape Crisis England & Wales (RCEW) is the national membership and campaigns body for the existing network of independent Rape Crisis Centers across England & Wales and hosts the national 24-7 Support Line and chat service for anyone aged 16+ in England and Wales who has been affected by rape and sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment or any other form of sexual violence. Its charitable objects are to: “ relieve the trauma and distress of women and girls, their families and friends, who have experienced any form of sexual violence or abuse, in particular but not exclusively through the support and promotion of Rape Crisis Centers and through the provision of services and information ”.

RCEW recognise that we operate within a rapidly changing society and wider world and our vision, mission and values have evolved over time and will continue to do so. In our 2022-2025 strategy, these are:

Vision: A world without sexual violence and abuse, where all women and girls live safely, freely and with dignity.

Mission: To work for women and girls, in partnership with our member Centers, to transform

attitudes to sexual violence and abuse, improve responses to all survivors, and end sexual violence and abuse in all its forms.

Values : Intersectional feminism, Empowerment, Solidarity, Survivor-centered, Bold and brave,Empathy, love and trust

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RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

TRUSTEES' REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Governance and Management

RCEW was constituted in December 2013 and its Constitution updated in 2018; there were no updates to the Constitution during the 2024/5 financial year.

The charity’s structure is that of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) with an Association model. This means that only women who are trustees, staff members or volunteers with organisations that are full members of the CIO may stand for election to the Board of Trustees.

Clauses 14 and 15 of RCEW’s Constitution provides that:

14. The structure of the CIO consists of:

(a) The MEMBERS, being organisations that meet the criteria for membership established by the Trustees;

(b) The TRUSTEES, being individuals appointed or elected from amongst the membership in accordance with this Constitution; and

  1. Member organisations have the right to be represented at general meetings and have important powers under the Constitution; in particular, the members elect people to serve as Trustees and must take any decisions about changes to this Constitution. The Trustees meet regularly during the period between Annual General Meetings, and generally control and supervise the activities of the CIO; in particular, the Trustees are responsible for monitoring the financial position of the CIO.

The Board of Trustees provides for up to nineteen trustee roles including two Co-Chairs, a Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, eleven regionally elected trustee positions and three co-opted positions. According to its constitution, the minimum number of trustees the charity can have is three, which is also in line with the legal minimum. All trustees have access to relevant trainings and membership, and are provided with an induction to the board, as well as copies of organisational policies and procedures. In recognition of the need to develop its board, established during the 2024/5 financial year, the charity procured a full governance review in the 2025/6 financial year.

Trustees meet 4-6 times a year as necessary and is responsible for setting the charity’s overall strategic direction; managing its finances, spending and long-term sustainability; ensuring good governance; monitoring its performance, and legal and regulatory compliance. The board has a number of sub-committees including finance and sustainability, and governance. Sub-committees meet between main board meetings and have terms of reference and certain delegated responsibilities,

Major risks to the organisation are reviewed by the full Board and are kept under review on a quarterly basis through the controls and actions associated with the charity’s risk register. The Board monitors impact, probability, and actions taken to mitigate risk and identifies any additional remedies required.

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RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

TRUSTEES' REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Organisational Structure

Rape Crisis England & Wales (RCEW) delivers its charitable objectives through a team of circa 23 full time equivalent paid employees and freelance consultants. In the 2024/5 financial year, the Senior Management Team comprised the current CEO, COO, and Heads of departments organized according to the charity’s main activities: Policy & Campaigns work, delivery of the national 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line, and Membership services.

As a longstanding second tier membership organisation within the violence against women and girls (VAWG) movement, RCEW works closely with its 36 member centres, collaborating and consulting with them on policy initiatives, practice issues and a range of other areas. The charity also maintains close contact with a Survivor Reference Group as part of our work on the 247 Support Line, ensuring their views and experiences are incorporated into service design and delivery.

The charity is a national living wage employer and provides all employees with training and induction relevant to their roles. In the 2024/5 financial year the charity commissioned a review of our staff handbooks and policies for delivery in the 2025/6 financial year.

The Board of Trustees thanks all the individuals and organisations that have helped progress the aims and objectives of Rape Crisis England & Wales this year, both regionally and nationally

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RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Objectives and Activities

RCEW’s charitable objectives are to “relieve the trauma and distress of women and girls, their families and friends, who have experienced any form of sexual violence or abuse, in particular but not exclusively through the support and promotion of Rape Crisis Centers and through the provision of services and information”.

In line with its mission of working “for women and girls, in partnership with member centers, to transform attitudes to sexual violence and abuse, improve responses to all survivors and end sexual violence and abuse in all its forms”, its strategic priorities were focused on:

Ensuring survivors can access support

Supporting member Rape Crisis Centres

Influencing Change

Developing our organisation

We achieved this through:

1) Ensuring survivors can access support

Website

Rape Crisis England & Wales website is visited by on average 1m users per year, and provides news, resources, publications and information about rape and sexual abuse for the general public, including relevant statistics and facts about rape myths and victim blame. It also provides information directly to survivors through information about how and where to find specialist services, as well as contact information for the 247 Rape and Sexual abuse Support Line.

From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, 1,285,772 users visited our website, with the most popular and most visited sections being statistics about sexual violence which we regularly update, what is sexual assault, and what is sexual harassment.

The national 247 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line

In the 2024/5 financial year, RCEW continued to run the national 24/7 rape and sexual abuse support service for England and Wales, funded by the Ministry of Justice. The service offers free and confidential telephone and webchat support for anyone aged 16+ affected by rape, child sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment or any other form of sexual violence – at any point in their life. This includes survivors of sexual violence as well as their friends, family or anyone else trying to support them. The support line connects on average 80,000 calls per year and a further 80,000 webchats.

In total, across our 36 member centers:

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2) Supporting Rape Crisis Centers

RCEW supports a membership of 36 specialist Rape Crisis Centers in England & Wales with implementation of – and accreditation against – the Rape Crisis National Service Standards which were refreshed in 2024, regular peer support and a range of subject matter and practical support forums, speakers and other attendees to our managers and directors meetings, national campaigning and influencing rooted in frontline practice and survivor voice, and our annual members’ conference which in 2024 marked our 50th year.

Throughout 2025 and with support from the UK Home Office, all 36 Rape Crisis Centers were accredited against our refreshed National Service Standards (2024), and the membership delivered

In addition:

49 Peer Spaces were facilitated on behalf of our members;

309 individual Rape Crisis staff attended these sessions; and

We have facilitated 13 Manager and Director meetings (a total of 415 attendances)

Our annual conference, which took place 12-13 November 2024, saw a total of 272 delegates attending, 222 of whom were from member centers. Of those that responded to our post-programme survey, 91% said that they had learned/gained something as a result of attending Conference:

" Hearing about migrant and refugee’s women in hotels has impacted me greatly and I intend to take this back to discuss with my team how we may better work with them ” – Delegate.

Heritage Project

With support from the National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund, 2025 saw the development and completion of an Oral Herstory project, focused on capturing the voices and stories which shaped the emergence of the England & Wales Rape Crisis movement. The project included interviews with key witnesses and activists during the inception of Rape Crisis Centers, and will be stored in the British Library for the wider general public and researchers.

“ We were fearless. We just thought, yeah, we can open a refuge and a Rape Crisis center at the same time – no problem .” - Contributor

The project also led to the production of a 4-part podcast which is available on our website.

3) Influencing Change

In 2025 Rape Crisis England & Wales continued to influence national policy agendas in relation to rape and sexual abuse.

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Campaigns

In April 2024, following our #KeepCounsellingConfidential campaign, the UK Government announced it would change the law to better protect survivors’ counselling notes and end the practice of police officers and legal teams routinely requesting the disclosure of their therapy notes as part of investigations into rape allegations.

We also campaigned for fairer funding for specialist rape and sexual abuse support centers, an issue which is consistently cited as the most significant for our members, three of whom closed in the 2024/5 financial year. We produced two reports detailing the severe and chronic underfunding faced by this life changing and in many cases lifesaving community based services, starting in August 2024 with a follow-up report published in March 2025. Feedback on the value of this work has been overwhelmingly positive:

“ Just wanted to reach out to say thank you so much for the RCEW report on the Rape Crisis Funding Crisis. It is going to be so helpful to empower us to challenge harmful decision making locally and to make the case using the national picture. I am now putting together a paper for our commissioners to highlight the impacts and consequences of any potential cuts and reductions and will be quoting the RCEW report throughout ” – Member Centre Director.

Publications

In 2025 we also worked in partnership with Imkaan, the UK-based, Black feminist umbrella organization that supports and represents frontline services led by and for Black and minoritized women and girls experiencing VAWG, to publish a joint report into the experiences of asylum seeking women in the UK asylum complex. ‘Not Safe Here’ was published in November 2024 and revealed appalling experiences of sexual assault and abuse whilst awaiting decisions about asylum claims. Many of the survivors who shared their stories had been fleeing and/or had already experienced rape and sexual abuse in their countries of origin.

4) Developing our organisation

Governance

Throughout 2025 RCEW has continued to evolve, reviewing its governance arrangements and appointing an independent consultant to conduct a full governance review in the 2025/6 financial year, and also appointing a COO whose role commenced in September 2024 and is focused on the strategic development of our organisation.

Sustainability, fundraising and income generation

In November 2024 the Board of Trustees and Senior Management Team conducted a risk review focused on the challenging fiscal environment faced by charity sector, and in particular organisations focused on ending violence against women and girls. Trustees approved a plan for the organisation to address some of these challenges, which led to an organizational restructure commencing in the 2025/6 financial year, as well as a focus on income diversification and dedicated fundraising capacity through the creation of a Head of Fundraising post (realised in the following financial year).

Equality, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

2025 also saw a consolidation of our Antiracism efforts into a broader focus on Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, recognising that the scale of work which still needs to happen in this area may always outstrip our available resources and capacity. We have therefore prioritised the inclusion of our anti-racism agenda through embedding this work into established workstreams to ensure it’s integral to the strategic direction of the charity.

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Fundraising

Income raised through fundraising (including Payroll giving) and general donations in the 2024/5 financial year was £224,255 which is similar to the results achieved in previous years (2023: £201,864 and 2024: £224,305).

RCEW are deeply grateful to all of our supporters, for the generous donations so many have made. We know that many people donate and fundraise for us because the work we do is meaningful and/or personal to them in some way: we recognise and pay tribute to this.

RCEW have an ethical fundraising policy, and use techniques that are ethical and legal, do not inconvenience the public, and are not detrimental to our good name or standing in the local community. We do not use general solicitation techniques by telephone or door-to-door. We have received no complaints about fundraising during the year.

Summary & Future Activities

In our previous annual report, RCEW’s Board of Trustees committed to:

The Board of Trustees are delighted with the progress that the CEO and whole staff team have made in achieving these ambitions and progressing them against our strategy.

In 2025/6 the charity will continue to fulfil its charitable objectives through its activities for the public benefit with the aim of increasing the impact of our work, including:

Financial Review

Reserves Policy

RCEW’s policy in relation to reserves is to determine this annually when the high-level budget is set for the following year, and the level is then monitored through the usual financial reporting. The Board of Trustees recognises the need to ensure adequate operational costs are held in reserve to account for contractual obligations to staff (i.e. maternity and parental leave, sickness, pension and redundancy pay), risk management and any unanticipated reduction in income.

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The level of reserves for this financial year was calculated in line with the Reserve Policy and Procedure with consideration to:

The following changes were made to the organisation’s designated reserves:

The redundancy reserve remains unchanged.

Reserves

Unrestricted reserves at 31 March 2025 totaled £350,000 (2024: £531,073). Designated reserves totalled £790,512 at year-end (2024: £919,082). Restricted reserves amounted to £33,341 in March 2025 (2024: £46,446).

Principal Funding Sources

The principal funding sources for the charity were by way of grants and donations. In the 2024/5 financial year our principal grants came from:

The Home Office Ministry of Justice The Brook Trust Lloyds Bank Foundation The National Lottery Awards for All Heritage Lottery Fund Handspark Charitable Trust

Individual and corporate donations were received via:

PayPal Payroll giving JustGiving Facebook CAF Donate Enthuse Raisely Direct donations

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Risk Management

The loss of two grants in March 2025, one which supported our policy and campaigns work and another project specific grant, along with a general reduction in the availability of new funding streams due to the economic climate (particularly in the women and girls’ sector, and for second tier charities) remains a risk to RCEW and its members.

The Board of Trustees are actively considering options for improving the charity’s future sustainability, including opportunities for income generation and more broadly, income diversification. The Board of Trustees is satisfied that agreed risk management steps will reduce the identified risks to the charity for the upcoming financial year.

Internal financial controls, policy and procedures are in place to ensure compliance. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of the charity. Monitoring reports to external funders ensures a consistent quality of delivery for the operational aspects of the charity.

5-year financial forecast

A 5-year financial forecast was approved by Trustees in February 2025 which provided a detailed roadmap towards slowing the use of reserves and diversification of income. Projecting our income and expenditure profile in this way means that we have been able to consider the specific strategies

required to support the long-term viability of the charity which have then informed operational workflow into 2025/26 financial year. The 5-year financial plan will remain under continual review as the funding landscape evolves and we develop our strategy for 2025+.

Going Concern

The trustees consider that the charity remains a going concern, albeit in a challenging economic environment. Our finance and sustainability sub-committee oversee all fundraising and budget setting activities and this is an area of increased focus for the charity in the next financial year, alongside a plan to move towards break-even budgets, to ensure that expenditure is proportionate to income.

Reference and Administrative Details

The Legal and Administrative Information forms part of this report.

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Statement of the Trustees' Responsibilities

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

Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity at the year end, of its incoming resources and resources expected during the year. In preparing those financial statements the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the charity's constitution. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Auditors

UHY Ross Brooke were appointed auditor to the Charity for the year ending 31 March 2025. UHY Ross Brooke have indicated their willingness to stand for reappointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

Declaration

The Trustees approved the Trustees' Report and financial statements on and signed on its behalf by: Vv (fo—

N Thompson

Acting Chair

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

TO THE TRUSTEES OF RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Rape Crisis England & Wales (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet and Statements of Cash Flow 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 Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance 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 with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies 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 report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees’ Report included within the Trustees’ Annual Report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the statement of Trustees' responsibilities, the Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)

TO THE TRUSTEES OF RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The specific procedures for this engagement and the extent to which these are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

We have considered:

As a result of these procedures, we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud in the areas in which management is required to exercise significant judgement, such as the disclosure of adjusting items. In common with all audits under ISAs (UK), we are also required to perform specific procedures to respond to the risk of management override.

We also obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework that the charity operates in, focusing on provisions of those laws and regulations that had a direct effect on the determination of material amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The key law and regulations we considered in this context were the Charities Act.

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: http://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinion s we have formed.

UHY Ross Brooke, Statutory Auditor

Suite I Windrush Court Abingdon Business Park Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1SY

Date 27/01/2026

UHY Ross Brooke is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Notes
Income from:
Grants, donations and legacies
3
Investment income
4
Other income
5
Total income		 Unrestricted
funds
Designated
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
Total
2025
2025
2025
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
£
237,755
95,000
3,175,742
3,508,497
3,120,967
15,154
-
-
15,154
13,700
48,244
-
-
48,244
42,740
301,153
95,000
3,175,742
3,571,895 3,177,407

Expenditure on:

Charitable activities
6
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure) before transfers
Gross transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
Fund balances at 1 April 2024
Fund balances at 31 March 2025		 482,226
223,570
3,188,847
3,894,643
3,260,187
482,226
223,570
3,188,847
3,894,643 3,260,187
(181,073)
(128,570)
(13,105)
(322,748)
(82,780)
-
-
-
-
-
(181,073)
(128,570)
(13,105)
(322,748)
(82,780)
531,073
919,082
46,446
1,496,601
1,579,381
350,000
790,512
33,341
1,173,853 1,496,601

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

A fully detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2024 is shown at note 21. The notes on pages 21 - 33 comprise part of these financial statements.

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

BALANCE SHEET

AS AT 31 MARCH 2025

2025 2024
Notes £ £ £ £
Current assets
Debtors 12 173,394 172,623
Cash at bank and in hand 1,486,687 1,695,233
1,660,081 1,867,856
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year 13 (486,228) (371,255)
Net current assets 1,173,853 1,496,601
Income funds
Restricted funds 15 33,341 46,446
Unrestricted funds:
Designated funds 16 790,512 919,082
General unrestricted funds 350,000 531,073
1,140,512 1,450,155
1,173,853 1,496,601

The notes on pages 21 – 33 comprise part of these financial statements.

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on ....... dor] Lore

N Thompson Acting Chair

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from/(absorbed by)
19
operations
Investing activities
Investment income received
Net cash generated from investing
activities
Net cash used in financing activities
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year		 2025
2024
£
£
£
£
(223,700)
25,422
15,154
13,700
15,154
13,700
-
-
(208,546)
39,122
1,695,233
1,656,111
1,486,687
1,695,233

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1 Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the application of the charity's accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

After consideration the trustees consider there are no estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities.

2 Accounting policies

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

Charity information

Rape Crisis England & Wales is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (C.1.O), the registered office is Suite 7.2, Josephs Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds, LS3 1AB. Its governing document is its constitution adopted on 30th December 2013 and most recently amended in December 2018.

2.1 Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's constitution, the Charities Act 2011 and "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 from 1 January 2019). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £1.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of certain financial instruments at fair value.

2.2 Going concern

The Trustees are constantly monitoring the financial position of the charity and the ongoing uncertain economic situation. The charity has no borrowings, typically secures grant funding for longer than 12 months in advance and has a low level of fixed committed costs. Income secured after the year end has remained strong. Given this, at the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

2.3 Charitable funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds which have been set aside at the discretion of the trustees for specific purposes. The purposes and uses of the designated funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2 Accounting policies (Continued)

2.4 Income

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.

Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time the income is received.

Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.

Grants, including government grants, where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised in the SoFA when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant.

2.5 Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under the appropriate headings. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings (support costs) they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of the resources. Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

The costs of generating funds include fundraising costs and salary of fundraising team, plus a share of support costs. The costs of generating voluntary income do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities.

Charitable activities comprise those activities set out in detail in the Trustees' Report.

Governance costs are those costs associated with the governance arrangements of the charity which relate to the general running of the charity. This includes external audit, insurance costs, legal advice for the trustees and costs associated with the constitutional and statutory requirements such as the cost of trustee meetings and preparing the statutory accounts, plus a share of support costs.

Support costs are those costs incurred in the support of the fundraising, governance and charitable activities which cannot be fully attributed. They have been attributed to activities as described in the notes to the financial statements.

2.6 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

2.7 Financial instruments

The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments' and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2 Accounting policies (Continued)

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those held at fair value through income and expenditure, are assessed for indicators of impairment at each reporting date. Financial assets are impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows have been affected.

If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted at the asset's original effective interest rate. The impairment loss is recognised in net income/(expenditure) for the year.

If there is a decrease in the impairment loss arising from an event occurring after the impairment was recognised, the impairment is reversed. The reversal is such that the current carrying amount does not exceed what the carrying amount would have been, had the impairment not previously been recognised. The impairment reversal is recognised in net income/(expenditure) for the year.

Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognised only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or when the charity transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to another entity, or if some significant risks and rewards of ownership are retained but control of the asset has transferred to another party that is able to sell the asset in its entirety to an unrelated third party.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity's contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

2.8 Taxation

Rape Crisis England and Wales is a registered charity and as such is a charity within the meaning of schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010. Accordingly, it is potentially entitled to tax exemption under part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 in respect of income and gains arising.

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

2 Accounting policies (Continued)

2.9 Employee benefits

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

2.10 Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

2.11 Leases

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged as an expense on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease.

2.12 Provisions available for small entities

In common with many other charities of our size and nature, we use our auditor to assist with the preparation of the financial statements.

2.13 Fixed assets

The charity have agreed a capitalisation of fixed assets of any purchases of £2,000 or more.

2.14 Software costs

The charity have decided to expense any software development costs in the period they arise.

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

3 Grants, donations and legacies

Donations
Legacies receivable
Grants received
Grants receivable for core activities
Lloyds Bank Foundation
The Brook Trust
Heritage Lottery
Home Office
Handspark Charitable Trust
Mactaggart
Ministry of Justice		 Unrestricted
funds
2025
Designated
funds
2025
Restricted
funds
2025
Total
2025
Unrestricted
funds
2024
Designated
funds
2024
Restricted
funds
2024
Total
2024
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
224,255
-
-
224,255
224,305
-
-
224,305
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13,500
95,000
3,175,742
3,284,242
19,000
85,000
2,792,662
2,896,662
237,755
95,000
3,175,742
3,508,497
243,305
85,000
2,792,662
3,120,967
-
-
83,580
83,580
-
-
81,611
81,611
-
95,000
-
95,000
-
85,000
-
85,000
-
-
148,429
148,429
-
-
22,435
22,435
-
-
192,267
192,267
-
-
-
-
10,000
-
-
10,000
-
-
-
-
3,500
-
-
3,500
166,534
166,534
-
-
2,751,466
2,751,466
-
-
2,522,082
2,522,082
13,500
95,000
3,175,742
3,284,242
-
85,000
2,792,662
2,877,662

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

4
Investment income
Interest receivable
5
Other income
Other income
Conference income
Training income
6
Expenditure on charitable activities
Staff costs
Information, support and raise awareness
Support costs (see note 7)
Governance costs (see note 7)		 2025
£
15,154
2025
£
15,318
18,576
14,350		 2024
£
13,700
2024
£
11,737
14,600
16,403
42,740
2024
£
856,665
2,199,849
3,056,514
180,539
23,134
3,260,187
48,244
2025
£
931,318
2,730,353
3,661,671
188,591
44,381
3,894,643

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

7 Support costs

Staff costs
Rent and rates
Heat, light and power
Travelling expenses
Printing and stationery
Telephone and computer
General expenses
Legal and professional
Audit fees
Analysed between Charitable activities		 Support
costs
Governance
costs
2025
Support
costs
Governance
costs
2024
£
£
£
£
£
£
27,894
-
27,894
20,496
-
20,496
24,417
-
24,417
14,852
-
14,852
-
-
-
-
-
-
33,062
-
33,062
23,227
-
23,227
3,827
-
3,827
553
-
553
7,887
-
7,887
19,127
-
19,127
18,310
6,068
24,378
21,456
5,749
27,205
73,193
30,313
103,506
80,828
9,885
90,713
-
8,000
8,000
-
7,500
7,500
188,590
44,381
232,971
180,539
23,134
203,673
188,590
44,381
232,971
180,539
23,134
203,673

8 Trustees

None of the Trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year (2024 - none). Nine Trustees (2024 - Eight) received expenses totalling £2,100 (2024 - £1,268).

9 Auditor's remuneration

Fees payable to the charity's auditor and associates:
Audit of the charity's annual accounts
Non-audit services
All other non-audit services		 2025
£
8,000
2,750		 2024
£
7,500
2,500

10 Employees

The average monthly number of employees during the year, on a full-time equivalent basis was as follows:

Charitable activities
Administration
Total		 2025
Number
20
1
21		 2024
Number
19
1
20

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

11 Employees (Continued)

Employment costs
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs		 2025
2024
£
£
827,306
760,719
85,622
77,360
50,760
33,991
963,688
872,070

The key management personnel of the charity have been identified as the CEO, COO, Head of delivery, Head of operations, Head of policy & Head of digital. Their aggregate remuneration, including employer's national insurance and pension contributions for the year was £274,810 (2024 - £284,446). The remuneration of these key management personnel is set and reviewed annually by the trustee board.

There was 1 employee whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 (2024- none).

12 Debtors

Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade debtors
Accrued income
Prepayments		 2025
2024
£
£
1,625
1,627
124,490
115,467
47,279
55,529
173,394
172,623

13

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Accruals
Other creditors		 2025
2024
£
£
399,944
334,075
56,837
30,305
29,447
6,875
486,228
371,255

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

14 Operating lease commitments

At the reporting end date the charity had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:

Within one year
Between two and five years		 2025
£
2024
£
3,173
3,173
-
-
3,173
3,173

15 Restricted funds

Current year
Lloyds Bank
Foundation
Heritage Lottery
Home Office
Ministry of Justice		 Balance at 1
April 2024
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Transfers
Balance at 31
March 2025
£
£
£
£
£
-
83,580
(83,580)
-
-
169
148,429
(148,598)
-
-
-
192,267
(192,267)
-
-
46,277
2,751,466
(2,764,402)
-
33,341
46,446
3,175,742
(3,188,847)
-
33,341

Purpose of Restricted Funds:

Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to develop RCEW capacity to work with members & partners in influencing local, regional and national policy in a time of unprecedented demand for sexual violence services, gather quantitative and qualitative data to develop appropriate policy responses, act as a policy resource to members and as a representative of member centres with the Government.

The National Lottery Community Fund (Previously named Big Lottery Weaving the Web Fund) - Funded by the Big Lottery Women and Girl's Initiative Strategic Fund over a 5-year period which ended in July 2022, the Weaving the Web project developed a platform from which a range of easily accessible specialist online services were provided which complemented and enhanced Rape Crisis existing services. It reduced waiting times for support, gave greater choice about how and when to access support, and increased the range of support options available. This work has continued as part of the 247 Supportline funded by the Ministry of Justice.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund – Grant to carry out an oral history project to mark 50 years of the Rape Crisis movement across England & Wales. The project, made possible thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, and working in partnership with the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies and National Life Stories at the British Library, offers current and previous staff, volunteers and activists in our membership network an opportunity to share their stories and have them stored for future generations.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Purpose of Restricted Funds (Continued)

Home Office NSVS Fund - Grant to develop the ability of Rape Crisis member organisations to offer support by providing them with practical resources and one to one guidance, directly supporting victims and survivors of sexual violence through online, email and telephone helpline support, collating data to inform government policy and engaging with partners and external organisations.

Home Office VSSS Fund– Grant to carry out a service design project to better understand and map victim-survivors’ help seeking journeys and needs, as well as continued provision of direct support to Rape Crisis member organisations including delivery of a bespoke programme of training and learning, facilitating best practice sharing through peer networks, comprehensive review of Rape Crisis National Service Standards (RCNSS) as well as support to member centres to achieve the refreshed RCNSS.

Ministry of Justice – Grant towards the provision of the National 24/7 Support Line service for victims and survivors of sexual violence and abuse.

Home Office (Support for Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Fund) - Grant to undertake a 2- year national project on Sibling Sexual Abuse (SSA) with the aims of enabling RCEW members and other service providers to better meet the needs of SSA victim-survivors in developing specialist service provision to meet demand and support victims-survivors of recent and historic SSA to recover, heal and rebuild their lives.

Prior year
Balance at 1 Incoming Resources Transfers Balance at 31
April 2023 resources expended March 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Lloyds Bank
Foundation - 81,611 (81,611) - -
Heritage Lottery
- 22,435 (22,266) - 169
Home Office (VAWG support) - - -
166,534 (166,534)
Ministry of Justice 30,072 2,522,082 (2,505,877) - 46,277
Awards for All 1,835 - (1,835) - -
31,907 2,792,662 (2,778,123) - 46,446

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

16 Designated funds

The income funds of the charity include the following designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the Trustees for specific purposes:

Movement in funds Movement in funds Movement in funds
Current year Balance at 1 Incoming Resources Transfers Balance at
April 2024 resources expended 31 March
2025
£ £ £ £ £
The Brook Trust 85,000 95,000 (85,000) - 95,000
Operational Shortfall 300,000 - - (300,000) -
Strategic Change 400,000 - (136,070) 300,000 563,930
Employee Leave 84,082 - (2,500) - 81,582
Redundancy reserve 50,000 - - - 50,000
919,082 95,000 (223,570) - 790,512

Purpose of Designated Funds:

The Brook Trust - Grant in respect of Member Services and Policy work..

Operational Shortfall - A fund to cover core costs if grant funding is delayed.

Strategic Change - A fund for operational costs to implement strategic change in RCEW

Employee Leave – A fund towards unplanned employee leave such as maternity leave or long term sick leave.

Redundancy reserve – A fund towards redundancy costs.

Incoming Resources Transfers Balance at
Prior Year Balance at 1 resources expended 31 March
April 2023 2024
£ £ £ £
£
The Brook Trust 85,000 85,000 (85,000) - 85,000
Operational Shortfall 300,000 - - - 300,000
Strategic Change 400,000 - - 400,000
-
Employee Leave (15,918) 100,000 84,082
Redundancy reserve 50,000 50,000
785,000 85,000 (100,918) 150,000 919,082

17 Related party transactions

Fourteen (2024: fourteen) individual Rape Crisis regional centres are related parties of Rape Crisis England & Wales due to Trustees being employees of member centres. During the year, the charity made payments totalling £1,380,303 (2024: £1,580,841) to these centres towards the provision of support and information and received income of £14,350 (2024: £20,383) in respect of ISVA training fees and conference attendance. As at the year end, an amount of £1,625 (2024: £600) was due to the charity from two of these regional centres (2024: one regional centres) and an amount of £314,132 (2024: £261,095) was due to a further one of these regional centres (2024: one regional centres).

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

18
Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted
funds
£
Fund balances as at 31 March 2025:
Net Current Assets
350,000
350,000
Unrestricted
funds
£
Fund balances as at 31 March 2024:
Net Current Assets
531,073
531,073
19 Cash generated from operations
Deficit for the year
Adjustments for:
Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities
Movements in working capital:
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Cash generated from/(absorbed by) operations
20 Analysis of changes in net funds
Cash at bank and in hand		 Unrestricted
funds
£
350,000		 Designated
funds
£
790,512		 Restricted
funds
Total
£
£
33,341
1,173,853
33,341
1,173,853
Restricted
funds
Total
£
£
46,446
1,496,601
46,446
1,496,601
2025
2024
£
£
(322,748)
(82,780)
(15,154)
(13,700)
(771)
280,913
114,973
(159,011)
350,000 790,512
Unrestricted
funds
£
531,073		 Designated
funds
£
919,082
531,073 919,082
At
1 April
2024
£
1,695,233
(223,700)
25,422
At
Cash flows
31 March
2025
£
£
(208,546)
1,486,687
1,695,233 (208,546)
1,486,687

The charity had no debt during the current or previous year.

RAPE CRISIS ENGLAND & WALES

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

21 Comparative Statement of Financial Activities

Notes
Income from:
Grants, donations and legacies
3
Investment income
4
Other income
5
Total income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
6
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure) before transfers
Gross transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
Fund balances at 1 April 2023
Fund balances at 31 March 2024		 Unrestricted
funds
Designated
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
2024
2024
2024
2024
£
£
£
£
243,305
85,000
2,792,662
3,120,967
13,700
-
-
13,700
42,740
-
-
42,740
299,745
85,000
2,792,662
3,177,407
381,146
100,918
2,778,123
3,260,187
381,146
100,918
2,778,123
3,260,187
(81,401)
(15,918)
14,539
(82,780)
(150,000)
150,000
-
-
(231,401)
134,082
14,539
(82,780)
762,474
785,000
31,907
1,579,381
531,073
919,082
46,446
1,496,601