THE WOMEN'S ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK TRUST
Registered charity 1010397 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as W E N, WEN, WOMEN'S ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK, WOMEN'S ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK (WEN)
The principal activity of the company is to promote the protection and preservation of human health and in particular the health of women and of the natural environment by the advancement of research and education.
Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total incoming resources increased by 11% to £1,244,014, resulting in a net surplus of £66,095 for the year. The charity holds total reserves of £438,518, with unrestricted free reserves of £154,584, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The auditors confirmed the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified 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 position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £155k; policy: three months operating costs for the year ahead)
“Required reserves, according to our own policy, of three months operating cdsts for the year ahead would be £273,000 so there remains a shortfall of £118,416” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Women's Environmental Network (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Monique Johnson — Co-Chair (source)
- Dr Amiera Sawas — Co-Chair (source)
- Zarina Ahmad — Co-Director (source)
- Kate Metcalf — Co-Director (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- CHRISTIE, Elizabeth Mary, Dr — director, appointed 29/01/2025on trustee list
- RAMADAN, Suna — director, appointed 14/10/2024on trustee list
- SAWAS, Amiera, Dr — director, appointed 14/10/2024on trustee list
- STAPLE, Tallulah — director, appointed 11/07/2023on trustee list
- BEGUM, Momotaz — director, appointed 17/03/2022on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Dr Amiera Sawas
- Dr Elizabeth Christie
- Momotaz Begum
- Suna Ramadan
- Tallulah Staple · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE WOMEN'S ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources increased by 11% to £1,244,014, resulting in a net surplus of £66,095 for the year. The charity holds total reserves of £438,518, with unrestricted free reserves of £154,584, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The auditors confirmed the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co.
Who funds THE WOMEN'S ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WOMEN'S ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK TRUST as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION, POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, KUSUMA TRUST UK, THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUST.
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