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Registered charity 1088792 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR WOMEN WITHIN THE SOUTH YORKSHIRE AREA (“THE AREA OF BENEFIT”) BY ASSISTING WOMEN WHO HAVE NOT TRADITIONALLY DONE SO TO GAIN ACCESS TO TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION, WHILE SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN SKILLS AND POTENTIAL.

Area of benefit: SOUTH YORKSHIRE

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £318,156 against a policy target of three to six months' expenditure, which the trustees consider maintained throughout the year. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £21,581 for the year, with total assets less current liabilities of £422,987. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the financial statements were materially incorrect.

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 5 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Carole Ann Gibbard
• Karen Kirby
• Kerry Michelle Coleman
• Louise Marie Wallace
• Marie Janet Elizabeth Bell
• NICOLA HIGHTON
• Susan Patricia Barratt · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Rotherham

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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