VENUS WORKING CREATIVELY WITH YOUNG WOMEN
Registered charity 1054622 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VENUS, VENUS-WORKING CREATIVELY WITH YOUNG WOMEN
Emotional and practical support, therapies, information, advice and guidance with women, children and families through counselling, groups, activities, drop ins and open access sessions at our Centres and through outreach and home visits. Other activities include money and energy advice, resettlement support and supported housing.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Charity reported a surplus of £134,567 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The Trustees confirm that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by BDO. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
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.
- BUSH, Emma Elizabeth — director, appointed 17/07/2019on trustee list
- ADEFAJO, Olubunmi — director, appointed 17/04/2019on trustee list
- BARRY, Emily Mary — director, appointed 06/03/2019not on trustee list
- MARSH, Jacqueline Joan — director, appointed 22/03/2018on trustee list
- MARSHALL, Helen Susan — director, appointed 22/03/2018on trustee list
- CONDRAN, Helen — director, appointed 30/04/2013on trustee list
- REYNOLDS, Pat — director, appointed 07/12/2010on trustee list
- DUTTON, Barbara Ann — director, appointed 07/12/2010on trustee list
- POTTS, Sue — secretary, appointed 01/04/2022
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). 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 ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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).
- BARBARA DUTTONchair
- HELEN CONDRAN
- Helen Marshall
- Olubunmi adefajo · trustee of 1 other charity
- PAT REYNOLDS
- Susan Potts
- emily Abbey
- emma Bush
- jacqueline MArsh
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire East · Sefton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is VENUS WORKING CREATIVELY WITH YOUNG WOMEN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity reported a surplus of £134,567 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The Trustees confirm that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO.
Who funds VENUS WORKING CREATIVELY WITH YOUNG WOMEN?
Funders whose own accounts filings name VENUS WORKING CREATIVELY WITH YOUNG WOMEN as a grant recipient include THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION, ROSA FUND, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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