Barnsley Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Services

Analysis

Barnsley Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Services is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnsley. It was registered in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Barnsley Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Services reported income of £964k and spending of £891k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £964k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 17%. 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, Barnsley Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Services sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citizens Advice South Gloucestershire (£964k), Convalescent Retreat Limited (£965k) and Hatzola Northwest Trust (£963k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 4.3%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £215k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.