NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED

Registered charity 513843 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BASSETLAW WOMEN'S AID, BASSETLAW WOMEN'S AID LIMITED

Nottinghamshire Women's Aid was established to support women, children and young people who had experienced domestic abuse be it physical, emotional and/or sexual. This includes emergency refuge accommodation, supported housing, IDVA , floating support and sanctuary schemes. There is a women, children and young people's centre offering information, support, OFSTED creche and social activities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £2,319,650 from £2,107,149 in the prior year, resulting in a net surplus of £44,028. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £834,374, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue operating its current activities. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants and Contracts (86% of income)
“Grants and Contracts 6 1,009,213 990,552 1,999,765 1,831,349” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of resources expended (held: £834k)
“The General Purposes Committee has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the Charity should be between three and six months of the resources expended.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Rogers Spencer Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

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

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £70k. 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
£2.3m
Total spending
£2.3m
Reserves (reported)
£834k
Employees
75

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.3m£2.3m
31/03/2024£2.1m£2.1m
31/03/2023£1.9m£1.8m
31/03/2022£1.7m£1.7m
31/03/2021£1.6m£1.5m

Common questions

Is NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £2,319,650 from £2,107,149 in the prior year, resulting in a net surplus of £44,028. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £834,374, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue operating its current activities. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Rogers Spencer Ltd.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/07/2011£5kNottinghamshire Women's Aid New Rural Outreach Counselling Service
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2011£114kHands are not for hurting
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2010£4kNottinghamshire Women's Aid New Counselling Service
The National Lottery Community Fund24/01/2006£125kHelp families experiencing the effects of domestic violence improve their l
The National Lottery Community Fund13/05/2005£5kArtwork

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 BURY ST EDMUNDS WOMEN'S AID CENTRE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED£2.3m—0within—no doubt
BURY ST EDMUNDS WOMEN'S AID CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£536k—0within—noted
NEWARK WOMEN'S AID FY2025£331k—0unclear—noted
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE FY2025£1.7m—0above—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM MUSLIM WOMEN'S NETWORK FY2024£215k—0below—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM WOMEN'S CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt

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