Registered charity (CIO) · Southend-on-Sea
SOS Rape Crisis
SOS Rape Crisis is a registered charity (number 1194207) based in Southend-on-Sea, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Rosalind Dunhill since 2021. Latest income £723k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 9 trustees
- Income £723k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rosalind DunhillChair · since 2021
- Alison Smith MBETrustee · since 2011
- Caroline JenningsTrustee · since 2023
- Emma KingTrustee · since 2024
- Laura MartinTrustee · since 2021
- Lesley RichardsonTrustee · since 2021
- Mali DunkleyTrustee · since 2011
- Margaret Howell MBETrustee · since 2011
- Rachelle Jayne StoneTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Southend-on-sea
- Website
- www.sosrc.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£723k£647k
- 2024£698k£608k
- 2023£639k£587k
Earlier years
- 2022£543k£469k
Income trend, 2022 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE (1) TO ALLEVIATE THE TRAUMA AND DISTRESS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS WHO HAVE SUFFERED ANY FORM OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE. (2) TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN THE SUBJECT OF RAPE AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE VICTIM, WHETHER PHYSICAL, MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, OR SOCIAL AND TO TRAIN WOMEN AS COUNSELLORS SO AS TO BE ABLE TO COPE WITH THE PROBLEMS OF RAPE VICTIMS BY THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL, LEGAL AND EMOTIONAL COUNSELLING.
Grants received
5 grants · £358,241 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £337,991 (2 grants)
- Essex Community Foundation · £18,000 (2 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £2,250
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Rosalind Dunhill Chair since 2021
- Alison Smith MBE since 2011
- Caroline Jennings since 2023
- Emma King since 2024
- Laura Martin since 2021
- Lesley Richardson since 2021
- Margaret Howell MBE since 2011
- Mali Dunkley since 2011
- Rachelle Jayne Stone since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Alison Smith MBE since 2011
- Margaret Howell MBE since 2011
- Mali Dunkley since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Rosalind Dunhill Chair since 2021
- Alison Smith MBE since 2011
- Caroline Jennings since 2023
- Emma King since 2024
- Laura Martin since 2021
- Lesley Richardson since 2021
- Margaret Howell MBE since 2011
- Mali Dunkley since 2011
- Rachelle Jayne Stone since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
14.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 16.0 in 2022
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1194207
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 23 Apr 2021
- Contact on the register
- 01702667590 · info@sosrc.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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