Women's Association For Networking and Development

Registered charity 1111925 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WAND UK, WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION FOR AFRICAN NETWORKING AND DEVELOPMENT

Support Group Seminars; One to One sessions referrals from GPs and Domestic Violence organisations, Drop-In service; Outreach services to individuals and organisations, Volunteering Opportunities; Sexual Health and HIV Research; Mental Well Being Research; Domestic Violence Services and Support. Organising Cultural Activities; Networking and developing partnerships.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£159k
Latest spending
£98k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £60,993 for the year ended 30 April 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £85,751. The trustees note that they are in the process of reviewing reserves to ensure adequate funds are available in case of any downturn in income. Securing core funding remains a significant challenge, but the charity has sustained its service delivery despite the cost-of-living crisis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 – 6 months of activities (held: £86k)
“The trustees agreed to target unrestricted reserves to cover 3 – 6 months of activities.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£159k£98k
30/04/2024£145k£86k
30/04/2023£58k£85k
30/04/2022£67k£74k
30/04/2021£137k£95k

Common questions

Is Women's Association For Networking and Development financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £60,993 for the year ended 30 April 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £85,751. The trustees note that they are in the process of reviewing reserves to ensure adequate funds are available in case of any downturn in income. Securing core funding remains a significant challenge, but the charity has sustained its service delivery despite the cost-of-living crisis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Women's Association For Networking and Development?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Women's Association For Networking and Development as a grant recipient include THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION, WESTWAY TRUST, Young K&C.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2025£30kVSSF – Small Grants Fund
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2024£30kVSSF – Small Grants Fund
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2022£4kIsolation and Loneliness
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2022£3kGrenfell Community Development Fund
WESTWAY TRUSTFY2023£1kGrenfell Response
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2024£1kCommunity Spirit Fund
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2025£1kCommunity Spirit Fund
Young K&CFY2024—General Grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2026£20kWAND's Advocacy & Financial Literacy Workshops
Postcode Lottery28/06/2024£19kUnrestricted Funding
City Bridge Foundation14/07/2023£93kGrant to Women?s Association For Networking And Development
The National Lottery Community Fund12/11/2021£10kWAND Young Girls Project
UK government01/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£1kCelebrating International Women's Day
The National Lottery Community Fund03/05/2019£10kYoung WAND
The National Lottery Community Fund22/02/2017£10kHammersmith & Fulham BME Refugee Women Mental Health Awareness Project
The National Lottery Community Fund10/02/2011£10kAfrican Women Domestic Violence Awareness Project
The National Lottery Community Fund25/01/2006£4kWAND Development

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Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOMEN AND GIRLS NETWORK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Women's Association For Networking and Development£159k—0within—no doubt
WOMEN AND GIRLS NETWORK FY2025£7.3m——within—no doubt
WOMEN’S HEALTH MATTERS FY2025£803k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES FY2025£235k—0unclear—noted
ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN WREXHAM FY2025£1.1m—0below—no doubt
STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID FY2025£2.0m—0within—no doubt

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