# Sexual Trauma and Recovery Services - Dorset Rape Crisis

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1178308
- **Other names:** DORSET RAPE CRISIS SUPPORT CENTRE, Sexual Trauma and Recovery Services - Dorset Rape Crisis
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 9, 2018
- **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=1178308


## Contact

- **Address:** Stars Dorset, Stanley House, 3 Fleets Lane, POOLE, Dorset
- **Postcode:** BH15 3AJ
- **Phone:** 01202308840
- **Email:** info@starsdorset.org
- **Website:** https://www.starsdorset.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE AREA OF DORSET:1) TO RELIEVE THE TRAUMA, WHETHER PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL , SOCIAL OR PHYSICAL OF PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED OR OTHERWISE SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF RAPE, OTHER SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL/DOMESTIC ABUSE, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OR SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF ANY KIND BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, HELP OR ASSISTANCE OF ANY KIND; AND2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF RAPE, SEXUAL/DOMESTIC ABUSE, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND/OR ITS PSYCHOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL OR SOCIAL IMPACT ON WOMEN, MEN AND CHILDREN BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT; AND3) THE RELIEF OF NEED BY THE PROMOTION OF THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND SAFETY OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC, SEXUAL, AND ASSOCIATED ABUSE.

**Activities:** Providing Support, Guidance & Information to any survivors of Rape, Child Sexual Abuse & Sexual Assault through a Helpline, Counselling & Independent Sexual Violence Advisor Services (ISVA), incl services for Children, Young People & Adults in Dorset. On becoming a CIO in 2019 we changed our name from Dorset Rape Crisis Support Centre (900350): 2018 marked our 30th year of working in this field.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1510199 | £1428197 | £602729 | 41 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1138850 | £1167430 | £520727 | 36 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1148540 | £1013812 | £549307 | 36 |
| March 31, 2022 | £954145 | £864066 | £414579 | 32 |
| March 31, 2021 | £936640 | £714957 | £324500 | 26 |



## Trustees

- **Alex Hancox** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 8, 2019
- Diane Rosalind Wells — appointed Aug. 18, 2025
- Dr Jackie Farquharson — appointed Aug. 1, 2024
- Dr Peter Arabaci Hills — appointed April 30, 2021
- Graham Vagg — appointed April 30, 2024
- Jane Cordner — appointed Oct. 20, 2020