Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (Cheshire and Merseyside)

Analysis

Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (Cheshire and Merseyside) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warrington. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (Cheshire and Merseyside) reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.5m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.3m to £1.6m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (Cheshire and Merseyside) sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Society of Echocardiography (£1.6m), Pembrokeshire and Carmarthen Mind Ltd (£1.6m) and Age Concern Slough and Berkshire East (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, donations and legacies 3.1% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £265k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 39 people.