NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE
Registered charity 1070741 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTHAMPTON WOMEN'S AID
The charity provides immediate safety and support to victims and their children who have experienced domestic violence or abuse. This is done primarily through the provision of an advice centre and telephone helpline, refuge accommodation, including a substance misuse refuge and group work for victims and perpetrators.
Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £23,966 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £878,662 to £854,696. The trustees confirm that unrestricted liquid reserves were above the stated policy target of four months' running costs, and the auditors found no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: four months running costs (held: £782k)
“The Charity’s unrestricted liquid reserves as at March 2025 were above the necessary reserves policy of 4 months running costs at the 2024-2025 level of expenditure.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Northamptonshire Domestic Abuse Service (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Dr Rachel Duncan — CEO (source)
- Natriece Wittich — Operations Manager (source)
- Zoë Tatham — Business Manager (source)
- Pierre Ellson — Finance Manager (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £230k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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 (09/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- GLYNIS BLISSchair
- BEVERLEY McConnell
- Felicity Lister
- Jaime O'Beirne
- Jessica Rose Brosnan
- Joanna Burns
- Karen Maria Kerr
- Marianne Tyrell
- Ranaz Ruby Ali-Newman
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northamptonshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £23,966 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £878,662 to £854,696. The trustees confirm that unrestricted liquid reserves were above the stated policy target of four months' running costs, and the auditors found no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.
Who funds NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE as a grant recipient include THE THOMAS BRINGTON FOUNDATION, THE SCOTT BADER COMMONWEALTH LIMITED.
Known funders
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