WOMEN CONNECT FIRST

Registered charity 1110834 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOMEN CONNECT FIRST LTD

The principal activities of Women Connect First during the year continued to be the education, training for employment and relief from poverty and distress of members of the public from the black and ethnic minority and white communities and helping them to fully integrate within British society, whilst promoting equality and diversity.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £424,595 from £479,356 in the prior year, resulting in a net deficit of £21,753 against unrestricted funds. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £324,846, which the trustees consider adequate to meet charitable objectives for the foreseeable future. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

Funders the charity credits

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

• The National Lottery Community Fund — “Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund Sustainable Steps Programme, the ‘Diverse Voices On Climate Change’ three-year project will ma…” (source page)
• Welsh Government — “Our Funders Welsh Government The Tudor Trust Paul Hamlyn Foundation Zurich Community Trust Sustainable Steps Wales People's Postcode Lottery…” (source page)
• The Tudor Trust — “Our Funders Welsh Government The Tudor Trust Paul Hamlyn Foundation Zurich Community Trust Sustainable Steps Wales People's Postcode Lottery…” (source page)
• Paul Hamlyn Foundation — “Our Funders Welsh Government The Tudor Trust Paul Hamlyn Foundation Zurich Community Trust Sustainable Steps Wales People's Postcode Lottery…” (source page)
• Zurich Community Trust — “Our Funders Welsh Government The Tudor Trust Paul Hamlyn Foundation Zurich Community Trust Sustainable Steps Wales People's Postcode Lottery…” (source page)
• Sustainable Steps Wales — “Our Funders Welsh Government The Tudor Trust Paul Hamlyn Foundation Zurich Community Trust Sustainable Steps Wales People's Postcode Lottery…” (source page)
• People's Postcode Lottery / People's Postcode Trust — “Our Funders Welsh Government The Tudor Trust Paul Hamlyn Foundation Zurich Community Trust Sustainable Steps Wales People's Postcode Lottery…” (source page)
• Independent Grants Foundation — “Our Funders Welsh Government The Tudor Trust Paul Hamlyn Foundation Zurich Community Trust Sustainable Steps Wales People's Postcode Lottery…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gwendolin Chi Ngumchair
• Dr Sofia Vougioukalou
• Lyan Hassan
• Misbah Mohammed Abdul-Halim
• Saroop Kaur
• Stephanie Makuvise

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

Operates in: Caerphilly · Cardiff · Vale Of Glamorgan

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).