WOW (WORLD OF WORTH)
World of Worth is passionate about restoring dignity, hope and worth to women and girls. WOW supports women who have been marginalised, widowed & abandoned and provides opportunities for them to transform their world through education, training & micro businesses. Our aim is to help women become self-sustainable. WOW works in Uganda, Ethiopia, Mozambique, India, Philippines & Bulgaria.
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THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS IN THE THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £26,518 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds increasing to £123,779. The trustees confirmed that accounting records were kept and financial statements accorded with those records during the independent examination.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Volunteers: 8
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 5
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Volunteers: 5
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- Stephen John Thomaschair
- Alistair Whitmoor-Pryer
- Catherine Marion Young
- TONY BROWN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £273k | £274k |
| 31/08/2024 | £273k | £274k |
| 31/08/2023 | £257k | £247k |
| 31/08/2022 | £224k | £270k |
| 31/08/2021 | £325k | £249k |
Common questions
Is WOW (WORLD OF WORTH) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £26,518 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds increasing to £123,779. The trustees confirmed that accounting records were kept and financial statements accorded with those records during the independent examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WOW (WORLD OF WORTH)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WOW (WORLD OF WORTH) as a grant recipient include THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION, THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £6k | Creating borewell for clean water |
| THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST | FY2025 | £2k | Foundation Grants |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION | 2 | £67k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 2 | £30k |
| GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £10k |
| THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £4k |
| FONDATION CHANEL | 1 | £600k |
| THE BURDETT TRUST FOR NURSING | 1 | £277k |
| THE PWC FOUNDATION | 1 | £261k |
| THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £200k |
Charities like this
- THE WOW FOUNDATION
- WOMEN OF WORTH
- WOMANKIND WORLDWIDE
- WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL (UK)
- THE WOMANITY FOUNDATION
- EMPOWERING YOUNG WOMEN
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOW (WORLD OF WORTH) | £273k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE WOW FOUNDATION | £1.3m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WOMEN OF WORTH | £104k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WOMANKIND WORLDWIDE | £6.2m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL (UK) | £5.0m | £90,001 - £100,000 | 4 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE WOMANITY FOUNDATION | £28k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |