STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID

Registered charity 1155364 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of support, advice and accommodation to women and children living with, escaping or recovering from the effects of domestic and sexual violence. Support also provided to male victims of domestic and sexual abuse. Also educate, research and raise awareness on issues related to domestic and sexual violence.

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Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £23,540 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £678,238. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £658,309 are within the stated policy target of three to six months of unrestricted expenditure. The independent auditors have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on 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 Lawton Bradford Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Staffordshire Women's Aid (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£2.1m
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£658k
Employees
46

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.0m£2.1m
31/03/2024£1.6m£1.6m
31/03/2023£1.5m£1.4m
31/03/2022£1.4m£1.3m
31/03/2021£1.2m£1.0m

Common questions

Is STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £23,540 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £678,238. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £658,309 are within the stated policy target of three to six months of unrestricted expenditure. The independent auditors have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lawton Bradford Accountants.

Who funds STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID as a grant recipient include SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED, SMALLWOOD TRUST, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£58kDigital & Financial Empowerment Fund
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022£25kMatched Donations
SMALLWOOD TRUSTFY2023£20k
SMALLWOOD TRUSTFY2021£19k
SMALLWOOD TRUSTFY2022£7k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5kCompassionate Support
ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£4k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/12/2025£482kThrive Counselling Service
The National Lottery Community Fund23/06/2023£10kWomen's Community Centre
UK government11/09/2020£9kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund20/03/2020£385kSurvive 3
UK government14/02/2020£31kWomen's Voices on VAOW
UK government14/02/2020£16kWomen's Voices on VAOW
UK government02/10/2019£42kTampon Tax Fund - Ending Women's Homelessness
UK government02/10/2019£21kTampon Tax Fund - Ending Women's Homelessness
UK government14/02/2019£10kWomen's Voices on VAOW
UK government14/02/2019£30kWomen's Voices on VAOW
UK government04/02/2019£10kWomen Side by Side
UK government03/02/2019£6kTampon Tax Community Fund
UK government01/11/2018£50kAsk Me Plus
The National Lottery Community Fund06/07/2018£9kReaching Out Online
The National Lottery Community Fund22/07/2015£10kForward House
The National Lottery Community Fund14/04/2014£462kStaffordshire SURVIVE
The National Lottery Community Fund13/04/2010£331kSURVIVE
The National Lottery Community Fund04/12/2009£8kThe lighthouse: A refuge for women and children in Staffordshire Moorlands
The National Lottery Community Fund24/04/2006£5kCreative Writing Workshop
The National Lottery Community Fund02/09/2004£190kProviding outreach support and drop-in-centre for victims of domestice viol

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 AYLESBURY WOMEN'S AID.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STAFFORDSHIRE WOMEN'S AID£2.0m—0within—no doubt
AYLESBURY WOMEN'S AID FY2025£1.1m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
TRAFFORD DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES FY2025£3.1m——unclear—no doubt
BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL WOMEN'S AID FY2024£8.3m——below—no doubt
BURY ST EDMUNDS WOMEN'S AID CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£536k—0within—noted
WOMEN'S AID LEICESTERSHIRE LIMITED FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt

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