FORGOTTEN WOMEN
Registered charity 1169466 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To transform the lives of vulnerable women through aid, opportunity and voice.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £2,887,861 against total expenditure of £1,800,014, resulting in a net surplus of £1,087,847 for the year. Free/unrestricted reserves increased to £859,566, while total net assets rose to £1,763,050. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting 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
Accounts audited by K B M UK Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£556k
Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 19.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Gurpreet Kaur Bahia
- Haaris Siddiqie
- Huma Stone
- Humeera Amin Dar
- MANDEEP BAHIA
- Shazia Ramzan
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Afghanistan · Bangladesh · India · Malawi · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Pakistan · Somalia · Throughout England And Wales · Turkey · Yemen
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FORGOTTEN WOMEN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £2,887,861 against total expenditure of £1,800,014, resulting in a net surplus of £1,087,847 for the year. Free/unrestricted reserves increased to £859,566, while total net assets rose to £1,763,050. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by K B M UK Limited.
Who funds FORGOTTEN WOMEN?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FORGOTTEN WOMEN as a grant recipient include THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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