RISING SUN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE SERVICE
Registered charity 289253 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RISING SUN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT, RISING SUN WOMEN'S REFUGE
Support, advice, counselling and therapy for women and children exposed to Domestic Violence. Raising awareness among others in the community to relieve and educate about the impact of Domestic Violence through talks and training. Developing and delivering relating to Domestic Abuse schools programmes across county to offer safe relationship information to secondary school young people
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,187,603, which the trustees consider to be at a satisfactory level for the continuation of the charity's objectives. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: maintain free reserves to manage the potential risks to the charity... in line with our Strategic Plan (held: £1.2m)
“Our reserves policy is to maintain free reserves to manage the potential risks to the charity. These will permit the charity to continue its operational expenditure in the event of a downturn in income or unforeseen increase in costs and are in line with our Strategic Plan.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Burgess Hodgson Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rising Sun Domestic Violence and Abuse Service (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Amy — Trust & Foundations Officer (source)
- Elaine — Head of Adult Services (source)
- Ingrid — Head of Children & Young People Services (source)
- Brooke — Hospital IDVA (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Marks and Spencer — “We were thrilled to be chosen as Marks and Spencer in Canterbury’s Charity of the Year for 2024-25” (source page)
- Marks & Spencer, Canterbury — “Our local Marks & Spencer store in Canterbury named Rising Sun as their chosen charity in 2025.” (source page)
- NFU Mutual Canterbury & Sittingbourne — “This year, the Canterbury & Sittingbourne NFU Mutual office kindly chose to support Rising Sun with a generous donation of £6,504” (source page)
- Bridges Impact Foundation — “We were incredibly grateful to the Bridges Impact Foundation for choosing Rising Sun as their charity partner. Through a two-year partnershi…” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£19k
Reported reserves equal ~9.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (04/09/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dr Marian Clare DUGGANchair
- Ana Sofia Grilo Carapeto Graca
- Dr Carin Tunaker
- Dr Daniela Peluso
- Elizabeth Ann Coldwell
- Kristina Massey
- Ms P J Hazelton
- Titilola Oluseun Olufunso Triumph
- Tracey Duckett
- janine hodges
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Kent
Income and spending
Common questions
Is RISING SUN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE SERVICE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,187,603, which the trustees consider to be at a satisfactory level for the continuation of the charity's objectives. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Burgess Hodgson Audit Limited.
Who funds RISING SUN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE SERVICE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name RISING SUN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE SERVICE as a grant recipient include JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY, THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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