THE WOMEN'S CENTRE CORNWALL LTD

Registered charity 1099348 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOMEN'S RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE CENTRE (CORNWALL) LIMITED

To relieve the distress and isolation of women and teenage girls who have experienced sexual violence and domestic violence by offering them free confidential services. To empower, train and support women through volunteering. To raise awareness and to educate individuals, organisations and communities on issues of sexual violence and domestic violence, thereby prompting better provision, preventi

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Latest income
£2.7m
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £914,743 are maintained in line with the charity's policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees report that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three- and six-month’s expenditure (held: £915k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three- and six-month’s expenditure, being between £619k and £1.3m.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Women’s Centre Cornwall is a member of Rape Crisis England & Wales and the National Women’s Justice Coalition.
“The Women’s Centre Cornwall is a member of Rape Crisis England & Wales and the National Women’s Justice Coalition.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: TWCC Projects Ltd
“During the year, the charity established a wholly owned trading subsidiary, TWCC Projects Ltd, incorporated on 9 August 2024” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hazlewoods LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Women's Centre Cornwall Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.7m
Total spending
£2.5m
Cost of raising funds
£46k
Reserves (reported)
£915k
Employees
89

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 1.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.7m£2.5m
31/03/2024£1.9m£1.7m
31/03/2023£1.4m£1.3m
31/03/2022£1.3m£1.1m
31/03/2021£1.1m£980k

Common questions

Is THE WOMEN'S CENTRE CORNWALL LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £914,743 are maintained in line with the charity's policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees report that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hazlewoods LLP.

Who funds THE WOMEN'S CENTRE CORNWALL LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WOMEN'S CENTRE CORNWALL LTD as a grant recipient include THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, THE JABBS FOUNDATION, The Goldsmiths' Foundation, THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2024£119kGrants
THE JABBS FOUNDATIONFY2024£63kEffective Women’s Centre Project
The Goldsmiths' FoundationFY2024£58kCharity Committee - Prisoner Resettlement
THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£35kDIVAS project
THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£35kDIVAS project

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2022£149kWomen's Community Sector Organisations Core Costs Funding 2022/25
UK government01/04/2022£147kWomen's Community Sector - Core Costs Funding
UK government01/04/2022£24kWomen's Community Sector - Core Costs Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund28/05/2019£451kWomen and Girls in the Lead
UK government01/04/2019£87kRape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government01/04/2019£73kWomen's Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre, Cornwall (WRSAC)
UK government04/02/2019£66kCR TTX 3
The National Lottery Community Fund13/07/2018£10kAccessing Immediate Specialist Support
UK government01/04/2018£71kWomen?s Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre, Cornwall (WRSAC)
UK government01/04/2018£24kFemale Rape Support Fund (Child Sexual Abuse Support Funding)
UK government01/04/2018£67k2014-2019 Female Rape Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund05/08/2015£10kWRSAC Volunteer Peer Mentoring Project for Women Ex-Offenders
The National Lottery Community Fund14/02/2013£10kPattern Changing Programmes Empowering women who have suffered domestic vio
UK government—£35kWomen?s Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre, Cornwall (WRSAC)
UK government—£24k2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund (CSA Uplift)
UK government—£64k2014-2018 Female Rape Support Fund

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 THE WOMENS' CENTRE SUTTON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WOMEN'S CENTRE CORNWALL LTD£2.7m—0within—no doubt
THE WOMENS' CENTRE SUTTON FY2025£474k£0 - £43,0000unclear—no doubt
WEST CORNWALL WOMEN'S AID FY2025£706k—0above—no doubt
The Emily Davison Centre FY2025£428k—0unclear—no doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID FY2025£2.0m—0within—no doubt
IMECE WOMEN'S CENTRE FY2025£995kOver £60,0001unclear—no doubt

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