THE VAVENGERS
Registered charity 1184202 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Vavengers is a charity committed to ending Violence Against Women and Girls. We connect, campaign and convene. We are a survivor and women-led organisation, standing with and for every woman and girl who has been subjected to or at risk of Gender-Based Violence.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £33,648 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £65,137 to £31,489. Per the trustees' report, general reserves of £30,435 are considered below the stated policy target of 3-6 months of running costs, with the trustees noting insufficient reserves due to sector-wide funding challenges. Despite these financial pressures, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing significant gift-in-kind support and strategic plans to secure new funding.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £30k; policy: 3-6 months of current running costs)
“At present, due to the funding challenges facing the anti-Violence Against Women and Girls sector, we operate with less than 6 months of current running costs. The Charity currently doesn’t have sufficient reserves due to funding challenges facing the women and girls sector.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Vavengers (matched by registered charity number).
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 04/04/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (77% 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Anita Arora · trustee of 1 other charity
- Catherine Cecilia Munro
- Sahrish Iftikhar · trustee of 1 other charity
- Sara Samra
- Stephen Hallowes Bushell
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE VAVENGERS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £33,648 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £65,137 to £31,489. Per the trustees' report, general reserves of £30,435 are considered below the stated policy target of 3-6 months of running costs, with the trustees noting insufficient reserves due to sector-wide funding challenges. Despite these financial pressures, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing significant gift-in-kind support and strategic plans to secure new funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE VAVENGERS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE VAVENGERS as a grant recipient include THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, Bates Wells Foundation, THE RODDICK FOUNDATION, THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FUNDING NETWORK.
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