THE WAYFINDERWOMAN TRUST

Registered charity 1175486 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We support women navigating inequity, poverty, discrimination or other challenges through direct support, collective voice, and lived experience communities. Our work supports mental, emotional and physical health, offering guidance, volunteer opportunities and connection to other services. We partner with organisations to extend our reach and support women to build self-efficacy and self-advocacy

Objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING WOMEN AND YOUNG GIRLS OF WORKING AGE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY;A) THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ADVICEB) BUILDING A MUTUAL SUPPORT COMMUNITY ABLE TO NETWORK WITH OTHERS WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH THE OBJECT OF PROVIDING INDIVIDUALS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND CONFIDENCE TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESC) ONE TO ONE SUPPORT, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ENABLING WOMEN AND YOUNG GIRLS SO THAT THEY HAVE THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE TO OVERCOME ANY BARRIERS THAT ARE PREVENTING THEM FROM IDENTIFYING AND PURSUING EMPLOYMENT CHOICES PRIOR TO, AND DURING THEIR WORKING LIVES;D) PROVISION OF ON-LINE AND FACE TO FACE SUPPORT IN AN EMPATHIC, NON-THREATENING ENVIRONMENT WITH THE OBJECT OF RELIEVING EMOTIONAL HARDSHIP;E) WORKING ALONGSIDE ORGANISATIONS TO IMPROVE AND PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN WITH THE OBJECT OF RELIEVING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income deficit of £10,368 for the year ended 31 October 2025, driven primarily by the planned spend-down of restricted grant funds. Total funds decreased from £67,267 to £56,899, with unrestricted reserves standing at £52,707. The trustees state that the deficit was expected and that core funds increased due to successful fundraising activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The WayfinderWoman Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Cherine Maskill
• Clare Corke
• Karen Burrell
• Samantha Harris
• Tammara Anderton

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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