Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre

What Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre does

Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre (CRCC) is a UK registered charity (No. 1179871) headquartered in Cambridge that provides free, confidential, user-led support to women and girls across Cambridgeshire who have experienced rape or sexual violence. The organization delivers an integrated portfolio of services including a scheduled telephone helpline (Wednesdays and Sundays), anonymous email support, live chat (Tuesdays), one-to-one counselling, ISVA/ChISVA advocacy through the criminal justice system, and facilitated peer support groups, with additional dedicated pathways for Anglia Ruskin University students and male survivors. Underlying delivery is people-intensive: trained volunteers and specialist staff operate confidential communication channels; there is no proprietary software platform and the technology footprint is conventional telephony, email, and web chat.

The business model is that of a small non-profit. All survivor-facing services are provided free of charge, and the operating budget is funded through a mix of individual donations, community fundraising events (including the Cambridge Half Marathon), legacy giving, corporate partnerships, undisclosed local grants, and a modest revenue-generating training and consultancy service sold to professionals. Go-to-market is community-led: survivors reach CRCC directly via helpline/email/live chat or are referred through police, healthcare providers, social services, and university partners. Marketing is low-cost and organic — Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, email newsletter, local press engagement, and word-of-mouth within the survivor community and professional referral networks.

Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre serves survivors of sexual violence across Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. It is independently governed, has no parent company or institutional investors, and employs 11-50 staff supplemented by volunteers. Founded/registered as a charity in 2012, the organization has since supported over 1,000 women and girls per year, with a service footprint that has been deliberately broadened to include male survivors, university students, and professional training buyers.

Name

Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre

Legal name

Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre

Website

https://cambridgerapecrisis.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre is a UK registered charity that provides free, confidential emotional, therapeutic, and advocacy support to women and girls across Cambridgeshire who have experienced sexual violence, funded by donations, fundraising, and training services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Sexual Violence Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

Keywords

• Sexual violence support
• Rape crisis services
• Trauma-informed counselling
• ISVA advocacy services
• Survivor peer support

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The charity relies on public donations, fundraising events (such as the Cambridge Half Marathon), corporate support, and legacy giving to fund its services. All support services are provided free of charge to survivors.
2. Training and Consultancy Services: The organization offers training and consultancy services to professionals, which generates revenue to support its core operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre (CRCC) is a registered charity that provides free, confidential, user-led specialist support services to women and girls across Cambridgeshire who have been subjected to rape and sexual violence. Its core offering encompasses emotional support (telephone Helpline, Email Support, Live Chat), therapeutic Counselling, ISVA/ChISVA Advocacy through the criminal justice system, and Peer Support Groups, supplemented by professional Training and Consultancy, dedicated ARU student support, and services for male survivors.

Product overview

Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre is a specialist charitable organization offering a unified suite of free, confidential support services to women and girls across Cambridgeshire who have been subjected to sexual violence. The core service portfolio consists of emotional support channels (Helpline, Email Support, Live Chat), therapeutic services (Counselling), advocacy support through the criminal justice system (ISVA/ChISVA), and peer-based support (Peer Support Groups). Additional specialized services include training and consultancy for professionals, support for ARU students, and dedicated services for male survivors. These services are provided at no cost and are designed to empower survivors to cope, recover, and thrive.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Helpline Confidential and anonymous emotional support by telephone, open Wednesdays 7pm–9:30pm and Sundays 10am–12:30pm, for survivors of rape and sexual violence across Cambridgeshire.
• Email Support Confidential and anonymous emotional support via email for survivors of sexual violence.
• Live Chat Confidential and anonymous emotional support via online chat, open Tuesdays 12pm–1:30pm, for survivors of sexual violence.
• Advocacy Service (ISVA/ChISVA) Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) and Children ISVA providing practical information and support to survivors navigating the criminal justice system.
• Counselling Service Free and confidential therapeutic counselling for survivors of sexual violence.
• Peer Support Groups Group spaces for women and girls survivors of sexual violence to share their experiences and support one another.
• Training and Consultancy Fee-generating training and consultancy services provided to professionals and organisations on sexual violence awareness, response and best-practice support for survivors.
• ARU Student Support Specialised sexual violence support service for students at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), delivered as part of a partnership with the university.
• Support for Male Survivors Specialised support service for men and boys who have been subjected to sexual violence.

Quantifiable outcome

• Empowers over 1,000 women and girls annually to cope, recover, and flourish after sexual violence

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ARU (Anglia Ruskin University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCambridge Rape Crisis Centre provides specialized support services for ARU students who have experienced sexual violence, indicating a partnership to support student welfare at the university.
• Local FunderscoreOthersThe organization receives funding from various local funders whose logos appear on the website. These funders enable the charity to provide free services to survivors across Cambridgeshire. Specific funder names are not individually listed on the website.
• JustGivingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOnline fundraising platform used for collecting donations and sponsorship for fundraising events. CRCC uses JustGiving for supporters to set up fundraising pages.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Victim Support: UK-wide charity providing support to victims of all crime types, including sexual violence. Comparable service channels (helpline, advocacy) but a much broader victim mandate rather than specialist sexual violence focus.
• Refuge: UK charity supporting women and children experiencing domestic abuse and violence, including overlapping survivor advocacy and refuge services. Broader scope than CRCC and operates at significantly larger scale with statutory contracts.
• Women's Aid: National federation supporting survivors of domestic abuse. Overlaps with CRCC on gender-based violence support and women-only service positioning, but its scope is broader (domestic rather than sexual violence) and its scale is materially larger.
• The Survivors Trust: UK-wide umbrella body for specialist sexual violence and abuse services, of which CRCC is likely an accredited member. Operates in the same specialist category at a national coordination and standards-setting level rather than direct service delivery.

Direct peers

• SurvivorsUK: UK specialist charity supporting male survivors of sexual violence — directly comparable to CRCC's emerging male survivor service line. Operates similar trauma-informed support (helpline, counselling, advocacy) and competes for the same male survivor segment CRCC is extending into.
• SARSAS (Somerset & Avon Rape & Sexual Abuse Support): Closest regional peer — a specialist sexual violence charity serving a defined UK region (Somerset & Avon) with the same multi-channel support model (helpline, email, live chat, advocacy, counselling). Directly comparable in scale, structure, and operating model to CRCC.
• Rape Crisis England & Wales: National umbrella federation of which CRCC is a member organization. Operates the same specialist sexual violence support model (helpline, advocacy, counselling) and shares CRCC's women-and-girls focus, but at national scale with member-centre coordination.

Emerging players

• NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood): UK charity offering support to adult survivors of childhood abuse, including sexual abuse. Closely related trauma-informed support category to CRCC, but with a distinct childhood-victim-only focus, positioning it as an adjacent rather than direct competitor.
• Galop: UK LGBT+ anti-violence charity providing specialist support to LGBT+ survivors of sexual violence, domestic abuse, and hate crime. Comparable trauma-informed service model to CRCC but focused on a specific demographic intersection.

Others

• Samaritans: UK-wide emotional support listening service operating a 24/7 helpline. Not a specialist sexual violence provider, but functionally adjacent as a confidential emotional-support channel that survivors may use during crisis — making it a complementary rather than competing service.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CambridgeRapeCrisis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cambridgerapecrisis
• Instagraminstagram.com/cambridgerapecrisis

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