White Ribbon Alliance UK

Registered charity 1143376 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WHITE RIBBON ALLIANCE FOR SAFE MOTHERHOOD, WHITE RIBBON ALLIANCE FOR SAFE MOTHERHOOD

The objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit, to preserve and protect good health and to advance education, in particular but not exclusively, by providing information, education, services, advocacy and resources relating to safe sexual and reproductive health, primarily for those facing the greatest disadvantage.

Objects

The objects of the Charity (the “Objects”) are, for the public benefit, to preserve and protect good health and to advance education, in particular but not exclusively, by providing information, education, services, advocacy and resources relating to safe sexual and reproductive health, primarily for those facing the greatest disadvantage.

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£124k
Latest spending
£157k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £33,098 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in net assets of £20,615. The trustees confirm the charity is fully funded through September 2025 but acknowledge a risk of cashflow shortfall from October 2025 onwards if new funding is delayed. Despite this risk, the directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, expressing confidence that sufficient lead time and mitigation measures will protect operational sustainability.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grant Funding (79% of income)
“Grant Funding 97,842”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — White Ribbon Alliance UK (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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: India · Indonesia · Jamaica · Kenya · Malawi · Nepal · Nigeria · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Spain

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£124k£157k
31/12/2023£96k£126k
31/12/2022£252k£170k
31/12/2021£140k£145k
31/12/2020£125k£68k

Common questions

Is White Ribbon Alliance UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £33,098 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in net assets of £20,615. The trustees confirm the charity is fully funded through September 2025 but acknowledge a risk of cashflow shortfall from October 2025 onwards if new funding is delayed. Despite this risk, the directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, expressing confidence that sufficient lead time and mitigation measures will protect operational sustainability. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/02/2022£106kFuture Parenting Journeys
UK government11/08/2020£48kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Somerset Community Foundation17/04/2020£2kCOVID19 support and advocacy for vulnerable pregnant and post-natal women