THE FAWCETT SOCIETY

Registered charity 1108769 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FAWCETT

The Fawcett Society is the leading UK charity campaigning for gender equality and women's rights.We publish compelling research to educate, inform and lead the debate; we bring together politicians, academics, grassroots activists and wider civil society to develop innovative, practical solutions; we work with employers & in schools and we campaign with women and men to make change happen.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small deficit of £4,000 and unrestricted reserves of £293,988, which the trustees report is equivalent to seven months' expenditure. This reserve level is above the charity's stated policy target of holding a minimum of three months' unrestricted reserves. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention to suggest 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

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04600514

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Fawcett Society (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• TotalJobs — “We have partnered with leading organisations including TotalJobs, Benenden Health, and VM02.” (source page)
• Benenden Health — “We have partnered with leading organisations including TotalJobs, Benenden Health, and VM02.” (source page)
• VM02 — “We have partnered with leading organisations including TotalJobs, Benenden Health, and VM02.” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• GREENFIELD, Jill — director, appointed 19/07/2026on trustee list
• AYLIFFE, Daisy — director, appointed 12/11/2024on trustee list
• MCMURRAY, Rebecca — director, appointed 12/11/2024on trustee list
• NAZEER, Farah — director, appointed 12/11/2024on trustee list
• QAISAR, Anum — director, appointed 12/11/2024on trustee list
• ROBERTS, Lynn Deborah — director, appointed 12/11/2024on trustee list
• UCCELLARI, Paola — director, appointed 12/11/2024on trustee list
• ALEXANDER, Anne Marie — director, appointed 12/11/2024on trustee list
• SHELDON, Leanne — director, appointed 14/10/2023on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~5.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 14.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (19/01/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (12/07/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (09/06/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anne Alexander
• Anum Qaisar
• Daisy Ayliffe
• FARAH NAZEER
• Jill Greenfield
• Leanne Sheldon
• Lynn Deborah Roberts
• Paola Uccellari
• Rebecca McMurray

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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