KAIROS WOMEN WORKING TOGETHER
Kairos Women Working Together (Kairos WWT) is a specialist women's organisation in Coventry. We support and advocate for women facing multiple disadvantge; those with complex unmet needs, including women at risk of and subject to sexual exploitation. We empower women to increase their safety, stability, self-belief, and self- reliance to build lives free from abuse and exploitation.
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THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £289,987, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet their stated policy target of keeping between three to six months' core running costs. The charity reported a net income of £12,375 for the year, with total funds carried forward of £340,670, indicating a stable financial position despite increased demand for services.
What the accounts disclose
“Ministry of Justice £163,819” — page 15
“The charity will aim to keep between three to six months’ core running costs in unrestricted reserves.” — page 15
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 20
- Government income: £284,668 — grants £284,668 (5); 51% of the £553,247 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 15
- Government income: £291,852 — grants £291,852 (5); 53% of the £553,059 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 17
- Government income: £137,453 — grants £137,453 (4); 29% of the £473,719 total gross income on the same return
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Daljit Kaur Sandhu
- Donia Alwan
- Faithful Olutomi Ajala
- Kate Hickling
- Lucy Katherine Rackliff
- Miriam Peck
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £553k | £541k |
| 31/03/2024 | £553k | £480k |
| 31/03/2023 | £474k | £422k |
| 31/03/2022 | £362k | £384k |
| 31/03/2021 | £319k | £304k |
Common questions
Is KAIROS WOMEN WORKING TOGETHER financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £289,987, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet their stated policy target of keeping between three to six months' core running costs. The charity reported a net income of £12,375 for the year, with total funds carried forward of £340,670, indicating a stable financial position despite increased demand for services. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds KAIROS WOMEN WORKING TOGETHER?
Funders whose own accounts filings name KAIROS WOMEN WORKING TOGETHER as a grant recipient include SMALLWOOD TRUST, WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BROOK TRUST, ROSA FUND.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMALLWOOD TRUST | FY2025 | £61k | |
| WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £48k | Penal Affairs |
| THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £35k | Relief of Poverty |
| SMALLWOOD TRUST | FY2021 | £34k | |
| THE BROOK TRUST | FY2023 | £25k | |
| ROSA FUND | FY2025 | £25k | Stand With Us Fund |
| ROSA FUND | FY2024 | £25k | Stand With Us Fund |
| ROSA FUND | FY2023 | £25k | Stand With Us Fund |
| THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY | FY2025 | £20k | To support young women, aged 18-25, at risk of sexual exploitation |
| THE SHELDON TRUST | FY2024 | £10k | Youth Development |
| THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY | FY2023 | £10k | To support young women, aged 18-25, at risk of sexual exploitation |
| SMALLWOOD TRUST | FY2022 | £7k | |
| THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY | FY2022 | £7k | To provide specialist homelessness support to women in Coventry |
| THE BROOK TRUST | FY2021 | £7k | |
| THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2026 | £5k | Relief of Poverty |
| THE NORTON FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £5k | Grants to institutions |
| THE SAINTBURY TRUST | FY2025 | £4k | Relief of those in Need by reason of Youth, Age, Ill-Health, Disability, Financial Hardship or other Disadvantage |
| COVENTRY CHURCH (MUNICIPAL) CHARITIES | FY2023 | £2k | Grants to institutions |
| THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | Relief of Poverty |
| THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | Care and Social Welfare |
| THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY | FY2024 | £1k | To support young women, aged 18-25, at risk of sexual exploitation |
| COVENTRY CHURCH (MUNICIPAL) CHARITIES | FY2025 | £1k | Grants: Relief in need |
| GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £1k | |
| DUMBRECK CHARITY | FY2025 | £500 | Social Welfare |
| DUMBRECK CHARITY | FY2023 | £500 | Social Welfare |
| GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £500 | |
| GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2021 | £500 | |
| COVENTRY CHURCH (MUNICIPAL) CHARITIES | FY2024 | £100 | Grants: Relief in need |
| THE BROOK TRUST | FY2022 | amount not stated |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/04/2026 | £500k | Kairos Together |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/04/2023 | £339k | Feeling Safe |
| UK government | 01/04/2022 | £60k | Women's Community Sector Organisations Core Costs Funding 2022/25 |
| UK government | 02/10/2019 | £100k | Tampon Tax Fund - Ending Women's Homelessness |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/07/2019 | £365k | Feeling Safe |
| UK government | 01/07/2019 | £10k | Tampon Tax Community Fund |
| UK government | 01/02/2019 | £10k | Women Side by Side |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/11/2014 | £385k | Kairos Women Working Together |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/03/2011 | £346k | Kairos Women Working Together |
| UK government | — | £9k | Women First Innovation Fund |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| FONDATION CHANEL | 1 | £675k |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
| CHARLES PLATER TRUST | 1 | £45k |
| THE BROMLEY TRUST | 1 | £35k |
| THE INDIGO TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION | 1 | £23k |
| The Leathersellers' Foundation | 1 | £20k |
| THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION | 1 | £19k |
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- WOMEN ACTING IN TODAYS SOCIETY
- WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTRE
- WOMEN’S HEALTH MATTERS
- IKWRO WOMEN'S RIGHTS ORGANISATION
- WOMEN'S COUNSELLING AND THERAPY SERVICE LTD
- WOMENS WORK (DERBYSHIRE) LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAIROS WOMEN WORKING TOGETHER | £553k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WOMEN ACTING IN TODAYS SOCIETY | £600k | £55,194 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTRE | £1.0m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | within | — | no doubt |
| WOMEN’S HEALTH MATTERS | £850k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| IKWRO WOMEN'S RIGHTS ORGANISATION | £1.5m | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| WOMEN'S COUNSELLING AND THERAPY SERVICE LTD | £1.2m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |