WOMEN TODAY - NORTH EAST

Registered charity 1193104 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOMEN TODAY

Women Today as an organisation is designed to support Black African Women in the North East. We meet the needs of African women in the areas of social and emotional well-being. We aim to provide activities and awareness of good health, equality of opportunity and social inclusion initiatives, which promote social inclusion whilst recognising cultural diversity and sensitivity.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£121k
Latest spending
£126k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held zero unrestricted reserves at the end of the period, with a bank balance of £48. The trustees note that the work is entirely grant-funded and plan to maintain reserves in the future to provide security for three months in case of funding shortfalls.

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
“Although we currently have zero reserves, we plan in future to keep reserves to a level that would provide security in case of a funding shortfall, enabling the charity to continue for 3 months whilst further funds are sought, or cost reductions are put in place. £0” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£121k£126k
31/05/2024£113k£104k
31/05/2023£79k£65k
31/05/2022£0£0

Common questions

Is WOMEN TODAY - NORTH EAST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held zero unrestricted reserves at the end of the period, with a bank balance of £48. The trustees note that the work is entirely grant-funded and plan to maintain reserves in the future to provide security for three months in case of funding shortfalls. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WOMEN TODAY - NORTH EAST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WOMEN TODAY - NORTH EAST as a grant recipient include SMALLWOOD TRUST, THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SMALLWOOD TRUSTFY2023£42k
SMALLWOOD TRUSTFY2022£7k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2024£220kWomen Today NE Reaching Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2021£141kWomen Today Reaching Communities
Northern Rock Foundation23/01/2002£9kGrant awarded to Women Today (Tyne & Wear)

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE WOMEN'S AID.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WOMEN TODAY - NORTH EAST£121k—0below—no doubt
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE WOMEN'S AID FY2025£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
ALLIANCE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS FY2025£215k—0below—no doubt
JEWINS WOMEN 2 WOMEN LIMITED FY2025£165k—0unclear—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM WOMEN'S CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH EAST ENGLAND GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2025£586k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.