KYRA - WOMEN'S PROJECT

Registered charity 1154290 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide a safe, non-judgemental environment for womenTo promote equality and inclusionTo address social isolation and develop sustainable support networks for womenTo improve well-being outcomes for children and familiesTo develop partnerships with statutory, voluntary and private sector services to meet the needs of women and the community

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£211k

Latest spending

£322k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £84,496, which is below the charity's stated policy target of holding nine months of reserves to meet contractual rent and service provision. The charity reported a net expenditure of £111,136 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £197,106 to £85,971.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grant funding (79% of income)

“Grants 3,000 167,235 170,235 254,569” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: nine months (held: £84k)

“Kyra has a reserves policy which aims to build adequate cash reserves to ensure Kyra can meet its contractual rent payments and continue providing services to our members for at least nine months.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 08707011

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Kyra Women’s Project (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.

XIE, Meng — director, appointed 05/12/2025on trustee list
BELLANTUONO, Ilaria — director, appointed 05/12/2025on trustee list
TOPPS, Caroline Jennifer — director, appointed 05/12/2025on trustee list
WATSON, Ashley — director, appointed 05/12/2025on trustee list
ROLLASON-TAYLOR, Emma — director, appointed 06/12/2024on trustee list
SISSONS, Devina — director, appointed 06/12/2024on trustee list
BAINES, Linda Christine — director, appointed 18/05/2024on trustee list
WINTER, Nicola — director, appointed 12/04/2021on trustee list

Official officers record.

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.

Buyer	Contract	Awarded	Value
HUMBER TEACHING NHS FOUNDATION TRUST	Pilot: Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) partner within women's secure inpatient wards	24/06/2026	£134k

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Ashley Watson
Caroline Jennifer Topps
Devina Sissons
Emma Rollason-Taylor
Ilaria Bellantuono
Linda Christine Baines
Meng Xie
Nicola Winter

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

Operates in: City Of York · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Lincolnshire · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£211k	£322k
30/09/2024	£288k	£274k
30/09/2023	£269k	£256k
30/09/2022	£275k	£260k
30/09/2021	£277k	£235k

Common questions

Is KYRA - WOMEN'S PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £84,496, which is below the charity's stated policy target of holding nine months of reserves to meet contractual rent and service provision. The charity reported a net expenditure of £111,136 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £197,106 to £85,971. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KYRA - WOMEN'S PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KYRA - WOMEN'S PROJECT as a grant recipient include TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k	Reduced Inequalities / Gender Equality
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£9k	Programme: Deciding Together (Lankelly Chase)
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£9k	Reduced Inequalities / Gender Equality
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£7k	Reduced Inequalities / Gender Equality
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£200

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/12/2024	£354k	FREYA (Finding Routes to Empower Your Actions)
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/06/2024	£20k	Step-Up To Volunteering
Postcode Lottery	27/08/2022	£19k	Volunteer Coordinator Salary
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/10/2021	£10k	Kyra Ambassador Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/12/2020	£322k	Route To Recovery (R2R)
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/01/2020	£10k	SWIRL - Supporting Women In Rural Locations
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/09/2018	£9k	Kyra Steps Up
City of York Council	—	£8k	City Wide Ward
City of York Council	—	£2k	Guildhall ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£3k	Guildhall Ward Grant
UK government	—	£13k	Rosa Fund, Tampon Tax
City of York Council	—	£274	Ward Committee Grant
City of York Council	—	£500	Westfield Ward
City of York Council	—	£2k	Guildhall Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£500	Heworth Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£1k	Guildhall Ward Grant