NOTTINGHAM MUSLIM WOMEN'S NETWORK

Registered charity 1195648 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a diverse network of Muslim women based in Nottingham, sharing knowledge and voicing the needs of Muslim women in a safe environment, providing a platform to ensure they are included in the decision making processes that influence local policy and development of services. We offer a monthly legal advice service. DV support and outreach service.

Objects

(A) RELIEVING THE NEEDS AND SUFFERING OF MUSLIM WOMEN IN NEED OF SUCH RELIEF DUE TO CONDITIONS RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE RESULTING DISTRESS AND HARDSHIP, IN PARTICULAR, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, PUBLIC EDUCATION, ADVICE AND ADVOCACY.(B)PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH MUSLIM WOMEN WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, GENDER AND CREED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF MUSLIM WOMEN AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:• PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK OF SUPPORT THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MUSLIM WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH AND WITHIN THE WIDER COMMUNITY.• INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSLIM WOMEN TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO ENSURE COMMUNITY SAFETY.

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

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£193k

Latest spending

£209k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted reserves of £31,311 at the end of the year, which is below its historical policy target of three months of operational costs. The trustees report that the charity is dependent on the Reaching Communities fund for core costs and express confidence that this funding will be extended post-December 2025.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £31k; policy: three months of operational costs)

“With the monthly costs having considerably increased we are no longer in the position to hold 3 months worth of running costs.” — page 46

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

National Lottery Community Fund — “National Lottery Community Fund Awards4All Fund – Freedom to Fly 3 – A grant that enabled the Network to train another Freedom Programme Pra…” (source page)
Women’s Resource Centre — “Black Minoritised Women’s Fund – This funding from the Women’s Resource Centre helped NMWN cover core costs during a period of financial ins…” (source page)
Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) — “Ministry of Justice Funding rounds 2, 3, 4 – This funding from Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) continues to fund the BA…” (source page)
Nottingham Women’s Centre — “Community of Identity (COI) – This funding from Nottingham Women’s Centre funds advocacy and outreach support and allows NMWN to run monthly…” (source page)
Nottingham City Council — “R2C Funding enabled us to develop and deliver a Mirpuri Punjabi Freedom Programme in partnership with Juno Women’s Aid. Two staff members we…” (source page)
Sport England — “A sporting chance for Muslim women – This fund from Sport England has helped the Network facilitate sporting opportunities for Muslim surviv…” (source page)
Rosa and Imkaan — “Rosa and Imkaan BME Covid-19 – This fund funded the 16-hour BAME DV worker post, the purchase of three laptops, two chrome books and the pur…” (source page)
Robin Hood Multi Academy Trust — “This fund allowed the network to facilitate online zoom sessions on women empowerment and mental wellbeing including yoga in the park and a …” (source page)
Building Stronger Britain Together — “This project allowed the development and delivery of two Community Activism Programmes, which recruited 20 volunteers and trained them in fi…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Marsha Brownchair
Dr Sobia Qazi
Farzana Chaudry
Maxine Cockett
Nayab Patel
Shagufta Khan
Shazia Khan

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

Operates in: Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£193k	£209k
31/12/2024	£215k	£216k
31/12/2023	£152k	£158k
31/12/2022	£208k	£133k

Common questions

Is NOTTINGHAM MUSLIM WOMEN'S NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted reserves of £31,311 at the end of the year, which is below its historical policy target of three months of operational costs. The trustees report that the charity is dependent on the Reaching Communities fund for core costs and express confidence that this funding will be extended post-December 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/10/2022	£335k	Nottingham Muslim Women's Network
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/05/2022	£10k	Freedom2Fly3

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
Chabad Belgravia	1	£15k
THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND	1	£14k
ROSA FUND	1	£10k
THE JORDAN MAX GOODMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED income £2.3m
NOTTINGHAM WOMEN'S CENTRE LIMITED income £1.4m
JAMIAT AHL-E-HADITH NOTTINGHAM income £161k
NOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE income £1.6m
LONDON MUSLIM SUPPORT NETWORK income £247k
NORWICH AND NORFOLK MUSLIM ASSOCIATION income £636k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NOTTINGHAM MUSLIM WOMEN'S NETWORK	£193k	—	below	—	no doubt
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED FY2025	£2.3m	—	within	—	no doubt
NOTTINGHAM WOMEN'S CENTRE LIMITED FY2025	£1.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JAMIAT AHL-E-HADITH NOTTINGHAM FY2025	£161k	—	above	—	no doubt
NOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE FY2025	£1.6m	—	above	—	no doubt
LONDON MUSLIM SUPPORT NETWORK FY2025	£247k	—	above	—	no doubt

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