WOMEN FIRST UK (WFUK)

Registered charity 1192537 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To empower women to reach their full potential and to be the best version of themselves, to assist them infinding jobs and organizing their homes in accordance with our statement of faith for the public benefit.

Objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING ADVICE, PRACTICAL HELP AND SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO FIND IT MORE DIFFICULT TO INTEGRATE INTO THE BRITISH SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.”

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 · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £3,264 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total incoming resources of £36,252. The trustees maintain a reserve policy equivalent to three months of unrestricted expenditure to cover emergency needs. The independent examiner confirmed that proper accounts records were kept and the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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 · trustee networks

• SARAH OWUSUAchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Kwasi Amoani Okanta
• Priscilla Agyeibea Okanta · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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