ROSA (RAPE OR SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICES)

Registered charity 1032141 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROSA, RUGBY RAPE OR SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT GROUP, RUGBY ROSA

We are an independent charity providing information, advocacy, counselling and support to relieve the needs and distress of any person living or working in Warwickshire and surrounding areas who has experienced rape, sexual abuse, sexual violence and sexual exploitation, regardless of age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, religion or other protected characteristic.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS AND DISTRESS OF THOSE PERSONS LIVING OR WORKING IN RUGBY, WARWICKSHIRE, AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF, WHO HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF RAPE OR SEXUAL ABUSE WHEREVER IT TOOK PLACE

Area of benefit: RUGBY, WARWICKSHIRE, AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£865k
Latest spending
£867k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ceased its charitable activities on 30 June 2025 and transferred all assets and liabilities to a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Per the trustees' report, the charity operated at a deficit of £2,700 for the period, with free reserves of £447,883 remaining at the end of the year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 -10 months of operations (held: £448k)
“The Trustees have decided to hold a reserve between 6 -10 months of operations.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“The accounts are not prepared on a going concern basis as the charity ceased it's charitable activities on 30 June 2025, transferring all assets, liabilities and charitable activities to RoSA (1203823) a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 1 July 2025.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£865k
Total spending
£867k
Reserves (reported)
£448k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£865k£867k
31/03/2024£576k£639k
31/03/2023£807k£712k
31/03/2022£862k£764k
31/03/2021£638k£583k

Common questions

Is ROSA (RAPE OR SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICES) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ceased its charitable activities on 30 June 2025 and transferred all assets and liabilities to a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Per the trustees' report, the charity operated at a deficit of £2,700 for the period, with free reserves of £447,883 remaining at the end of the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2024£500kSupport; Empower; and Thrive
Postcode Lottery31/10/2024£50kMillionaire Street 2024 09w3 Year 1
Postcode Lottery30/09/2024£45kMillionaire Street 2024 09w3 Year 2
UK government01/08/2023£220kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£86kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£26kMale Rape Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£212kRape & Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£2kRugby ROSA
UK government07/01/2019£8kTampon Tax Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund22/11/2018£10kLife Skills Workshop
UK government01/04/2018£24kFemale Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
UK government01/04/2018£67k2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
UK government08/01/2018£2kRugby ROSA
The National Lottery Community Fund11/05/2016£10kHand in Hand Empowering Futures - Mentoring & Befriending Support
The National Lottery Community Fund03/07/2009£8kRoSA Volunteer Support Worker Training
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2007£9kVolunteer Support Worker Training
UK government—£64k2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund
UK government—£24k2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE (RASA) CENTRE LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROSA (RAPE OR SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICES)£865k—0within—not going concern
RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE (RASA) CENTRE LTD FY2025£1.5mUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
ROSA FUND FY2025£1.4m——above4.6%no doubt
RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT CENTRE (CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE) FY2025£1.6m—0above—no doubt
RASAC - RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE CENTRE FY2025£982k—0above—no doubt
RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICE (SOUTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE) FY2025£199k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.