WOMEN IN PRISON LIMITED
Registered charity 1118727 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Women in Prison Ltd works to reduce the number of women in prison and to lessen the damage done to women by imprisonment. We do this by providing direct information, advice and support services and by campaigning to end the gender inequality experienced by women in the criminal justice system.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £353,491 and total reserves of £1,525,152, which includes £1,155,276 in unrestricted funds. The trustees report that these reserves are sufficient to cover three months' normal operating expenditure as per their policy. However, the document notes a significant risk regarding long-term financial sustainability due to a funding mix where nearly 90% of income is restricted.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Ministry of Justice (56% of income)
“Ministry of Justice 2,122,797” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.2m)
“Women in Prison’s reserves policy stipulates that the charity's cash and reserves position must be sufficient to cover a minimum of three months’ normal operating expenditure”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£17k
Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Alissa Sadler
- Anne Juli Browne
- Deborah Anne Gold
- Eleanor Bampfylde
- Fiona Mactaggart · trustee of 2 other charities
- Hazel Renouf-Harris
- Herminda Susana Burgos Lukes
- Jessica Donnellan
- Sonya Burke
- Tonye Vianana · trustee of 2 other charities
- Vasiliki Pryce
- Zilla Scott-Davis
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WOMEN IN PRISON LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £353,491 and total reserves of £1,525,152, which includes £1,155,276 in unrestricted funds. The trustees report that these reserves are sufficient to cover three months' normal operating expenditure as per their policy. However, the document notes a significant risk regarding long-term financial sustainability due to a funding mix where nearly 90% of income is restricted. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd.
Who funds WOMEN IN PRISON LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WOMEN IN PRISON LIMITED as a grant recipient include JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, THE JABBS FOUNDATION, THE FIREBIRD FOUNDATION, THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST, The Goldsmiths' Foundation.
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