Sexual Trauma and Recovery Services - Dorset Rape Crisis

Registered charity 1178308 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DORSET RAPE CRISIS SUPPORT CENTRE

Providing Support, Guidance & Information to any survivors of Rape, Child Sexual Abuse & Sexual Assault through a Helpline, Counselling & Independent Sexual Violence Advisor Services (ISVA), incl services for Children, Young People & Adults in Dorset. On becoming a CIO in 2019 we changed our name from Dorset Rape Crisis Support Centre (900350): 2018 marked our 30th year of working in this field.

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Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year in a strong position with a surplus of £134,728 and total funds of £549,307. The trustees consider the free reserves of £437,736 to be sufficient to deliver charitable objectives for the next twelve months. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or related party transactions.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Ward Goodman Audit Services Ltd. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/08/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (24/04/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees

• Alex Hancoxchair
• Diane Rosalind Wells
• Dr Jackie Farquharson
• Dr Peter Arabaci Hills
• Graham Vagg
• Jane Cordner
• Julie Judd

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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