AYLESBURY WOMEN'S AID

Registered charity 1054308 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of places of refuge, advice, support and advocacy for women and their children who are the victims of domestic violence and abuse.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF AYLESBURY WOMEN’S AID SHALL BE THE RELIEF OF NEED, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM OR ARE EXPOSED TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE OR OTHER ABUSE, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON THE CAUSES, EFFECTS AND PREVENTION OF SUCH VIOLENCE AND OTHER ABUSE, BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE ENGLAND AND WALES

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

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Registered contact address: South Oxfordshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £428,437, which is significantly in excess of the trustees' stated policy target of £150,000 to £200,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £13,312 for the year, with total incoming resources of £1,140,641 against total expenditure of £1,127,329. The trustees confirmed the organization remains a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: £60,001 - £70,000 1” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: £60,001 - £70,000 1” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £150,000 to £200,000 (held: £428k)
“The Directors now have a policy to the effect that unrestricted reserves should be maintained at a level of £150,000 to £200,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Richardsons. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £863,507 — contracts £632,054 (1), grants £231,453 (5); 76% of the £1,140,641 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Government income: £650,051 — grants £650,051 (3); 61% of the £1,058,980 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Government income: £664,847 — grants £664,847 (4); 68% of the £973,180 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Aylesbury Women's Aid (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Official officers record.

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 £205k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£428k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (80% 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.1m£1.0m
31/03/2023£973k£968k
31/03/2022£910k£889k
31/03/2021£933k£837k

Common questions

Is AYLESBURY WOMEN'S AID financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £428,437, which is significantly in excess of the trustees' stated policy target of £150,000 to £200,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £13,312 for the year, with total incoming resources of £1,140,641 against total expenditure of £1,127,329. The trustees confirmed the organization remains a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Richardsons.

What does the highest-paid employee of AYLESBURY WOMEN'S AID earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds AYLESBURY WOMEN'S AID?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AYLESBURY WOMEN'S AID as a grant recipient include THE TONY AND SHEELAGH WILLIAMS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, SQUAREPOINT FOUNDATION, THE ROGER AND JEAN JEFCOATE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TONY AND SHEELAGH WILLIAMS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£25k
THE TONY AND SHEELAGH WILLIAMS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£15k
SQUAREPOINT FOUNDATIONFY2023£11k
THE TONY AND SHEELAGH WILLIAMS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10ksupporting women and children against domestic violence
THE ROGER AND JEAN JEFCOATE TRUSTFY2023£6k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/01/2025£220kSupporting Young People in Need
The National Lottery Community Fund01/06/2022£423kExpansion of support for abused women - Filling the Gaps

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AYLESBURY WOMEN'S AID£1.1m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
HAVERING WOMEN'S AID FY2025£664k—0unclear—no doubt
WOMEN'S AID IN LUTON FY2025£1.1m——above—no doubt
CAMBRIDGE WOMEN'S AID FY2025£605k—0unclear—no doubt
PETERBOROUGH WOMEN'S AID FY2026£840k—0above—no doubt
WORTHING WOMEN'S AID FY2025£714k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.