WEST WALES DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE LTD

Registered charity 1131539 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ABERYSTWYTH WOMEN'S AID LIMITED, WEST WALES WOMEN'S AID LTD

Provide emergency refuge accommodation to persons and children affected by domestic abuse. We support families in the community with floating support and outreach. Specialist services for children and young persons.Other services include the running of the Freedom Programme, Recovery Toolkit, substance misuse, counselling, homeopathy and fun days out. awareness raising.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£888k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £285,817 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted free reserves of £1,639,211. The trustees consider these reserves to be sufficient for the level of expenditure, noting that they significantly exceed the stated policy target range of £520,000 to £600,580. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Housing Support Grant (32% of income)
“Housing Support Grant 376,318” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Ashmole & Co. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — West Wales Domestic Abuse Service (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £270k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£888k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~22.2 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 (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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ceredigion

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£888k
31/03/2024£1.3m£944k
31/03/2023£1.0m£662k
31/03/2022£975k£518k
31/03/2021£734k£520k

Common questions

Is WEST WALES DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income surplus of £285,817 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted free reserves of £1,639,211. The trustees consider these reserves to be sufficient for the level of expenditure, noting that they significantly exceed the stated policy target range of £520,000 to £600,580. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ashmole & Co.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government14/02/2020£35kOlder Women Living With and Surviving Domestic Abuse (OWLS) Project
UK government14/02/2019£26kOlder Women Living With and Surviving Domestic Abuse (OWLS) Project
UK government01/12/2018£12kAsk Me Plus
The National Lottery Community Fund18/10/2010£49kRECESSION 2: Family support project
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2010£50kRecession: Domestic Abuse One Stop Shop

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRAFFORD DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WEST WALES DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE LTD£1.2m—0above—no doubt
TRAFFORD DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES FY2025£3.1m——unclear—no doubt
NORTH DEVON AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE LIMITED FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
NENE VALLEY CHRISTIAN FAMILY REFUGE LIMITED FY2025£856k—0above0.6%no doubt
FORTALICE LIMITED FY2025£2.2mmore than £60,0001below—no doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE FY2025£1.7m—0above—no doubt

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