WEAR VALLEY WOMEN'S AID LIMITED

Registered charity 1057916 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide refuge accommodation and outreach support to relieve distress and suffering experienced by women and children living in and around the area of Wear Valley, who have been physically sexually or emotionally abused (domestic abuse).

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Latest income
£333k
Latest spending
£294k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's going concern basis is dependent on the future flow of funding streams from DCC Adult Health Commissioning and voluntary donations. The trustees have reviewed the future position and are satisfied that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis, noting no other material uncertainties. The charity faces a risk to staff morale and job retention as it must bid to regain its DCC contract after the 2025/26 financial year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The charitable activities are entirely dependent on continuing grant aid from DCC Adult Health Commissioning and other voluntary donations. As a consequence, the going concern basis is dependent on future flow of these funding streams.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Salaries paid to P Carling and A Hope as workers and key personnel.
“With the exception of the salaries paid to P Carling and A Hope as workers and key personnel of the charity, no trustees or persons connected with them received any renumeration or expenses from the charity, or any related entity.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees P Carling and A Hope received remuneration as workers/key personnel.
“With the exception of the salaries paid to P Carling and A Hope as workers and key personnel of the charity, no trustees or persons connected with them received any renumeration or expenses from the charity, or any related entity.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wear Valley Womens Aid Limited (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£333k£294k
31/03/2024£286k£245k
31/03/2023£294k£228k
31/03/2022£234k£192k
31/03/2021£329k£177k

Common questions

Is WEAR VALLEY WOMEN'S AID LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's going concern basis is dependent on the future flow of funding streams from DCC Adult Health Commissioning and voluntary donations. The trustees have reviewed the future position and are satisfied that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis, noting no other material uncertainties. The charity faces a risk to staff morale and job retention as it must bid to regain its DCC contract after the 2025/26 financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WEAR VALLEY WOMEN'S AID LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WEAR VALLEY WOMEN'S AID LIMITED as a grant recipient include Jill and Norman Franklin Trust, SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST, THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Jill and Norman Franklin TrustFY2023£12kNE
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£5kSection 2(f)
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2023£10kRefuge Running Costs
The National Lottery Community Fund01/08/2019£8kDomestic Abuse Prevention Outreach Worke
Northern Rock Foundation04/06/2014£3kGrant awarded to Wear Valley Women's Aid (Durham)
Northern Rock Foundation14/12/2010£50kGrant awarded to Wear Valley Women's Aid (Durham)

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

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NENE VALLEY CHRISTIAN FAMILY REFUGE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WEAR VALLEY WOMEN'S AID LIMITED£333k—0unclear—noted
NENE VALLEY CHRISTIAN FAMILY REFUGE LIMITED FY2025£856k—0above0.6%no doubt
BURY ST EDMUNDS WOMEN'S AID CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£536k—0within—noted
PORT TALBOT AND AFAN WOMENS AID FY2025£1.8m——unclear167664.0%no doubt
THE WOMENS' CENTRE SUTTON FY2025£474k£0 - £43,0000unclear—no doubt
AYLESBURY WOMEN'S AID FY2025£1.1m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt

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