HER COLLECTIVE LTD

Registered charity 1104207 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GIRDE, GIRLS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LTD, Young Steps Ltd

. Health and Social Care and Support Referrals and sign posting to other services. Social and recreational activities. Personal development and volunteering. Capacity building of groups that work with girls. Workshops and focus group discussions on issues that affect young girls

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS, BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 AND 25 YEARS IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE IN PARTICULAR TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH, ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES

Area of benefit: IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE. IN PRACTICE, LOCALLY IN THE LONDON AND ESSEX AREA.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Barking and Dagenham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£64k
Latest spending
£79k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £4,604 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £74,164 against resources expended of £78,768. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £22,100, which falls within its stated policy target range of £16,575 to £33,150 (equivalent to 3-6 months of operating costs). The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of operating cost (held: £22k)
“In line with our reserve policy, the charity has to hold free unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets equivalent to between 3 and 6 months of its operating cost. Budgeted operating cost expenditure for 2025/26 is £ 66,300 on a target range of £16,575 to £ 33,150.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 19

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 19

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 19

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Havering · Kenya · Redbridge

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£64k£79k
31/03/2024£79k£70k
31/03/2023£52k£55k
31/03/2022£43k£45k
31/03/2021£68k£51k

Common questions

Is HER COLLECTIVE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £4,604 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £74,164 against resources expended of £78,768. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £22,100, which falls within its stated policy target range of £16,575 to £33,150 (equivalent to 3-6 months of operating costs). The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HER COLLECTIVE LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HER COLLECTIVE LTD as a grant recipient include ROSA FUND, SMALLWOOD TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ROSA FUNDFY2023£34kRise Fund
ROSA FUNDFY2024£16kRise Fund
SMALLWOOD TRUSTFY2025£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery31/03/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund14/04/2023£10kIntergenerational Support Project
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2020£10kVirtually Together
The National Lottery Community Fund03/05/2019£10kTeens-bond
The National Lottery Community Fund12/07/2011£154k2nd Chance
The National Lottery Community Fund09/10/2009£9kYou can do it if you try
The National Lottery Community Fund21/09/2004£5kTraining of staff/volunteers

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 YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HER COLLECTIVE LTD£64k—0within—no doubt
YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS FY2025£491k—0unclear—no doubt
WOMEN’S HEALTH MATTERS FY2026£850k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUR VOICE IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
ACTIVE COMMUNITIES NETWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.9m—2unclear—no doubt
WORTHING WOMEN'S AID FY2025£714k—0above—no doubt

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