PETERBOROUGH WOMEN'S AID

Registered charity 1180370 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide safe temporary accommodation for women and children fleeing domestic abuse. Provide an Outreach Service whose objectives are to give advice and support to victims/survivors of domestic abuse

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £309,870, which the trustees report has been maintained at a level equivalent to approximately six months of expenditure in line with their reserves policy. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £113,957 for the year, resulting in a total fund balance of £427,205.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Peterborough Women's Aid (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Cambridge City Council — “Our sponsors Cambridge City Council” (source page)
• Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care system — “Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care system” (source page)
• Cambridgeshire Community Foundation — “Cambridgeshire Community Foundation” (source page)
• Cambridgeshire police and crime commissioner — “Cambridgeshire police and crime commissioner” (source page)
• Garfield Lloyds Bank Foundation — “Garfield Lloyds Bank Foundation” (source page)
• Masons — “Thankyou to the Masons Deeping Thank you for your kind donation! Thank you so much to the Masons Deeping for their generous donation of £500…” (source page)
• The Community Lottery Fund — “The Community Lottery Fund” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (20/02/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Helen Patricia Cookchair
• Alexandra Dumigan
• Bryonie Swift
• Cheyenne Elizabeth Smith
• Darranda Rowswell
• Dr Dharshana Sridhar · trustee of 1 other charity
• Joely Garner
• Nicola Joy Holt
• Paul James Jervis

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

Operates in: Peterborough City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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