Kent Sexual Assault & Abuse Service
Analysis
Kent Sexual Assault & Abuse Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in February 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Kent Sexual Assault & Abuse Service reported income of £876k and spending of £1.0m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £511k to £876k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Kent Sexual Assault & Abuse Service sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cpotential Trust (£876k), The Sympathetic Trust (£876k) and Reverse Rett (£876k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £356k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 99%
- Trading 0.1%
- Investments 0.6%
In the charity's own words
To relieve the trauma and distress of people who have suffered sexual assault as well as those who support them and to advance the education of the public on the extent and the effects of rape.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cpotential Trust | London | £876k |
| The Sympathetic Trust | Salford | £876k |
| Reverse Rett | Manchester | £876k |
| Relationship Works | Bristol | £877k |