Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre
Analysis
Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in September 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. 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, Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre reported income of £916k and spending of £882k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £916k (-26%), an average of -7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre 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 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bloody Good Period (£916k), Taunton Heritage Trust (£917k) and Warrington Mencap (£915k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83%, trading 6.6% and donations and legacies 6.4%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Reserves of £920k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 6.4%
- Charitable activities 83%
- Trading 6.6%
- Investments 0.2%
- Other 3.5%
In the charity's own words
Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre is a specialist sexual violence organisation providing dedicated support services to survivors of rape, sexual abuse and sexual violence in Cambridgeshire. We provide a free and confidential helpline, email support, face to face counselling, group work, training and an Independent Sexual Violence Advocate service.
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|---|---|---|
| Bloody Good Period | Stoke-On-Trent | £916k |
| Taunton Heritage Trust | Somerset | £917k |
| Warrington Mencap | Warrington | £915k |
| Hull FC Rugby Community Sports & Education Foundation | Hull | £919k |