RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE COUNSELLING CENTRE (DARLINGTON AND COUNTY DURHAM) CIO

Registered charity 1164121 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RSACC

We provide free and confidential specialist services to survivors of rape, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and domestic abuse aged 13 and over within Darlington and County Durham. services include face to face counselling, a telephone helpline, facilitated group work for survivors of domestic abuse, a preventative programme for young people on healthy relationships and bespoke training packages.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £133,734 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £535,990 to £402,256. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £333,499, which is below the stated policy target of £369,772 required to maintain a six-month exit strategy.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rape Crisis Centre Darlington & County Durham (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (23/09/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Katie Joanne Bradshawchair
• Grace Elizabeth Rose Bananga
• Linda Wight
• PROF NICOLE WESTMARLAND · trustee of 1 other charity
• Prof Geetanjali Gangoli

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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