ARACHNE GREEK CYPRIOT WOMEN'S GROUP

Registered charity 1075807 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity promotes the benefit of Greek and Greek Cypriot women and children to advance education, provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation to improve the conditions of life of the said women and children.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£205k
Latest spending
£198k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £6,988 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £205,038 and total expenditure of £194,930. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £180,731, which is below the stated policy target of six months' expenditure, although the total unrestricted fund balance including property is £1,180,731.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months expenditure (held: £181k)
“It is the policy of the that the free reserves to cover six month’s expenditure.” — page 14
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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£663k
Total spending
£128k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~108.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£205k£198k
31/03/2024£189k£172k
31/03/2023£663k£128k
31/03/2022£656k£118k
31/03/2021£194k£157k

Common questions

Is ARACHNE GREEK CYPRIOT WOMEN'S GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £6,988 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £205,038 and total expenditure of £194,930. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £180,731, which is below the stated policy target of six months' expenditure, although the total unrestricted fund balance including property is £1,180,731. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ARACHNE GREEK CYPRIOT WOMEN'S GROUP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ARACHNE GREEK CYPRIOT WOMEN'S GROUP as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2024£103kImproving social security

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery08/10/2025£45kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund06/12/2024£18kEmpowering vulnerable women living in London with entry-level ESOL classes
Sport England16/09/2024£2kChair Fitness programme for older women in Islington
City Bridge Foundation15/09/2024£57kGrant to Arachne Greek Cypriot Women's Group
UK government13/11/2023£10kCommunity Engagement Fund
Postcode Lottery29/09/2023£20kProject Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2020£300k3 year chief executive
The National Lottery Community Fund02/04/2015£364kBuilding and sustaining bridges of inclusion
City Bridge Foundation17/03/2011£35kGrant to Arachne Greek Cypriot Women's Group
The National Lottery Community Fund10/02/2010£500kDevelopment and strengthen the community to improve life skills and health
City Bridge Foundation04/06/2009£46kGrant to Arachne Greek Cypriot Women's Group
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2005£99kGuidance and Support to Improve Life for Greek/Greek Cypriot Women

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TURKISH CYPRIOT WOMEN'S PROJECT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ARACHNE GREEK CYPRIOT WOMEN'S GROUP£205k—0unclear—no doubt
TURKISH CYPRIOT WOMEN'S PROJECT FY2026£116k—0below—no doubt
THE ARC FY2024£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
L'ARCHE FY2025£22.2m——unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF ACHIEZER ARAD FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt
ALICE'S ARC FY2025£788k—0above—no doubt

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