FYLDE COAST WOMEN'S AID
Registered charity 1022548 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FYLDE COAST WOMENS REFUGE
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated an overall surplus of £206,744 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted fund balances increasing to £1,493,202. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are equivalent to over 12 months of full expenditure, which exceeds the charity's stated policy target of six to nine months' expenditure. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between six and nine months' expenditure (held: £1.5m)
“It is the policy of the charity that funds which have not been designated to a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between six and nine months' expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Champion Accountants LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £150k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~15.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- NICOLA Dewhurstchair
- Barbara Pawelczak
- CATHERINE MARY HOLDER
- DEANA WHALLEY
- Laura Lawler
- SUE CROUCH
- Tracy Caroline Manning
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Blackpool · Lancashire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FYLDE COAST WOMEN'S AID financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an overall surplus of £206,744 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted fund balances increasing to £1,493,202. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are equivalent to over 12 months of full expenditure, which exceeds the charity's stated policy target of six to nine months' expenditure. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Champion Accountants LLP.
Who funds FYLDE COAST WOMEN'S AID?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FYLDE COAST WOMEN'S AID as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANNE (HEYHOUSES), ST ANNES-ON-SEA, LANCASHIRE..
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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Side by side with its peers
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