Cysters

Registered charity 1178651 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CYSTERS - WOMENS SUPPORT AND AWARENESS GROUP

Educating and raising awareness of reproductive and mental health particularly focusing on marginalised and ethnic minority groups. Collaborating with the NHS, Universities and other third sector organisations to deliver accurate information on these health issues. Supporting the NHS with reaching into these marginalised groups.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARETO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF WOMEN IN THE UK WITH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUES AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE BY:-1. PROVIDING A CONFIDENTIAL SPACE FOR WOMEN TO ACCESS SUPPORT AND ADVICE, PROVIDING FORUMS, EVENTS AND GROUP SESSIONS THAT ENCOURAGES MEMBERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO RECEIVE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE;2. RAISING AWARENESS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUES,3. PROVIDING RELIEF OR ASSISTANCE TO SUCH WOMEN THEIR FAMILIES OR DEPENDENTS OF SUCH WOMEN WHO NEED ASSISTANCE AND IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR SUCH PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDENTS; AND4. WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER SIMILAR GROUPS FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £92,757.63 at the end of the year, having generated an income surplus of £48,725.76. The trustees note that the charity is operating a startup model and does not currently hold reserves policy targets, relying on donor support which is confirmed to continue for going concern purposes.

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 3 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
• 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
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• FAYE YEE VAN HEEREN
• Farah Ahmed
• Raveena Jacobs
• Sarah Harris

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHESTER CIVIC TRUST.

• CHESTER CIVIC TRUST income £64k
• MYOSITIS UK income £140k
• BECOME CHARITY income £2.0m
• MISSION REMISSION income £101k
• VOLUNTARY SECTOR CENTRES income £1.7m
• CIRCLES NETWORK income £3.0m

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