LEEDS WOMEN'S AID
Registered charity 1005884 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEEDS WOMEN'S AID INCORPORATING HALT
Leeds Women's Aid works with women & children, being a voice & leader in the sector. LWA support women & children experiencing domestic violence and abuse and aims to eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls. We offer a range of services including safe houses and refuges, community & telephone support, women's groups and hubs, and support to children & young people and coordinate partnerships.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £195,304 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £4,686,457 against total expenditure of £4,491,153. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £985,570, which falls within the stated policy target range of £887,000 to £996,000. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between £887,000 and £996,000 (held: £986k)
“The Trustees consider an adequate level of unrestricted reserves to be between £887,000 and £996,000.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Leeds Womens Aid (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£75k
Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% 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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (24/09/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dr Shruthi Ventakachalam
- HELEN LOUISE DANIELS
- Holli Kellett
- Jill MacTaggart Ezard
- Judith McAra · trustee of 1 other charity
- LORRAINE WHEWELL
- Nneka Ikeogu
- Rebecca Tredget
- Ridwana Wallace-Laher · trustee of 1 other charity
- Samantha Millar
- Susan Kerslake
- Vanessa Rolfe
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Leeds City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LEEDS WOMEN'S AID financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £195,304 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £4,686,457 against total expenditure of £4,491,153. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £985,570, which falls within the stated policy target range of £887,000 to £996,000. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.
Who funds LEEDS WOMEN'S AID?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LEEDS WOMEN'S AID as a grant recipient include The Keith Howard Foundation, THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION, THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST, THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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