01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048532
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 9
- Postcode
- ZE10HA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Shetland Rape Crisis, provides free and confidential information, support, and advocacy to any non-abusive person in Shetland of any gender (age 13+) who has been affected by sexual violence at any time in their life. We also deliver free sexual violence prevention education in all secondary schools in Shetland, as well as facilitating a young people’s volunteer group, which organises awareness-raising campaigns and fundraising events. We undertake campaigns and community events to educate on the prevalence of sexual violence and highlight ways to prevent it, and we take part in partnership work with strategic partners - the local authority, health, and third sectors - advocating for the inclusion of concerns relating to sexual and gender-based violence in Shetland.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4. The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 To provide free, confidential and inclusive specialist services for non-abusive women and girls aged over 13 in Shetland affected by any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives, including trauma-informed information, support, and advocacy. 4.2 To provide free, confidential and inclusive specialist services for non-abusive people of all genders aged over 13 in Shetland affected by any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives, including trauma-informed information, support, and advocacy. 4.3 To promote our vision of Shetland as a society free from sexual violence by challenging all forms of inequity. 4.4 To advance human rights in Shetland by working towards the prevention and, ultimately the elimination, of sexual violence in all its forms through evidence-based approaches such as education, training, collaboration, consultation, capacity-building, and campaigning.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £396,786 | £304,706 | 9 | 15 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £381,909 | £399,365 | 9 | 9 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £359,983 | £338,815 | 9 | 31 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £292,624 | £262,832 | 9 | 8 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £235,123 | £190,854 | 9 | 19 October 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 11 Hill Lane, Lerwick, Shetland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.compasscentre.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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