BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL WOMEN'S AID
Registered charity 1073926 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL WOMEN'S AID, BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AID
BSWAID is working with women and children affected by domestic violence by:offering safe temporary accommodation, appropriate and accessible support services includingsupporting women in accessing justice system. The charity raises awareness and promotes action against Domestic violence and promotes policy and best practice that responds to women and children's needs.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £331,690 for the year ended 31 March 2024, with total funds carried forward reaching £5,774,242. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £3,820,499, which the trustees consider equivalent to 5.7 months of operating costs, falling slightly short of their stated policy target of six months. The auditors confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, despite noting potential funding reductions from local authorities.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £3.8m; policy: six months' operating costs)
“Of this, £3,820,499 constitutes free reserves, equivalent to 5.7 months of operating costs.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by French Ludlam & Co Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Birmingham & Solihull Women's Aid (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- INSLEY, Sally Annette — director, appointed 09/06/2026on trustee list
- BIRCH, Joanne Louise — director, appointed 20/06/2023on trustee list
- CHAUHAN, Kailash Kaur — director, appointed 20/06/2023on trustee list
- HUTCHINSON, Sheon — director, appointed 21/03/2023on trustee list
- RANDHAWA, Natasha — director, appointed 20/09/2022on trustee list
- NELSON, Theresa — director, appointed 26/04/2020on trustee list
- BEGUM, Shanice — director, appointed 24/04/2020on trustee list
- HERITY, Carol Ann — director, appointed 15/03/2016on trustee list
- MCCABE, Patricia — director, appointed 08/12/2015on trustee list
- CONNOLLY, Maureen Ruth — secretary, appointed 12/02/1998
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £1.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£198k
Reported reserves equal ~9.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 2.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (25/07/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Patricia McCabechair
- Carol Herity
- Joanne Birch
- Kailash Kaur Chauhan
- Natasha Randhawa
- Sally Annette Insley
- Shanice Begum · trustee of 1 other charity
- Sheon Hutchinson
- Theresa Nelson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Solihull
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL WOMEN'S AID financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £331,690 for the year ended 31 March 2024, with total funds carried forward reaching £5,774,242. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £3,820,499, which the trustees consider equivalent to 5.7 months of operating costs, falling slightly short of their stated policy target of six months. The auditors confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, despite noting potential funding reductions from local authorities. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by French Ludlam & Co Limited.
Who funds BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL WOMEN'S AID?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL WOMEN'S AID as a grant recipient include SMALLWOOD TRUST, C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST, PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP CHARITABLE TRUST, GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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