BURY ST EDMUNDS WOMEN'S AID CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 276883 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Restore Women's Aid

We provide support and accommodation for people affected by Domestic Abuse. We offer temporary accommodation in a safe and supportive refuge where women and their children can recover from the traumatic effects of Domestic Abuse and make informed choices. We also offer a range of community services, courses and counselling to support women to rebuild their lives after abuse.

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Latest income
£536k
Latest spending
£494k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £41,649, restoring reserves cover to 3.5 months. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted net current assets were £165,586, which sits at the lower threshold of the stated reserves policy range of 3.5 to 5.5 months. While the financial position has improved, the trustees note that continuity of service provision depends on securing sufficient future funding.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3.5 to 5.5 months of projected operating costs (held: £166k)
The Charity's reserve policy is to hold unrestricted net current asset reserves equivalent to 3.5 to 5.5 months of projected operating costs — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
Continuity of service provision depends on the availability of sufficient funding, and this has yet to be fully established for the period from April 2025. — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knights Lowe Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bury St Edmunds Womens Aid Centre Limited (matched by registered charity number).

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£536k
Total spending
£494k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£166k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£536k£494k
31/03/2024£352k£453k
31/03/2023£459k£467k
31/03/2022£404k£398k
31/03/2021£380k£358k

Common questions

Is BURY ST EDMUNDS WOMEN'S AID CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £41,649, restoring reserves cover to 3.5 months. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted net current assets were £165,586, which sits at the lower threshold of the stated reserves policy range of 3.5 to 5.5 months. While the financial position has improved, the trustees note that continuity of service provision depends on securing sufficient future funding. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knights Lowe Limited.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government05/06/2020£11kDomestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BURY ST EDMUNDS WOMEN'S AID CENTRE LIMITED£536k0withinnoted
AYLESBURY WOMEN'S AID FY2025£1.1m£60,001 - £70,0001aboveno doubt
TRAFFORD DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES FY2025£3.1munclearno doubt
SAFENET DOMESTIC ABUSE AND SUPPORT SERVICES LTD FY2025£8.0munclearno doubt
PORT TALBOT AND AFAN WOMENS AID FY2025£1.8munclear167664.0%no doubt
BROMLEY AND CROYDON WOMEN'S AID FY2025£2.7munclearno doubt

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