WYCOMBE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED

Registered charity 299946 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Wycombe Women's Aid provides independent, specialist services to women and children experiencing the effects of domestic violence.We provide safe, temporary and emergency accommodation as well as practical and emotional support within the refuge and through outreach in the local community.Our services are underpinned by an equal opportunities approach & shaped by a feminist, trauma informed ethos.

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Latest income
£663k
Latest spending
£686k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £22,475 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £287,382. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The organization relies heavily on contractual funding from Buckinghamshire Council via Aylesbury Women's Aid, which constituted the majority of its charitable income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Bucks Council Integrated Domestic Violence Services (69% of income)
“Community Services: Bucks Council Integrated Domestic Violence Services 241,568”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: unclear (held: £287k)
“The Trustees believe that WWA should hold financial reserves to ensure that we can continue to provide a service in the event of an emergency and to meet our moral, legal and contractual obligations.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wycombe Women's Aid (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£663k
Total spending
£686k
Reserves (reported)
£287k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~5.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (69% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£663k£686k
31/03/2024£684k£696k
31/03/2023£652k£634k
31/03/2022£600k£648k
31/03/2021£745k£636k

Common questions

Is WYCOMBE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £22,475 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £287,382. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The organization relies heavily on contractual funding from Buckinghamshire Council via Aylesbury Women's Aid, which constituted the majority of its charitable income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WYCOMBE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WYCOMBE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE TONY AND SHEELAGH WILLIAMS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HUGHENDEN.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TONY AND SHEELAGH WILLIAMS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10ksupporting women and children against domestic violence
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HUGHENDENFY2024£300crisis/disaster response earmark
THE TONY AND SHEELAGH WILLIAMS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£0