R.i.s.e. (Refuge, Information, Support and Education)
Analysis
R.i.s.e. (Refuge, Information, Support and Education) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in November 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03425008). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, R.i.s.e. (Refuge, Information, Support and Education) reported income of £907k and spending of £1.1m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £3.1m to £907k (-71%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, R.i.s.e. (Refuge, Information, Support and Education) sits at the 89th 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 North Huyton Communities Future (£906k), Renew Counselling (£907k) and The Camellia Foundation (£906k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 76%, donations and legacies 17%, trading 4.7% and investments 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,000. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.0%. Reserves of £265k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 16%
- Legacies 0.3%
- Charitable activities 76%
- Trading 4.7%
- Investments 2.5%
- Other 0.4%
In the charity's own words
Provision of services to Women, Children and Young People and LGBTQI people who are affected by Domestic Violence to include advice, emotional and therapeutic support and residential services. Education and training provision for awareness and prevention of domestic abuse.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| North Huyton Communities Future | Liverpool | £906k |
| Renew Counselling | Essex | £907k |
| The Camellia Foundation | London | £906k |
| Imara CIO | Nottingham | £907k |