RIGHTS OF WOMEN INCORPORATED

Registered charity 1147913 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RIGHTS OF WOMEN

Rights of Women aims to promote the legal rights of women throughout England and Wales. Via legal advice telephone helplines, publications and training courses, we aim to increase women's understanding of their legal rights and improve their access to justice so they can live free from violence, oppression and discrimination and are able to make their own safe choices about the lives they lead.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£997k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £119,178 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £710,965. The trustees confirm that the charity continues to be in good financial health and has maintained sufficient reserves, with general reserves representing just over three months of running costs. The independent auditor confirmed that there are no material uncertainties related to 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

Accounts audited by Walter Hunter & Co Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rights of Women (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

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

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£997k
Cost of raising funds
£26k
Reserves (reported)
£657k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~7.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£997k
31/03/2024£957k£926k
31/03/2023£873k£932k
31/03/2022£841k£802k
31/03/2021£882k£695k

Common questions

Is RIGHTS OF WOMEN INCORPORATED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £119,178 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £710,965. The trustees confirm that the charity continues to be in good financial health and has maintained sufficient reserves, with general reserves representing just over three months of running costs. The independent auditor confirmed that there are no material uncertainties related to the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Walter Hunter & Co Limited.

Who funds RIGHTS OF WOMEN INCORPORATED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RIGHTS OF WOMEN INCORPORATED as a grant recipient include THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, THE FIREBIRD FOUNDATION, JUSTICE COLLABORATIONS, ROSA FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATIONFY2025£175kCore funding to support work on reform of the family courts
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2023£136kGrants & Donations
THE FIREBIRD FOUNDATIONFY2024£100kDomestic abuse and children
JUSTICE COLLABORATIONSFY2024£99kAdvice and Representation
ROSA FUNDFY2022£80kJustice and Equality Fund
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2022£78kPathways to settlement
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2024£61kGrants
THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£60kProject
THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£60kProject
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2021£50k
TREEBEARD TRUSTFY2024£30k
THE RODDICK FOUNDATIONFY2026£30k
THE INDIGO TRUSTFY2024£25kUnrestricted funding for ROW's work.
THE RODDICK FOUNDATIONFY2022£15k
THE RODDICK FOUNDATIONFY2024£15k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2022£15k
Impact London CollectiveFY2025£13kSpecial Fund
JAC TRUSTFY2025£2kPro bono legal advice for women in London
TREEBEARD TRUSTFY2023£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust22/09/2025£30kA grant to Rights of Women
A B Charitable Trust10/10/2024£30kA grant to Rights of Women
Greater London Authority27/11/2020£10kGrant to Rights of Women
UK government01/04/2020£46kRIGHTS OF WOMEN (G)

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 CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RIGHTS OF WOMEN INCORPORATED£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE FY2025£987k—0unclear—no doubt
EQUALITY NOW FY2024£2.9m——unclear—no doubt
LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS SERVICE FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
ACCESS YOUR RIGHT TO CARE FY2025£2.8m——below—no doubt
FAIR TREATMENT FOR THE WOMEN OF WALES FY2026£211k—0unclear—no doubt

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