WOMENZONE

Registered charity 1170163 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOMENZONE CC

Womenzone uses a holistic approach to deliver community based health improvement activities in Bradford East and surrounding areas. We work with women of all ages, concentrating our efforts in the areas of deprivation and health inequalities where there is greatest need, and working around the key themes of Physical Health, Mental Health, Training, Nutrition and Wellbeing.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£491k

Latest spending

£506k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £14,397 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets. However, unrestricted free reserves stood at £367,015, which the trustees confirmed was within their stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to between six and fourteen months of running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income — below the 25th percentile for charities its size (median 2.9%)

“There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: between six and fourteen month's running costs (held: £367k)

“reserves equivalent to between six and fourteen month's running costs should be maintained. This is between £238,200 and £555,900”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)

Total income

£552k

Total spending

£318k

Reserves (reported)

£275k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~10.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rizwana Jamilchair
Lorna James
Marcia Marczynski
Tahera Kacholia

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£491k	£506k
31/03/2024	£493k	£510k
31/03/2023	£443k	£430k
31/03/2022	£454k	£397k
31/03/2021	£552k	£318k

Common questions

Is WOMENZONE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £14,397 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets. However, unrestricted free reserves stood at £367,015, which the trustees confirmed was within their stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to between six and fourteen months of running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	27/03/2025	£12k	Sports Outreach Project
Sport England	22/11/2023	£2k	Move it!
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	04/09/2023	£100k	"Womenzone Sufi Heritage Project"
UK government	01/07/2023	£35k	NCS Trust Community Grants WomenZone
UK government	01/07/2023	£30k	NCS Trust Community Grants WomenZone
UK government	01/04/2018	£48k	Womenzone
UK government	—	£48k	Womenzone