WOMEN AND GIRLS NETWORK
Registered charity 1150354 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WGN
A COUNSELLING AND HEALING CENTRE FOR WOMEN & GIRLS OVERCOMING EXPERIENCES OF PHYSICAL SEXUAL OR EMOTIONAL VIOLENCE. A TRAINING PROVIDER PROMOTING GOOD PRACTICE WITHIN THIS FIELD.
Objects
3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE "OBJECTS") ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 3.1.1 TO RELIEVE THE HARDSHIP AND SUFFERING EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN AND GIRLS WHO HAVE BEEN OR ARE BEING GRAVELY OR PERSISTENTLY MALTREATED BY THEIR HUSBANDS, CO-HABITEES, FATHERS OF THEIR CHILDREN OR DIVERSE OTHER PERSONS, AND ANY CHILDREN OF SUCH WOMEN OR GIRLS; AND 3.1.2 TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND UNDERTAKE RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENT WORK RELATING TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
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 · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred an overall deficit of £230,764 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free general unrestricted reserves totalled £1,153,861, which the trustees confirm is within their stated reserves policy target of between £1,008,075 and £2,016,150.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Trustee-related consultancy
“One trustee had a related party, who had transactions with the charity during the year, receiving a consultancy fee of £13,800 with a balance of £850 outstanding at the end of the year.” — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BARCANT BEARDON LIMITED. Discloses 3 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.
- 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
- Investment
- 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
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Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Big Lottery Foundation — “We gratefully acknowledge funding from the following organisations: Big Lottery Foundation” (source page)
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£39k
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/03/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- DONNA CARTYchair
- Elizabeth Louise Brauer
- Harmander Mangtani
- Katherine Ruth Whidborne Taylor
- Lucy Angell John
- Pooja Aryal
- SABRINA QURESHI
- Vanessa Donna Freeman
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WOMEN AND GIRLS NETWORK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred an overall deficit of £230,764 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, free general unrestricted reserves totalled £1,153,861, which the trustees confirm is within their stated reserves policy target of between £1,008,075 and £2,016,150. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BARCANT BEARDON LIMITED.
Who funds WOMEN AND GIRLS NETWORK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WOMEN AND GIRLS NETWORK as a grant recipient include AKO FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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