RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE (RASA) CENTRE LTD

Registered charity 1094462 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RASA CENTRE

RASA offers support & counselling anyone who has experienced any form of sexual violence (Rape, CSA, CSE) at any time in their life. We offer support, counselling, advocacy, training, groups,court & CJS support. We work with adults & children - children receiving specialist support in our Sunflowers Children's Service. In the case of very young children, RASA will work with parents or caregivers.

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a small surplus of £14,299 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of approximately £1.62 million against expenditure of £1.59 million. However, the trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £22,126 are significantly below their stated policy target of approximately £500,000, noting that this is insufficient to hold.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of running costs (region of £500,000) (held: £22k)
“RASA aims to build a reserve fund to cover 3 months running costs of the Charity. Currently such a reserve would be in the region of £500,000.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Robinson Rice Associates. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

What the charity says about itself (2021/22)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

The charity welcomed 830 new cases in Q1 2021-22, a significant increase from the previous 6-year average of 562.
“In the previous 6 years, we had welcomed an average of 562 new cases in QTR 1, in this year we welcomed 830 with the biggest increase by far being cases of non-recent child sexual abuse.”
The charity delivered 28.63% more activities and 28.28% more minutes of client-facing time compared to the previous year.
“We have delivered 28.63% more activities than last year. We have delivered 28.28% more minutes of client facing time.”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — RASA Merseyside (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£22k
Employees
34

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City · Sefton · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.5m£1.5m
31/03/2024£1.4m£1.6m
31/03/2023£1.4m£1.4m
31/03/2022£1.1m£1.2m
31/03/2021£1.0m£954k

Common questions

Is RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE (RASA) CENTRE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a small surplus of £14,299 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of approximately £1.62 million against expenditure of £1.59 million. However, the trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £22,126 are significantly below their stated policy target of approximately £500,000, noting that this is insufficient to hold. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Robinson Rice Associates.

What does the highest-paid employee of RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE (RASA) CENTRE LTD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE (RASA) CENTRE LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE (RASA) CENTRE LTD as a grant recipient include SMALLWOOD TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SMALLWOOD TRUSTFY2021£19k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/10/2025£20kVolunteer Manager - RASA
UK government01/08/2023£496kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government15/09/2022£112kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund 2019-2023 (4 month extension)
UK government15/09/2022£331kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£134kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2018£28kFemale Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
UK government01/04/2018£78k2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
UK government01/04/2018£50k2014-2019 Male Rape Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund29/09/2016£7kA celebration of 30 years of service to survivors of sexual violence
The National Lottery Community Fund12/10/2011£302kWirral Rape Crisis
The National Lottery Community Fund22/11/2004£5kFurniture
UK government—£76k2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund
UK government—£47k2014-2018 Male Rape Support Fund
UK government—£28k2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE (RASA) CENTRE LTD£1.5mUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
COVENTRY RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE CENTRE FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT CENTRE (CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE) FY2025£1.6m—0above—no doubt
RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT CENTRE (NORTH WALES) FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
RAPE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE PROJECT FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
SOMERSET AND AVON RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT FY2025£2.8mmore than £60,0001below—no doubt

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