RAPE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE PROJECT
Registered charity 1134387 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RSVP, RSVP (WEST MIDLANDS), THE PROJECT
WE SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF ALL GENDERS: CHILDREN AGED 5-17, YOUNG ADULTS 18-25, ADULTS 26-54 & OLDER ADULTS 55 PLUS, WHO HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE/ABUSE/EXPLOITATION. WE OFFER:1-ISVA/ADVOCACY SUPPORT WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE/OTHER PROCESSES (FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS, ADULTS, OLDER ADULTS, LGBT, MINORITISED PEOPLE)2-COUNSELLING-INC WOMEN ONLY SPACE3-HELPLINE4-SELF-HELP5-TRAINING
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource position of £225,123 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £788,959 to £563,836. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £289,394, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain the charity as a going concern despite increased competition for funding.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Trading subsidiary: The GINA Project C.I.C.
“The GINA Project C.I.C., a subsidiary undertaking of RSVP (West Midlands) Limited.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Feltons. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rape And Sexual Violence Project (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Lisa Thompson — Chief Executive (source)
- Anjella Darcy — Head of Adult Counselling and Wellbeing Services (source)
- Katrina Blake — Head of Children and Young People’s (CYP) Counselling and Wellbeing Services (source)
- Paula Dower — Head of Fundraising and Partnerships (source)
- Yvonne Langham — Head of ISVA (Advocacy) Services (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£68k
Reported reserves equal ~1.5 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 (97% 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: 3.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Rachel Scottchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Andy Bowman
- Dr Sarah Pemberton
- Elise Coblentz-Baumann
- SALLY PLUMB · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Solihull
Income and spending
Common questions
Is RAPE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE PROJECT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource position of £225,123 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £788,959 to £563,836. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £289,394, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain the charity as a going concern despite increased competition for funding. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Feltons.
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