R.I.S.E. (Refuge, Information, Support and Education)

Registered charity 1065846 Registered since 1997

Operates: East Sussex, West Sussex

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

5 trustees on the board

Dani Ahrens since 2022
Emma Pattison since 2026
Matilda Gosling since 2026
Rebecca Vaughan since 2025
Tess Craven since 2026

1y median 0y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

1.2y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Dani Ahrens since 2022
Emma Pattison since 2026
Matilda Gosling since 2026
Rebecca Vaughan since 2025
Tess Craven since 2026

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 5The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 2

Gaps to watch

Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

incomespending£907k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

2.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 2.0 in 2021

29 from 67 in 2021

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

Stockfield Community Association Similar size; both Housing
Tees Valley Young Mens Christian Association Similar size; both Housing
Wandsworth Community Empowerment Network Similar size; both Housing
The Book Trade Charity Similar size; both Housing
Adhisthana Trust Similar size; both Housing
Cornerstone Supported Housing and Counselling LTD Similar size; both Housing

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.riseuk.org.uk
Email	finance@riseuk.org.uk
Phone	01273 622828
Address	RISE, Community Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XG

Finances

£906,567 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£3,139,424	£2,853,486
2022	£1,146,511	£1,038,499
2023	£1,080,218	£1,141,636
2024	£1,098,406	£1,270,925
2025	£906,567	£1,098,946

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housing

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Defined Groups

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO: RELIEVE THE POVERTY, SICKNESS, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING EXPERIENCED BY THOSE WHO ARE ABUSED, AND SURVIVORS OF ABUSE AND VIOLENCE AND IN PARTICULAR WOMEN, LGBT, CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL ABUSE AND VIOLENCE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/08/1997AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 28/10/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 04/07/2014

Trustees (5)

5trustees

58median age

0aged 70+

Dani Ahrensage band 55-59 since 2022
Emma Pattison since 2026
Matilda Gosling since 2026
Rebecca Vaughanage band 55-59 since 2025
Tess Craven since 2026

Linked company (Companies House)

R.I.S.E. (Refuge, Information, Support and Education) · 03425008 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 26/08/1997

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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