# Sexual Trauma and Recovery Services - Dorset Rape Crisis

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; 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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_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:** 01202 308840
- **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 &amp; Information to any survivors of Rape, Child Sexual Abuse &amp; Sexual Assault through a Helpline, Counselling &amp; Independent Sexual Violence Advisor Services (ISVA), incl services for Children, Young People &amp; 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



## Geography

- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Alex Hancox** | Chair | Oct. 8, 2019 |
| Diane Rosalind Wells |  | Aug. 18, 2025 |
| Dr Jackie Farquharson |  | Aug. 1, 2024 |
| Dr Peter Arabaci Hills |  | April 30, 2021 |
| Graham Vagg |  | April 30, 2024 |
| Jane Cordner |  | Oct. 20, 2020 |
| Julie Judd |  | April 21, 2026 |




