--- title: "Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abu… rating | CharityCompare" description: "Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service scores 87/100 (Good). Latest accounts 2025: income £1.4m · 97% on charitable activities. Reg 289253." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/rising-sun-domestic-violence-abuse-service retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:08:28.909Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service a good charity? Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service scores 87/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£1.4m total income, 97% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Canterbury · CT1 9TZ | Reg [289253](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/rising-sun-domestic-violence-abuse-service) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.risingsunkent.com/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/289253) Donate ## How can you give to RISING SUN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE SERVICE? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official RISING SUN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE SERVICE form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.risingsunkent.com/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=289253) ## What does Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service do? Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service is a registered charity (no. 289253) working in domestic abuse in Canterbury · CT1 9TZ. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 97% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 10 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been broadly stable over recent years. CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=rising-sun-domestic-violence-abuse-service) **In short:** RISING SUN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE SERVICE scores 87 out of 100 (4 stars). 97% average program spend (3-year average). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service? Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service has a Clarity Score of 87 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 289253. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Domestic abuse. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £1.4m, with 97% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 10 months of operating costs. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 87/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 97% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £1.4m Latest year 2025 Reserves 10 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £78.7 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 3% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does RISING SUN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE SERVICE compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers RISING SUN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE SERVICE scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)75thpercentile **Scores higher than 75% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 87/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Domestic abuse charities63rdpercentile **Scores higher than 63% of 16 charities in this cause** · 87/100 vs 84 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 10 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 80/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 10 months · 15/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 50% | 5/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 80% | 12% · 4/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 100% | 97% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 1p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 30/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 30% | 28 volunteers / 48 staff · 3/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service's Clarity Score? 87/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 80/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 30/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight10 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 80/100 Reserves (months of cash)10 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth5/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets12% · 4/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 Program expense ratio97% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency1p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 30/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio28 volunteers / 48 staff · 3/10 pts ## How much does Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £1.4m | — | | Total expenditure | £1.5m | — | | Charitable activities | £1.5m | 99% | | Fundraising | £19k | 1% | | Governance & admin | £30k | 2% | 99%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £1.5m spent - Charitable activities99% · £1.5m - Fundraising1% · £19k - Governance2% · £30k ## What trust indicators does Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 10 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 48 employees · 28 volunteers (1:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 289253 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/289253) ### Trustees & officers - Ms P J Hazelton since 2014 - Dr Marian Clare DUGGAN Chair · since 2016 - Dr Carin Tunaker since 2019 - Dr Daniela Peluso since 2023 - Kristina Massey since 2024 - Elizabeth Ann Coldwell since 2026 - janine hodges since 2026 - Titilola Oluseun Olufunso Triumph since 2026 - Ana Sofia Grilo Carapeto Graca since 2026 - Tracey Duckett since 2026 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service? Overall score 87/100 (4★) Income £1.4m Cause spend 97% of expenditure Reg number 289253 Scope Local (canterbury) Reserves 10 months Trustees 10 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does RISING SUN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE SERVICE compare, and where else can you look? [Compare RISING SUN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE SERVICE with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=rising-sun-domestic-violence-abuse-service) [More domestic abuse charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/domestic-abuse) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where RISING SUN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE SERVICE sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [domestic abuse charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/domestic-abuse) - [poverty charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty) - [education charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education) - [children charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/children) - [Charities in Canterbury](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/canterbury) ### Similar domestic abuse charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [DOMESTIC ABUSE VOLUNTEER SUPPORT SERVICES](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/domestic-abuse-volunteer-support-services) 98/100 · £575k - [JEWISH WOMENS AID LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/jewish-womens-aid-limited) 96/100 · £1.5m - [NORTH DEVON AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/north-devon-against-domestic-abuse-limited) 91/100 · £1.2m - [WOMEN'S AID IN LUTON](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/women-s-aid-in-luton) 90/100 · £1.1m ## How can you share Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service's rating? 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Around 97% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service a legitimate charity? + Yes — Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 289253). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/289253. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service's charity number? + Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service's charity number is 289253. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service's charity rating? + Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service scores 87 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 97% of Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 1% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 3% of total expenditure at Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service receive? + Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service reported £1.4m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable. Are Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service based? + Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service is listed at Canterbury · CT1 9TZ, focused on domestic abuse. How does CharityCompare score Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.