WOMEN'S EQUALITY NETWORK WALES

Registered charity 1145706 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WENWALES

Working towards equality for women in Wales

Objects

2. OBJECTSHAVING REGARD TO THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW), ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON 18 DECEMBER 1979 AND THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON 10 DECEMBER 1948, THE OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE FOLLOWING:2.1 THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY; AND2.2 THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS;(B) OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;(C) RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;(D) RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;(E) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS;(F) PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS;(G) CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW;(H) COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;(I) RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;(J) PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS;(K) PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS;(L) INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS; AND(M) ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS,IN EACH CASE WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY IN WALES.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cardiff, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£451k
Latest spending
£367k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total net assets of £216,272 at the end of the financial year, with unrestricted funds of £122,704. The trustees confirmed that 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

Largest income source: Welsh Government (27% of income)
“WEN's largest funding source (42%) is the Welsh Government, through the Equality and Inclusion Grant of £120,000 (2024: £120,000) and a contribution to the EPEV programme of £70,250 (2024: £50,000).” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: adequate financial stability and the means for it to meet its charitable objectives for the foreseeable future (reserves figure: £123k)
“WEN Wales recognises the importance of having reserves and has adopted a reserves policy to provide the charity with adequate financial stability and the means for it to meet its charitable objectives for the foreseeable future.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Government income: £190,250 — grants £190,250 (2); 42% of the £451,127 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Government income: £173,375 — grants £173,375 (3); 37% of the £470,863 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Government income: £144,436 — grants £144,436 (9); 41% of the £353,383 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — WEN Wales (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£451k£367k
31/03/2024£471k£417k
31/03/2023£353k£431k
31/03/2022£339k£243k
31/03/2021£157k£155k

Common questions

Is WOMEN'S EQUALITY NETWORK WALES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total net assets of £216,272 at the end of the financial year, with unrestricted funds of £122,704. The trustees confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WOMEN'S EQUALITY NETWORK WALES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WOMEN'S EQUALITY NETWORK WALES as a grant recipient include ROSA FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ROSA FUNDFY2025£10kVoices from the Front Line
ROSA FUNDFY2024£7kVoices from the Front Line

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/07/2024£350kEqual Power Equal Voice (EPEV)
The National Lottery Community Fund23/04/2024£10kDiverse5050
The National Lottery Community Fund04/09/2023£10kWe Belong Here: A Women's Takeover of the Senedd
The National Lottery Community Fund10/02/2021£426kSGI: Equal Power Equal Voice
The National Lottery Community Fund09/08/2018£10kWEN Wales Women's Mentoring Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund25/10/2012£5kExploring older women's needs and issues in Wales

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOMEN IN WALES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WOMEN'S EQUALITY NETWORK WALES£451k—0unclear—no doubt
WOMEN IN WALES FY2025£63k—0unclear—no doubt
FAIR TREATMENT FOR THE WOMEN OF WALES FY2026£211k—0unclear—no doubt
WOMEN@THEWELL FY2025£666k——unclear—no doubt
ETHNIC MINORITY WELSH WOMEN ACHIEVEMENT ASSOCIATION FY2025£36k—0unclear—no doubt
RIGHTS OF WOMEN INCORPORATED FY2026£1.2m—0within—no doubt

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