HAYAAT WOMEN TRUST

Registered charity 1155727 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HWT

We offer a range of different services to help disadvantaged families in the community out of poverty. In particular, Black and ethnic minority women in who find it difficult to access mainstream services in their areas.In collaboration with partner organisations we deliver educational and health awareness projects.We establihed a link with Somaliland, Africa and delivered number of projects.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH AFRICAN WOMEN RESIDING IN WALES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUND OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN OR GENDER, TO RELIEVE THEIR NEEDS AND TO ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:1. PROVIDING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING INFORMATION, ADVICE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE THEM TO INCREASE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH AND CLINICAL SERVICES2. PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUM, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT TO RAISE THEIR AWARENESS? OF THE EXISTING HEALTH PROVIDERS? SERVICES, EMPOWER AND PROMOTE THEIR HEALTH RIGHTS.3. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE HEALTH ISSUES AFFECTING THEM BY PLANNING AND DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME, TRAINING SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS FOR HEALTH SERVICES WORKERS 4. CO-COORDINATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO ENGAGE WITH HEALTH AND EDUCATION SERVICES PROVIDERS (VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY), TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THEIR NEEDS.5. TO DEVELOP A LINK AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING WITH PARTNER ORGANISATIONS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA IN RELATION TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF AFRICAN WOMEN AND TO PROVIDE TRAININGS SESSIONS AND SUPPORT TO THE HEALTH WORKERS IN AFRICA TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF WOMEN IN AFRICA.6. PROMOTE AND CARRY OUT OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING AND CARRYING OUT RESEARCH AND SURVEYS AND PUBLISH RESULTS THEREOF.

Area of benefit: RESIDING 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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£261k
Latest spending
£212k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reports total net assets of £138,679, comprising £68,883 in unrestricted funds and £69,796 in restricted funds. The accounts show an excess of income over expenditure of £49,319 for the year, resulting in a positive cash position of £140,077. The trustees confirm compliance with statutory requirements and note that the charity is well-positioned to meet rising community demand despite funding challenges.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Community Fund Lottery (47% of income)
“Community Fund Lottery — Hayaan Project 121,200.00” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Government income: £25,000 — grants £25,000 (1); 10% of the £261,005 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 12

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

  • Volunteers: 12

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cardiff · Somalia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£261k£212k
31/03/2024£218k£199k
31/03/2023£181k£208k
31/03/2022£123k£86k
31/03/2021£163k£107k

Common questions

Is HAYAAT WOMEN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reports total net assets of £138,679, comprising £68,883 in unrestricted funds and £69,796 in restricted funds. The accounts show an excess of income over expenditure of £49,319 for the year, resulting in a positive cash position of £140,077. The trustees confirm compliance with statutory requirements and note that the charity is well-positioned to meet rising community demand despite funding challenges. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HAYAAT WOMEN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HAYAAT WOMEN TRUST as a grant recipient include SMALLWOOD TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SMALLWOOD TRUSTFY2021£21k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/11/2025£20kThrive 2.0
Postcode Lottery30/09/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
Postcode Lottery03/04/2023£25kProject Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund31/01/2023£10kThrive Learning Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/07/2021£48k"Young Queens Project"
The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2021£10kCoding & Network-In Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund19/05/2016£5kMiyir Mentoring Project- Young women in mind

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAYAAT WELFARE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HAYAAT WOMEN TRUST£261k—0unclear—no doubt
HAYAAT WELFARE TRUST FY2025£451k—0unclear—no doubt
HAYAT TRUST FY2025£59k—0unclear—no doubt
HAYAT HUMANITARIAN AID FY2025£459k—0unclear—no doubt
AL HAYAT TRUST FY2025£92k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY OF AFRICAN WOMEN FY2026£28k——unclear—no doubt

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