Rotherham Abuse Advocacy and Counselling Service

Registered charity 1175142 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROTHERHAM ABUSE COUNSELLING SERVICE

Provision of counselling services for victims of any form of abuse in the Rotherham area.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£487k
Latest spending
£630k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £143,694 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £395,618 to £251,924. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves are monitored monthly and that they are aware of a shortfall, planning to increase unrestricted funds to manage it. The charity remains dependent on external grants and donations to sustain its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
Our main sources of income came from the following organisations for which we are very grateful: National Lottery, Ministry of Justice, RDASH, Police and Crime Commissioner, Rotherham MBC and Children in need — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two months running costs (held: £181k)
The trustees have designated an amount of £70,000 to cover two months running costs for closure and statutory redundancy payments should the remaining operational reserves deplete to a level that is no longer sustainable. — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rotherham Abuse Advocacy and Counselling Service (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough CouncilPost CSE Support Services

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£820k
Total spending
£626k
Reserves (reported)
£70k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Doncaster · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£487k£630k
31/03/2024£820k£626k
31/03/2023£744k£666k
31/03/2022£458k£504k
31/03/2021£430k£367k

Common questions

Is Rotherham Abuse Advocacy and Counselling Service financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £143,694 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £395,618 to £251,924. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves are monitored monthly and that they are aware of a shortfall, planning to increase unrestricted funds to manage it. The charity remains dependent on external grants and donations to sustain its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2023£8kMale Rape Support Fund 2021-2023 (4 month extension)
UK government15/09/2022£26kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund 2019-2023 (4 month extension)
UK government26/03/2021£31kCOVID-19 Extraordinary National Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/01/2021£48kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund15/08/2019£10kL.A.C.E
UK government01/04/2019£134kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£23kMale Rape Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£79kRape & Sexual Abuse Support Fund