WEST MERCIA WOMEN'S AID
Registered charity 1078496 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEREFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID
West Mercia Women's Aid works with women and children affected by domestic violence. We provide:24 hour helpline in Hfdshire, Shropshire & WorcsAdvice, advocacy and supportRefuge accommodationOutreach & floating support servicesChildren's support workRecruiting, training & support of volunteersProvision of training & consultancyPublic awareness raising activities
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £824 for the year, with unrestricted funds totaling £757,642. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £757,642 are appropriate and exceed the stated minimum reserves level of £420,000 set aside for closure costs. The auditors reported 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
Accounts audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — West Mercia Womens Aid (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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).
- Andrea Lawson
- Helen Smith
- Jenny Louise Sawyer
- Kerry Jones
- LUCY PROCTOR · trustee of 1 other charity
- Maddison Jade Walker
- Margaret Ann Linington-Payne
- Rachael Sanders
- Rebecca Brown
- Sara Louise Turner
- Sarah Lea Radley
- Tracey Dawn Boxall
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Herefordshire · Shropshire · Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WEST MERCIA WOMEN'S AID financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £824 for the year, with unrestricted funds totaling £757,642. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £757,642 are appropriate and exceed the stated minimum reserves level of £420,000 set aside for closure costs. The auditors reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited.
Who funds WEST MERCIA WOMEN'S AID?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WEST MERCIA WOMEN'S AID as a grant recipient include HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, E F BULMER TRUST.
Known funders
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