MILTON KEYNES WOMENS AID

Registered charity 1011284 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MKWA

MKWA provides a holistic domestic violence service in MK, the name of the service is MK-ACT as we support women and men- emergency refuge accommodation for up to 28 families,- specialist service for Asian families - resettlement service for families leaving accommodation - Crisis Intervention Service from families in the community

Objects

“The objects of the Charity shall be:To relieve poverty, hardship, distress and suffering by providing support and care, which may include providing emergency accommodation and / or related support, for individuals and their children who have experienced; “Abusive Behaviour or Economic Abuse” by their families or persons they are personally connected to or persons with whom they are or have been living or associating; and who may also be in need of support due to one or more illness(es) or learning disability or disabilities or mental or physical health problems or social or sensory impairment(s) or has problems with alcohol or substance abuse.“Abusive Behaviour or Economic Abuse” means physical or sexual abuse; or violent or threatening behaviour; or controlling or coercive behaviour; or economic abuse (which means any behaviour that has a substantial adverse effect to acquire, use or maintain money or other property, or obtain goods or services); or psychological, emotional or other abuse, and it does not matter whether the behaviour consists of a single incident or a course of Conduct.

Area of benefit: MILTON KEYNES IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

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

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 deficit of £209,824 for the year, a shift from the previous year's surplus, which the Trustees attribute to a deliberate decision to utilize reserves to safeguard services during a period of increased demand and financial pressure. Per the Trustees' report, free reserves stand at £381,712, which is within the stated policy range of £250,000 to £500,000, and the Trustees remain confident in the organization's ability to maintain positive future cash flows.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — MK ACT (matched by registered charity number).

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

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (67% 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: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• MANDIP RANI KAURchair
• AGNES TUTANI
• Barbara Elizabeth Taeed
• Clare Elizabeth Prysbet
• Devinder Kaur Lider
• Jane Parker
• Karys Lancaster
• Krina Nilesh Parmar
• Madeline Logsdail
• Mohammed Balal
• SUSAN PAYNE
• Smita Khanijow
• Thandiwe Linda Mangena
• Victoria Mary Gidman

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Milton Keynes

Income and spending

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