HER CENTRE LIMITED
The principal activity is to provide advice, support and training opportunities to all women living, working or studying in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and,other areas in particular, for the advancement of training, education and the furtherance of health and the relief of poverty, distress and provision of social welfare.
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TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL FEMALE PERSONS LIVING, WORKING OR STUDYING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF GREENWICH AND OTHER AREAS, HEREIN AFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT" AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net asset position of £315,034, comprising £253,144 in unrestricted funds. The trustees report that while the year started in deficit, they are confident in finding sufficient money to meet service commitments, noting that gross income exceeded £250,000. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees have examined the requirement for free reserves which are those unrestricted funds not invested in fixed assets, designated for specific purposes or otherwise committed and have set a reserve target equal to 3 months’ turnover, as recommended by the Charity Commission.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 25
- Government income: £321,265 — grants £321,265 (6); 44% of the £722,412 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 15
- Government income: £251,850 — grants £251,850 (4); 42% of the £594,418 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 19
- Government income: £285,711 — grants £285,711 (5); 44% of the £652,908 total gross income on the same return
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 03451379
Company officers (Companies House)
- OYEBADE, Oyeyinka Amy on trustee list
- WRIGHT, Chloe Lisa not on trustee list
- ALLEN, Melissa Phelps on trustee list
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Claire Wheeler
- Melissa Phelps Allen
- Oyeyinka Amy Oyebade
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £722k | £689k |
| 31/03/2024 | £594k | £584k |
| 31/03/2023 | £653k | £693k |
| 31/03/2022 | £781k | £711k |
| 31/03/2021 | £678k | £651k |
Common questions
Is HER CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net asset position of £315,034, comprising £253,144 in unrestricted funds. The trustees report that while the year started in deficit, they are confident in finding sufficient money to meet service commitments, noting that gross income exceeded £250,000. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HER CENTRE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HER CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE BROOK TRUST, CHARLES PLATER TRUST, SMALLWOOD TRUST, The Goldsmiths' Foundation, LONDON CATALYST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BROOK TRUST | FY2021 | £100k | |
| THE BROOK TRUST | FY2022 | £25k | |
| THE BROOK TRUST | FY2023 | £25k | |
| THE BROOK TRUST | FY2024 | £25k | |
| THE BROOK TRUST | FY2025 | £24k | |
| CHARLES PLATER TRUST | FY2025 | £21k | |
| SMALLWOOD TRUST | FY2021 | £19k | |
| The Goldsmiths' Foundation | FY2022 | £7k | Sir Martin Bowes Charity |
| The Goldsmiths' Foundation | FY2023 | £7k | Restricted Funds |
| LONDON CATALYST | FY2023 | £2k | Evie's Gift ClO |
| The Goldsmiths' Foundation | FY2021 | £30 | Restricted Funds |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Bridge Foundation | 13/05/2024 | £326k | Grant to Her Centre Ltd |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/04/2024 | £20k | Bringing us together |
| City Bridge Foundation | 18/02/2021 | £121k | Grant to Her Centre Ltd |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/03/2020 | £10k | Lived experience creates knowledge |
| Greater London Authority | 01/10/2019 | £27k | London Family Fund |
| City Bridge Foundation | 17/12/2018 | £2k | Eco audit to Her Centre Ltd |
| City Bridge Foundation | 11/05/2017 | £174k | Grant to Her Centre Ltd |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/07/2016 | £480k | New Leaf Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/04/2015 | £464k | MOVING FORWARD |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/05/2013 | £458k | New Leaf |
| City Bridge Foundation | 28/04/2011 | £98k | Grant to Her Centre Ltd |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/02/2010 | £474k | Survivor 2 Thrivor Project (S2T) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/09/2006 | £144k | Teenage Parenting Peer Mentoring Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £19.7m |
| POWER TO CHANGE TRUST | 1 | £129k |
| ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS | 1 | £115k |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALE | 1 | £40k |
| THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| ROSA FUND | 1 | £10k |
| THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- THE WOMEN'S ORGANISATION
- WOMEN'S TECHNOLOGY TRAINING LIMITED
- WOMENCENTRE HOMES
- ADVOCACY IN GREENWICH
- BEING WOMAN
- Her-Place Charitable Trust
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HER CENTRE LIMITED | £722k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE WOMEN'S ORGANISATION | £2.3m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WOMEN'S TECHNOLOGY TRAINING LIMITED | £1.4m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WOMENCENTRE HOMES | £162k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| ADVOCACY IN GREENWICH | £144k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BEING WOMAN | £122k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |