RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND

Registered charity 1138149 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TRCC, TYNESIDE RAPE CRISIS CENTRE

Provision of direct support services to female survivors of sexual violence aged 13 and over who live in Tyneside or Northumberland. The direct services we provide include counselling, group work, helpline, email support and practical/emotional support.Provision of specialist training, workshops and talks to local professionals and the wider public to raise awareness about our work.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net expenditure of £63,980, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £735,502 to £671,522. Per the trustees' report, the organization maintains a reserves policy target of six months' running costs, holding £563,510 in unrestricted reserves, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue as a going concern despite the current financial loss.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £564k; policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure)
“Based on 2024/25 expenditure free reserves amounted to approximately two and a half months’ running costs.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland (matched by registered charity number).

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.

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

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£564k
Employees
34

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — above the median 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.4m
31/03/2024£1.3m£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2022£946k£832k
31/03/2021£804k£737k

Common questions

Is RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net expenditure of £63,980, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £735,502 to £671,522. Per the trustees' report, the organization maintains a reserves policy target of six months' running costs, holding £563,510 in unrestricted reserves, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue as a going concern despite the current financial loss. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.

Who funds RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND as a grant recipient include THE BROOK TRUST, ROSA FUND, THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BROOK TRUSTFY2022£125k
ROSA FUNDFY2024£7kVoices from the Front Line
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUSTFY2023£6k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/02/2026£20kNorthumberland and Sunderland Development Worker
Community Foundation North East17/07/2025£20kGrant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
Community Foundation North East12/09/2024£5kGrant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
The National Lottery Community Fund01/08/2024£20kSexual Violence Awareness and Outreach
UK government01/08/2023£400kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government15/09/2022£209kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government15/09/2022£75kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund 2019-2023 (4 month extension)
Community Foundation North East21/07/2022£5kGrant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
Community Foundation North East06/01/2022£5kA grant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
Community Foundation North East29/07/2021£5kA grant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
The National Lottery Community Fund21/07/2021£250kCommunity Sexual Violence Counselling Project
Community Foundation North East13/05/2021£30kA grant to Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2021£10kVolunteer Support Project
UK government15/07/2020£7kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government14/02/2020£31kOlder Women and Sexual Violence
UK government01/04/2019£168kRape & Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£224kRape & Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£68kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government11/03/2019£70kOlder Women and Sexual Violence
Community Foundation North East08/03/2019£6kStaying safe in relationships, outreach work with young people
Community Foundation North East04/09/2018£9kTo support the sexual violence helpline and email support through volunteer co-ordination
Community Foundation North East12/06/2018£250General contribution
UK government01/04/2018£50k2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
UK government01/04/2018£18kFemale Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
UK government01/04/2018£67k2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund

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 Rape Crisis South London.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RAPE CRISIS TYNESIDE AND NORTHUMBERLAND£1.3m—0below—no doubt
Rape Crisis South London FY2025£4.1m—0unclear—no doubt
BRADFORD RAPE CRISIS AND SEXUAL ABUSE SURVIVORS SERVICE FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT CENTRE (NORTH WALES) FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
SOS RAPE CRISIS FY2025£723k—0unclear—no doubt
SURVIVE (SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE) FY2025£546k—0below—no doubt

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