# INSTITUTE OF RECOVERY FROM CHILDHOOD TRAUMA (IRCT)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1156924
- **Other names:** IRCT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 6, 2014
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1156924


## Contact

- **Address:** Office 1 Shrieves Walk, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, Warwickshire
- **Postcode:** CV37 6GJ
- **Phone:** 07802195270
- **Email:** chair@irct.org.uk
- **Website:** www.irct.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF AND PROMOTE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED CHILDHOOD TRAUMA WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THEIR RECOVERY FROM THAT TRAUMA.2) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONALS AND SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA ON ISSUES RELATING TO THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF [CHILDREN AND YOUNG] PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, INCLUDING THROUGH UNDERTAKING OR PROMOTING RESEARCH AND MAKING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH PUBLICALLY AVAILABLE.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE OBJECTSS "CHILDHOOD TRAUMA" MAY INCLUDE (BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO) SEXUAL ABUSE, PHYSICAL ABUSE, DOMESTIC COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL VIOLENCE, MEDICAL TRAUMA, MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, ACTS OF TERRORISM, WAR EXPERIENCES, NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS, SUICIDES AND OTHER TRAUMATIC LOSSES."

**Activities:** Ensure that recovery from childhood trauma becomes available for all children by:*Promoting the right to recovery for children affected by complex trauma* Lobbying and Campaigning to influence policy and practice* Education to increase public awareness and promote best practice* Research to deepen understanding of childhood trauma, its impact and the nature of healing and recovery




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | £5966 | £1485 | — | — |
| May 31, 2024 | £6131 | £4193 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | £3992 | £4518 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2021 | £6127 | £3363 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2020 | £3555 | £4323 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Sylvia Duncan** (Chair) — appointed July 30, 2017
- ANDRE PALMER — appointed April 29, 2022
- Christopher Richard Bennett — appointed July 14, 2023
- Claire Agius — appointed Nov. 21, 2024
- Elizabeth Sarah Darton — appointed Nov. 17, 2022
- Jonathan David Reid — appointed April 10, 2019
- Judith Vaughan — appointed Feb. 22, 2025