BEING WOMAN

Registered charity 1189008 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancing the education of, in particular but not exclusively, women by theprovision of:(a) 1:1 sessions and workshops, in particular but not exclusively, in thesubject of basic digital skills that results in a qualification being obtained thatassists with improving the beneficiaries chances of securing futureemployment.

Objects

1. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY , SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;(C) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS;(D) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC;(E) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WOMEN BY THE PROVISION OF:(A)1:1 SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE SUBJECT OF BASIC DIGITAL SKILLS THAT RESULTS IN A QUALIFICATION BEING OBTAINED THAT ASSISTS WITH IMPROVING THE BENEFICIARIES CHANCES OF SECURING FUTURE EMPLOYMENT.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · 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 deficit of £16,611 for the year ended 30 April 2025, resulting in total reserves of £40,469. The trustees acknowledge the charity's responsibilities for preparing financial statements that give a true and fair view, and the independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure. The charity remains operational with unrestricted funds of £31,158 available for general use.

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 4 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Ghazala Parveen
• Hira Shakir Usman
• Imran Zahid
• MUHAMMAD SHAKIR QURESHI
• Tinuke Bernard · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northumberland

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Government & lottery funding

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