WOMEN IN INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT: GLOBALIZING AND ORGANIZING (WIEGO) LIMITED

Registered charity 1143510 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WIEGO LTD

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Latest income
£7.0m
Latest spending
£12.4m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of $7,049,680 for the year, with total expenditure exceeding total incoming resources. The trustees confirm the entity is a going concern, citing contractual funding secured through March 2027 from major institutional donors.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
At March 31, 2025 the total amount of undesignated or free reserves required is US$681K in keeping with the Reserves Policy. The free reserves of US$681K will be carried forward into the new financial year — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to Street Net International where Lorraine Sibanda is President.
Lorraine Subanda is President (unremunerated) of the International Council of Street Net. Payments to Street Net International were $1,495,547 during the year — page 44
Caroline Skinner the Programme Director for Urban Policies and a Board member for Asiye e Tafuleni (Aet). Payments to Asiye e Tafuleni were $80,167 during the year — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to Asiye e Tafuleni (Aet) where Caroline Skinner is a Board member.
Lorraine Subanda is President (unremunerated) of the International Council of Street Net. Payments to Street Net International were $1,495,547 during the year — page 44
Caroline Skinner the Programme Director for Urban Policies and a Board member for Asiye e Tafuleni (Aet). Payments to Asiye e Tafuleni were $80,167 during the year — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£7.0m
Total spending
£12.4m
Reserves (reported)
£798k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Argentina · Belgium · Brazil · Canada · Chile · China · Colombia · France · Germany · Ghana · India · Indonesia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£7.0m£12.4m
31/03/2024£5.7m£12.0m
31/03/2023£11.7m£10.7m
31/03/2022£25.2m£7.8m
31/03/2021£8.4m£5.4m

Common questions

Is WOMEN IN INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT: GLOBALIZING AND ORGANIZING (WIEGO) LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of $7,049,680 for the year, with total expenditure exceeding total incoming resources. The trustees confirm the entity is a going concern, citing contractual funding secured through March 2027 from major institutional donors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.