LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT

Registered charity 1001834 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEWHAM ASIAN WOMEN'S PROJECT

LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT (LBWP) PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES UNDER A FRAMEWORK TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS: EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION AND HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES, COUNSELLING, SERVICE FOR YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS INCLUDING SUPPORT GROUPS, AND LEGAL ADVICE AND INFORMATION.IN ADDITION LBWP PROVIDES CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING TO PROFESSIONALS, RESEARCH AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT.

Objects

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE RELIEF OF MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISTRESS AMONG BLACK MINORITY ETHNIC AND REFUGEE WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN MALTREATED BY THEIR HUSBANDS OR MALE MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILY AND AMONG THE CHILDREN OF SUCH WOMEN.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE NEWHAM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £30,789 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a prior year deficit. However, the trustees report that free reserves of £260,284 have fallen short of the stated policy target of £420,026, which represents three months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity notes ongoing challenges regarding funding sustainability and rising utility costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Barcant Beardon Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANJUM MOUJ · trustee of 1 other charity
• Chardine Taylor-Stone
• Donna Marie Elizabeth Carty
• Edem Barbara Ntumy
• PALVINDER KUDHAIL
• RENA PATHAK
• SAIKA ALAM
• SURRIYA AHMAD

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BLACK COUNTRY WOMEN'S AID.

• BLACK COUNTRY WOMEN'S AID income £10.3m
• WOMEN'S AID LEICESTERSHIRE LIMITED income £1.9m
• BROXTOWE WOMEN'S PROJECT LIMITED income £295k
• THE WOMENS' CENTRE SUTTON income £474k
• IMECE WOMEN'S CENTRE income £995k
• WOMEN'S COMMUNITY MATTERS income £1.5m

Side by side with its peers

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