THE WOMEN & FAMILIES RESOURCE CENTRE

Registered charity 1131817 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AFRICAN WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE

We support disadvantaged women and families by inspiring, encouraging and motivating them to overcome barriers to improve the quality of their lives.We aim to relieve hardship,poverty and ill health amongst Women and families by providing charitable support in particular through education, advice and guidance, career advice, information services, advocacy, mentoring and counselling services.

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

Latest income
£85k
Latest spending
£84k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,413.68 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £85,472.23 against total expenditure of £84,058.55. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds carried forward were £2,799.27, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed 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

Reserves policy: three and six month's expenditure (held: £3k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds that have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure.” — page 7
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: Birmingham City · Dudley · Sandwell · Shropshire · Telford & Wrekin · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£85k£84k
31/03/2024£95k£92k
31/03/2023£99k£91k
31/03/2022£93k£87k
31/03/2021£71k£67k

Common questions

Is THE WOMEN & FAMILIES RESOURCE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,413.68 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £85,472.23 against total expenditure of £84,058.55. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds carried forward were £2,799.27, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE WOMEN & FAMILIES RESOURCE CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WOMEN & FAMILIES RESOURCE CENTRE as a grant recipient include IMAGINE FOUNDATION, THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY, THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION, THE GRIMMITT TRUST, THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
IMAGINE FOUNDATIONFY2023£34kCapacity Building
THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITYFY2022£15kcosts of supporting disadvantaged women at a centre in Wolverhampton
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATIONFY2023£7k
THE GRIMMITT TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2kCare and Social Welfare
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kPersonal and Community Empowerment

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/04/2022£5kEveryone for Love Fun Fest
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2021£6kWFRC Summer Holiday Play Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund17/04/2020£8kCOVID 19 Digital Support Project
The National Lottery Community Fund27/06/2019£6kWFRC Youth Summer Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund11/08/2011£9kSisters With Heart Befriending Project
UK government—£10kRosa Fund, Tampon Tax