HAVERING WOMEN'S AID

Registered charity 1101895 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as H.W.A.

Provision of advice, support, counselling and/or temporary accommodation for women who have been exposed to domestic violence (mental or physical), and for their children. To preserve and protect the mental and physical health of such women and their children in such ways as shall relieve their need. To educate the public in the causes and effects of domestic violence and the prevention thereof.

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Latest income
£664k
Latest spending
£597k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £426,395, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of holding three months of expenditure for staff salaries and winding down costs. The charity reported a net income of £67,536 for the year, with total funds increasing to £836,526, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters required attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £426k)
the Trustees’ Reserves policy is to hold sufficient monies to pay staff for three months and the cost of winding down the charity in the event of a sudden and unexpected closure — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£664k
Total spending
£597k
Reserves (reported)
£426k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~8.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£664k£597k
31/03/2024£783k£578k
31/03/2023£515k£578k
31/03/2022£640k£506k
31/03/2021£663k£495k

Common questions

Is HAVERING WOMEN'S AID financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £426,395, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of holding three months of expenditure for staff salaries and winding down costs. The charity reported a net income of £67,536 for the year, with total funds increasing to £836,526, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters required attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HAVERING WOMEN'S AID?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HAVERING WOMEN'S AID as a grant recipient include SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/04/2023£265kHavering Women's Aid
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2021£164kDomestic abuse Helpline Staff
The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2020£26kLondon Funders - Wave 2 Digital Project -Helpline staff and communication aids
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2020£10kFamily Counselling for women and children escaping domestic violence
The National Lottery Community Fund29/11/2018£10kFamily Counselling
The National Lottery Community Fund01/10/2018£152kChildworkers and playroom refurbished

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 AYLESBURY WOMEN'S AID.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HAVERING WOMEN'S AID£664k0unclearno doubt
AYLESBURY WOMEN'S AID FY2025£1.1m£60,001 - £70,0001aboveno doubt
BROMLEY AND CROYDON WOMEN'S AID FY2025£2.7munclearno doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID FY2024£2.0m0withinno doubt
BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL WOMEN'S AID FY2024£8.3mbelowno doubt
LIGHTHOUSE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED FY2025£720kunclearno doubt

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