Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland

Analysis

Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in September 2010, 16 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 07285969). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £804k to £1.3m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK (£1.3m), Twins Trust Ltd (£1.3m) and New Life Christian Centre (Croydon) (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97%, trading 1.8% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £564k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.