Herts Area Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Centre (Harcsac)

Analysis

Herts Area Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Centre (Harcsac) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hatfield. It was registered in April 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Herts Area Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Centre (Harcsac) reported income of £77k and spending of £62k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £62k to £77k (+23%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Herts Area Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Centre (Harcsac) sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kensington and Chelsea Forum for Older Residents (£77k), The West Foundation (£77k) and Anlaby Park Community Library (£77k).