CIS'TERS - SURVIVING RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE IN CHILDHOOD

Charity number: 1184857
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

CISters is a survivor led specialist service for females aged 18 or over who, as female children, were sexually abused/exploited by a member of their immediate and/or extended family. We offer female survivors the opportunity to meet other women in a group context and within an empowerment model. Meetings vary in type/focus and include an Annual Residential Weekend Workshop. We meet in Hampshire.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £31,108
Total expenditure: £56,283

People

7 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(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

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 August 2019: CIO registration
  • 03 February 2021: Funds received from 1123125 CIS'TERS - SURVIVING RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • CISTERS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Samantha Peggy Richley Chair 16 August 2020
None on record
Jude McBride Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record
Theresa Stephens Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record
Catherine Handley Trustee 17 November 2020
None on record
Louise Charlotte Bird Trustee 16 August 2020
None on record
Gillian Lynn Finch Trustee 16 August 2020
None on record
Dr Eileen Ross Gorrod Trustee 16 August 2020
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 £89.53k £9.35k £92.78k £41.58k £31.11k
Total expenditure £53.68k £52.08k £63.42k £70.57k £56.28k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £47.60k N/A £32.60k 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 05 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 05 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 02 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 12 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 12 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 29 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 29 November 2021 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 12 Aug 2019

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF FEMALE SURVIVORS AGED OVER 18 WHO, BORN AS FEMALE, DURING CHILDHOOD WERE RAPED, SEXUALLY ABUSED OR SEXUALLY EXPLOITED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE WHO WERE RAPED, SEXUALLY ABUSED OR SEXUALLY EXPLOITED BY A MEMBER OF THEIR IMMEDIATE OR EXTENDED FAMILY; EMPOWERING SUCH SURVIVORS IN THEIR OWN PERSONAL HEALING THROUGH THE MUTUAL AFFIRMATION, ACCEPTANCE, RESPECT AND SUPPORT OF OTHER SURVIVORS AND, SUBJECT TO FUNDING, TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OR DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES FOR OTHER PERSONS AFFECTED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY RAPE, SEXUAL ABUSE OR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR THOSE PROVIDING SERVICES, OF THE IMPACT ON CHILD VICTIMS/ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD RAPE/SEXUAL ABUSE/EXPLOITATION AND THE ASSOCIATED COPING STRATEGIES USED BY SOME VICTIMS; AND TO PROMOTE AN IMPROVED SERVICE RESPONSE TO THE UNMET NEEDS OF SUCH CHILD VICTIMS/ADULT SURVIVORS, AND OTHERS AFFECTED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY EXPERIENCES OF SEXUAL CRIMES.

Contact information

Address:
CIS'ters
PO Box 119
Eastleigh
SO50 9ZF
Phone:
02380338080
Email:
admin@cisters.org.uk
Website:

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