THE WOMEN'S ORGANISATION
Registered charity 1127631 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOMENS INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Providing accessible, quality and gender sensitive enterprise; employment, education, management development services to women. Supporting women in the improvement of health and wellbeing. Stimulating research to support women's economic development. Influencing policy to improve the position of women. Delivering gender friendly incubator and meeting spaces.Maintaining a sustainable organisation
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £447,732 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £6,423,985. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity is operating on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operations. The organization maintains a formal reserves policy aimed at securing three to six months of operating costs to manage financial risks and contingencies.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months of operating costs (held: £3.6m)
“Provide a minimum three months operating costs contingency in line with charity commission guidance. Aspire to accrue six months operating costs contingency fund.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Women's Organisation Trading Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Women's Organisation. It provides services to public sector bodies in promoting and delivering women's economic development activities and actively promotes the work of the charity providing advice and training opportunities for women who suffer poverty and exclusion due to their unemployed, age, BAME, ex offender and /or disability status.
“The Women's Organisation Trading Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Women's Organisation. It provides services to public sector bodies in promoting and delivering women's economic development activities and actively promotes the work of the charity providing advice and training opportunities for women who suffer poverty and exclusion due to their unemployed, age, BAME, ex offender and /or disability status.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Women’s Organisation (Trading) Limited
“The Women's Organisation Trading Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Women's Organisation.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£84k
Reported reserves equal ~13.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% 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: 2.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- SUSAN OSHIKANLUchair
- ALEX MORGAN
- JULIE ANN GILLESPIE
- Jayne Croft
- Lisa Pearson
- Mona Mealey
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE WOMEN'S ORGANISATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £447,732 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £6,423,985. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity is operating on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operations. The organization maintains a formal reserves policy aimed at securing three to six months of operating costs to manage financial risks and contingencies. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.
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