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MIDLANDS WOMEN'S AID

Registered charity 1055578 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aims and objectives of this organisation were established to assist women and children who were in necessitous circumstances and in particular those women and children who had suffered from violence and maltreatment in their own homes.

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Latest income
£419k
Latest spending
£386k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £215,490, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months' income. However, the trustees report a principal risk regarding funding uncertainty, noting that failure to secure funding from April 2026 could risk the continuation of services.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months income (held: £215k)
“It is our policy to keep a reserve of six months income.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Failure to secure funding from April 2026 could risk our services going forward from that date.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£419k£386k
31/03/2024£380k£382k
31/03/2023£381k£309k
31/03/2022£356k£270k
31/03/2021£325k£257k

Common questions

Is MIDLANDS WOMEN'S AID financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £215,490, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months' income. However, the trustees report a principal risk regarding funding uncertainty, noting that failure to secure funding from April 2026 could risk the continuation of services. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE OLWYN FOUNDATION1£182k
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY1£152k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION1£61k
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED1£58k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION1£55k
THE TONY AND SHEELAGH WILLIAMS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£50k
SMALLWOOD TRUST1£39k
ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITY1£36k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MIDLANDS WOMEN'S AID£419k—0above—noted
WOMEN'S AID LEICESTERSHIRE LIMITED FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
SOLACE WOMEN'S AID FY2025£15.8m——below—no doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID FY2024£2.0m—0within—no doubt
BROMLEY AND CROYDON WOMEN'S AID FY2025£2.7m——unclear—no doubt
RCT Domestic Abuse Services Limited FY2024£1.7m—0above—no doubt

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