Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support

Analysis

Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in November 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06738639). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.6m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.6m to £2.9m (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 69%. 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, Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Solving Kids' Cancer UK (£2.9m), Sheffield Hospitals Charity (£2.9m) and Sericc (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, donations and legacies 8.6% and trading 3.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £161k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.6%. Reserves of £424k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 45 people.