WESTWOOD AND COLDHURST WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1081976 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WESTWOOD & COLDHURST WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION

Objectives:- Provide support to women to overcome isolation/disadvantage.- Raise awareness, & facilitate access to mainstream services.- Provide opportunities for social & educational development.Promote cultural, educational & social welfare of women.Work towards the relief of poverty faced by women and their families by making appropriate provisions to promote their welfare & wellbeing

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF WOMEN RESIDING IN THE WESTWOOD AND COLDHURST AREA OF OLDHAM AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WOMEN OF BANGLADESHI ORIGIN BY ADVANCING THEIR ACTIVITIES FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN ORDER THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED AND TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF SUCH WOMEN BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE ADVICE SERVICES

Area of benefit: WESTWOOD AND COLDHURST AREA OF OLDHAM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £31,321 to £14,211 due to a net expenditure of £17,110 against incoming resources of £47,114. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £12,169 and restricted reserves of £2,042, with no stated reserves policy target provided in the filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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• Conflicting interests
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• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
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• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ROHEMA KHANchair
• Begum Luthfa Kashem · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nazia Sultana · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nazmun Nehar · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nurjahan Chowdhury · trustee of 1 other charity
• Shifa Khatun · trustee of 1 other charity
• Tahira Khan · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Oldham

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