CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE

Registered charity 1169213 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CWJ

The Centre for Women's Justice aims to advance the human rights of women and girls in England and Wales by- holding the state to account for failures in the prevention of violence against women and girls and - challenging discrimination against women within the criminal justice system

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Latest income

£987k

Latest spending

£799k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £188,598 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its total reserves to £680,353. The trustees confirm that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, although they note that the lack of regular, secured income makes long-term planning difficult.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and grants (78% of income)

“The income consisted of donations and grants receivable of £772,676 (2024: £646,243) and income from charitable activities of £213,653 (2024: £138,261).” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £439k)

“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The trustees consider that this level will provide sufficient funds to respond to applications for grants and ensure that support and governance costs are covered. For the year ending March 2025, it was agreed that our reserves level be set at £194,000.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Ellis Lloyd Jones Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Centre for Women's Justice (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

£987k

Total spending

£799k

Cost of raising funds

£685

Reserves (reported)

£194k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (78% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/10/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

SASHA HELEN DEEPWELLchair
Davina James-Hanman
Esohe Aghatise
Karon Monaghan
Samira Ahmed · trustee of 1 other charity
Sanchita Fay Hosali
Sarah Ricca
Sonia Sodha · trustee of 1 other charity
Yasmin Rehman

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£987k	£799k
31/03/2024	£786k	£792k
31/03/2023	£636k	£628k
31/03/2022	£739k	£517k
31/03/2021	£429k	£371k

Common questions

Is CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £188,598 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its total reserves to £680,353. The trustees confirm that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, although they note that the lack of regular, secured income makes long-term planning difficult. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ellis Lloyd Jones Audit Limited.

Who funds CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE as a grant recipient include THE OLWYN FOUNDATION, THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, PRISM THE GIFT FUND.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE OLWYN FOUNDATION	FY2021	£182k	providing support for salaries for the "Women who kill" project
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION	FY2023	£150k	Holding the criminal justice system to account around violence against women and girls.
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION	FY2023	£119k	Justice First Fellowship grant
THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£60k	Core funding
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION	FY2021	£53k
PRISM THE GIFT FUND	FY2024	£50k	Gender Equality and Human Rights
THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£45k	PPDA project
TREEBEARD TRUST	FY2024	£35k
THE INDIGO TRUST	FY2024	£30k	Unrestricted funding for CWJ's work.
THE OLWYN FOUNDATION	FY2024	£24k	providing support for salaries for the "Women who kill" project
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£20k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£20k	Human Rights (particularly access to justice)
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£15k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, FULHAM	FY2024	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, FULHAM	FY2022	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, FULHAM	FY2021	£750
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, FULHAM	FY2023	£250
TREEBEARD TRUST	FY2023	£0
THE OLWYN FOUNDATION	FY2022	£0	providing support for salaries for the "Women who kill" project
THE OLWYN FOUNDATION	FY2023	£0	providing support for salaries for the "Women who kill" project
THE REED FOUNDATION	FY2021	—

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
A B Charitable Trust	26/09/2024	£3k	A grant to Centre for Women's Justice
A B Charitable Trust	04/07/2023	£20k	A grant to Centre for Women's Justice
A B Charitable Trust	21/04/2022	£20k	A grant to Centre for Women's Justice

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JABBS FOUNDATION	3	£269k
THE JONGEN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£175k
ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION	1	£115k
AKO FOUNDATION	1	£101k
The Goldsmiths' Foundation	1	£58k
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST	1	£30k
THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£16k
THE THREE OAKS TRUST	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEST END WOMEN AND GIRLS CENTRE CIO.

WEST END WOMEN AND GIRLS CENTRE CIO income £441k
THE WOMEN'S CENTRE CORNWALL LTD income £2.7m
THE CENTRE FOR CRIME AND JUSTICE STUDIES (ISTD) income £531k
IMECE WOMEN'S CENTRE income £995k
BRIGHTON WOMEN'S CENTRE income £1.4m
THE CENTRE FOR JUSTICE INNOVATION UK income £1.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE	£987k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST END WOMEN AND GIRLS CENTRE CIO FY2025	£441k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WOMEN'S CENTRE CORNWALL LTD FY2025	£2.7m	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE CENTRE FOR CRIME AND JUSTICE STUDIES (ISTD) FY2025	£531k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
IMECE WOMEN'S CENTRE FY2025	£995k	Over £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIGHTON WOMEN'S CENTRE FY2025	£1.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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