ANAWIM - BIRMINGHAM’S CENTRE FOR WOMEN LIMITED
Registered charity 1159706 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ANAWIM - WOMEN WORKING TOGETHER, ANAWIM ? WOMEN WORKING TOGETHER, ANAWIM OR ANAWIM - WWT
Women's Centre in Birmingham working to a 'one stop shop' approach. We support some of the most vulnerable &/or chaotic women who attend voluntarily or as part of their community sentences as alternatives to custody. We employ one-to-one interventions, counselling, a wide range of courses & specialised support services:Money Advice, Family Services and the IDVA service.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £93,803 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. However, the trustees confirm that reserves and cash positions are satisfactory and that the charity is operating in compliance with its reserves policy, which targets six to twelve months of unrestricted expenditure. The auditor has confirmed that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“Employees earning £60,000 per annum or more: 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities
“Income from charitable activities was £2,050,316 (2024: £1,770,673) of which all of it was attributable to restricted funds.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between six and twelve months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.5m)
“Following the annual review, the Board has established a policy to maintain unrestricted funds not committed or invested in fixed assets i.e. ‘free reserves’, at a level of between six and twelve months of unrestricted expenditure.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Megan Heath, daughter of a trustee, was employed as a service manager.
“During the year Megan Heath, the daughter of a trustee, was employed by the Charity as a service manager. Her remuneration is included within the disclosure of key management personnel employee benefits in note 11.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Dafferns Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Anawim - Birmingham's Centre for Women (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£40k
Reported reserves equal ~1.4 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 (94% 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: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Alphonsine Kabagabo
- David Michael Heath
- Fiona Mctaggart
- Gemma Birkett · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jennifer Anne Brown
- Paula Mitchell
- Peter Fahy · trustee of 6 other charities
- Professor Katherine Emily Brown
- Rehana Begum Ali
- Sabreena Mahroof
- Sheila MacGrath
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ANAWIM - BIRMINGHAM’S CENTRE FOR WOMEN LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £93,803 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. However, the trustees confirm that reserves and cash positions are satisfactory and that the charity is operating in compliance with its reserves policy, which targets six to twelve months of unrestricted expenditure. The auditor has confirmed that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dafferns Audit Limited.
Who funds ANAWIM - BIRMINGHAM’S CENTRE FOR WOMEN LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ANAWIM - BIRMINGHAM’S CENTRE FOR WOMEN LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE JABBS FOUNDATION, WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GRIMMITT TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST.
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