XENIA
Xenia exists as a feminist conversation. We don't just create space for dialogue: we practiceconversation as our method for social change, organisational practice, and collective action.Through our workshops, community building, mentorship programmes, and collectivegovernance, we're demonstrating that another way of organising is not only possible butalready happening.
Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST WOMEN IN THE UK WHO MAY BE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR GENDER, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED, EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT, PARENTAL SITUATION, MARITAL STATUS, IMMIGRATION STATUS OR LANGUAGE ABILITY, TO RELIEVE THEIR NEEDS AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:• PROVIDING A NETWORK GROUP WHICH ENCOURAGES AND ASSISTS WOMEN TO DEVELOP THEIR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH, BUILDS CONFIDENCE AND ENABLES THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY;• RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING SUCH WOMEN GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £89,183 at year-end, which the trustees acknowledge are above their minimum policy target of three months' operating expenditure. The trustees note that the organisation remains dependent on short-term funding cycles and is prioritizing the pursuit of multi-year funding to support its transition to becoming an employer.
What the accounts disclose
“£125,713 from charitable activities and project funding” — page 10
“The trustees have set a target to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to at least three months of operating expenditure (25%), with the long-term aim of increasing this to six months (50%)”
“The trustees recognise that Xenia remains dependent on short-term funding cycles and continues to prioritise diversification of income and the pursuit of multi-year funding.” — page 11
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Adora Jane Lebbie
- Alessia Tosi
- Dawn Plimmer
- Emma Jones
- Lelah Palmer
- Lois Simes
- Marcelina Mazinska
- Silvia Perin
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £159k | £131k |
| 31/03/2024 | £124k | £101k |
| 31/03/2023 | £102k | £71k |
| 31/03/2022 | £83k | £64k |
| 31/03/2021 | £74k | £58k |
Common questions
Is XENIA financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £89,183 at year-end, which the trustees acknowledge are above their minimum policy target of three months' operating expenditure. The trustees note that the organisation remains dependent on short-term funding cycles and is prioritizing the pursuit of multi-year funding to support its transition to becoming an employer. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds XENIA?
Funders whose own accounts filings name XENIA as a grant recipient include NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £20k | Arts & Education for Change Pool |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater London Authority | 10/10/2024 | £32k | Connect, Learn, Share |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/09/2024 | £20k | Sheffield Xenia |
| Postcode Lottery | 28/06/2024 | £20k | Unrestricted Funding |
| City Bridge Foundation | 15/06/2023 | £50k | Grant to Xenia |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/05/2023 | £10k | Xenia Women |
| London Borough of Hackney | 08/12/2021 | £5k | Grant to Xenia |
| Hackney Council | 08/12/2021 | £5k | Grant to Xenia |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/02/2021 | £10k | Connecting Xenia |
| Greater London Authority | 01/04/2020 | £18k | Grant to Xenia |
| London Borough of Hackney | 28/10/2019 | £15k | Grant to Xenia |
| Hackney Council | 28/10/2019 | £15k | Grant to Xenia |
| Greater London Authority | 01/01/2019 | £5k | Xenia |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| Young K&C | 1 | — |
| WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION | 1 | £483k |
| POWER TO CHANGE TRUST | 1 | £129k |
| THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION | 1 | £69k |
| THE SHEARS FOUNDATION | 1 | £60k |
| THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION | 1 | £60k |
| THE SIR JAMES KNOTT TRUST | 1 | £21k |
| THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
Charities like this
- THE XENOPHON PROTOPAPAS FOUNDATION
- FEMINENZA INTERNATIONAL
- THE WOMEN'S ORGANISATION
- DIALOGUE SOCIETY
- ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN WREXHAM
- Women's Association For Networking and Development
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XENIA | £159k | — | 0 | above | — | noted |
| THE XENOPHON PROTOPAPAS FOUNDATION | £2k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FEMINENZA INTERNATIONAL | £102k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE WOMEN'S ORGANISATION | £2.3m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DIALOGUE SOCIETY | £325k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN WREXHAM | £1.1m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |