SERICC

Registered charity 1186836 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SERICC, rape and sexual abuse specialist service, provide free and confidential specialist counselling and advocacy support to victim and survivors in Essex and the surrounding areas.

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Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £74,202 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £589,921. The trustees note that the level of reserves is based on a realistic assessment of future income needs, specifically targeting six months of running costs (£680,027), which the current unrestricted reserves fall below. The financial health is characterized by a reliance on project-specific grants and contracts, with the trustees highlighting risks related to the potential non-renewal of a major contract and the wider economic cost of living crisis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Rowland Hall. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SERICC (matched by registered charity number).

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

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/06/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees

• Alison Curnickchair
• Dawn Hayes
• Michelene Heine
• Sonia Morgan
• Tracy D'Anstee
• Victoria Taylor

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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