STOPSO UK

Charity number: 1170470
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

StopSO UK is an independent national charity which aims to reduce sexual abuse in the UK. We offer 1-2-1 face to face therapy to those concerned or worried about their sexual thoughts or behaviour before an offence is committed, and to victims and survivors of sexual abuse. Therapy is delivered in communities across the UK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £96,271
Total expenditure: £80,725

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 November 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS STOPSO LIMITED (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Antounette Philippides Chair 18 May 2020
None on record
Antonia Morris Trustee 12 June 2025
None on record
Thomas Roy Scott Trustee 15 January 2025
None on record
Gavin Conn Trustee 24 November 2024
None on record
Robert John Bielen Trustee 13 January 2024
None on record
Susan Maxwell Trustee 06 December 2022
None on record
John David Goss Trustee 18 May 2020
None on record
TRUDY HANNINGTON Trustee 30 November 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £123.89k £57.26k £74.53k £77.61k £96.27k
Total expenditure £73.56k £82.34k £89.86k £73.75k £80.72k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 12 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 12 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 23 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 30 Nov 2016 as amended on 17 Jun 2022

Charitable objects

1. THE REDUCTION OF CRIME BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH SEXUALLY INAPPROPRIATE THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIOUR AND LIKELY TO COMMIT A SEXUAL OFFENCE, OR RE-OFFEND SEXUALLY. THIS WILL BE DONE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF THERAPY PROVIDED BY A UK WIDE NETWORK OF STOPSO TRAINED PSYCHOTHERAPISTS, COUNSELLORS AND SUPERVISORS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, 'PROVIDING ACCESS' MIGHT INCLUDE PROVIDING FREE OR SUBSIDISED THERAPY OR COUNSELLING TO THOSE WHO THROUGH LACK OF MEANS WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH SPECIALIST TREATMENT. 2. THE RELIEF OF MENTAL HEALTH DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT FOR FAMILY MEMBERS, PARTNERS OR CLOSE FRIENDS OF THOSE WHO HAVE SEXUALLY TROUBLING THOUGHTS AND ARE AT RISK OF COMMITTING A SEXUAL OFFENCE OR RE-OFFENDING BY THE PROVISION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELLING. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, 'FAMILY MEMBERS' MEANS, THOSE LIVING WITH OR IN A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PERSON WHO MAY COMMIT OR HAS COMMITTED A SEXUAL OFFENCE. 3. TO ADVANCE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN ALL THEORY RELATED TO SEXUAL OFFENDING, INCLUDING CAUSES, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT BY PROVIDING TRAINING COURSES, FORUMS, CONFERENCES AND ASSEMBLIES TO PROFESSIONALS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE PROFESSIONALS INCLUDES COUNSELLORS, PSYCHOTHERAPISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, PSYCHIATRISTS, SUPERVISORS, HEALTH WORKERS, TEACHERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, SCHOOL GOVERNORS, SPORTS PROFESSIONALS, SUPERVISORS, PROBATION OFFICERS, POLICE AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED BY SEXUAL OFFENDING. 4. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF OTHER ORGANISATIONS, PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF SEXUAL OFFENDING BY TAKING PUBLIC POLICY POSITIONS ON ISSUES IN THE FIELD OF SEXUAL OFFENDING, AND RAISING AWARENESS THROUGH PROVIDING AN INFORMATION SERVICE AND RESOURCES. 5. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION RELATED TO A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF NON NORMATIVE SEXUAL ATTRACTION, SEXUAL OFFENDING AND SEXUAL RE-OFFENDING BY CARRYING OUT RESEARCH INTO ALL RELATED AREAS INCLUDING CAUSES, TREATMENTS AND PREVENTION. 6. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMITTED A SEXUAL OFFENCE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR SUCH PEOPLE TO LIVE LAW-ABIDING AND NON-OFFENDING LIVES AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. 7. TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES RELATED TO SEXUAL OFFENDING AND SEXUALLY TROUBLING THOUGHTS WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

Contact information

Address:
PO BOX 831
Rochester
ME1 9SA
Phone:
07473 299883
Email:
info@stopso.org.uk
Website:

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