DEVON RAPE CRISIS AND SEXUAL ABUSE SERVICES

Registered charity 1144548 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEVON RAPE CRISIS SERVICE LIMITED, DEVON RCS

The organisation provides specialist face to face and online support, which includes counselling, group work, advocacy and practical support delivered from 3 office bases in Exeter, Torquay and Barnstaple and outreach venues across Devon. These services are delivered by a team of paid staff and volunteers.

Objects

1 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND TRAUMA OF ANY ADULT OR CHILD OVER THE AGE OF 13 YEARS (OR PARTNER, FRIEND OR RELATIVE) WHO HAS EXPERIENCED ANY FORM OF SEXUAL ABUSE OR VIOLENCE AT ANY TIME OF THEIR LIVES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND PRACTICAL HELP WHERE NECESSARY. 2 TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN THE SUBJECT OF SEXUAL ABUSE OR VIOLENCE AND IT'S AFFECTS ON THE VICTIM, WHETHER PHYSICAL, MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, OR SOCIAL AND TO TRAIN VOLUNTEERS AND OTHERS SO AS TO BE ABLE TO COPE WITH THE PROBLEMS OF RAPE BY THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL, LEGAL, AND EMOTIONAL COUNSELLING.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £15,253 and total unrestricted funds of £326,050. Per the trustees' report, the new reserve policy targets a level accounting for close-down costs, and the calculated free reserves of £171,818 are held above this implied minimum. The charity notes it is preparing for critical re-commissioning decisions in 2025/2026 to ensure financial sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Devon Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Services (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall — “main funding by The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall .” (source page)

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): instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (55% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• LINDA REGAN MBEchair
• Eva Neitzert
• Laura Taborn
• Marianne Hester

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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