GETAWAY GIRLS

Registered charity 703003 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Young women's youth work charity

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Latest income
£365k
Latest spending
£305k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £59,307 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £364,626 against total expenditure of £305,319. Per the trustees' report, free reserves excluding fixed assets stood at £118,934, which is within the stated policy target of maintaining between 3 and 6 months of operational costs. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 3 and 6 months of operational costs (held: £119k)
“The level of reserves to be maintained is between 3 and 6 months of operational costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees were reimbursed for travel expenses.
“During the year 3 trustees were paid a total of £60 in respect of travel (previous year: 2 trustees and £127).” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £270k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£542k
Total spending
£413k
Reserves (reported)
£158k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (60% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£365k£305k
31/03/2024£271k£311k
31/03/2023£542k£413k
31/03/2022£336k£307k
31/03/2021£438k£344k

Common questions

Is GETAWAY GIRLS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £59,307 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £364,626 against total expenditure of £305,319. Per the trustees' report, free reserves excluding fixed assets stood at £118,934, which is within the stated policy target of maintaining between 3 and 6 months of operational costs. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GETAWAY GIRLS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GETAWAY GIRLS as a grant recipient include THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION, ROSA FUND, SMALLWOOD TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BARTLETT FOUNDATIONFY2025£71kGrants for Further Education and Charitable Causes
ROSA FUNDFY2022£48kWomen Thrive Fund
THE BARTLETT FOUNDATIONFY2023£11kGrants for Further Education and Charitable Causes
THE BARTLETT FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
SMALLWOOD TRUSTFY2021£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2026£450kThe Hills Girls and Young Women Thrive project
The National Lottery Community Fund23/07/2024£20kProud to be Mum Group
UK government28/02/2020£20kUK Youth Fund YAF
UK government01/04/2019£10kTampon Tax Community Fund
UK government20/12/2018£10kBuilding Connections Fund - Community Spaces
The National Lottery Community Fund24/05/2018£10kIHITI- Ethiopian/ Eritrean young women's peer support project
UK government30/11/2016£13kGetaway Girls Empowering girls and young women in Leeds
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2016£10kLeeds Syrian Girls Support
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/07/2014£47k"Women in music - past and present"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/08/2012£43k"Leeds Fashion - Past & Present"
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2012£10kGet into Youth Work
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/03/2011£24k"Positive Idea: Women's stories of the world (Positive ID)"
The National Lottery Community Fund23/08/2006£4kBaby Reality Project
The National Lottery Community Fund29/11/2005£140kPEARL Project
UK government—£13kGetaway Girls Empowering girls and young women in Leeds

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 THE GIRLS' NETWORK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GETAWAY GIRLS£365k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GIRLS' NETWORK FY2025£1.3mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
YOUTH OPTIONS FY2025£3.8m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
GET SET GIRLS FY2025£871k—0within—no doubt
GIRLS ARE INVESTORS FY2025£1.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE GETAWAY FOUNDATION FY2026£193k—0above—no doubt

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