HILLINGDON WOMEN'S CENTRE

Registered charity 801433 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Hillingdon Womens Centre provides a confidential safe space and support for all women in Hillingdon and surrounding areas. We promote the empowerment of women through friendship, opportunity, practical and emotional support and advice. At HWC, we provide services related to domestic abuse, general wellbeing, unemployment, isolation, as well as legal and benefits advice.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF WOMEN RESIDENT IN HILLINGDON AND THE SURROUNDING BOROUGHS, INCLUDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF THE LIFE OF THE SAID WOMEN.

Area of benefit: HILLINGDON AND AREA

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hillingdon, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £44,613 are slightly below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £45,000. The charity reported a net financial gain of £63,058 for the year, with total income of £272,588 against total expenditure of £209,530. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• 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
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hillingdon Women's Centre (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).

• The National Lottery Community Fund — “We wanted to share our thanks to our current funders below: The National Lottery Community Fund” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Angela Satjit-Singh
• Lianne Nadine Hewson
• Neeta Desor
• Rebecca Anisha Charlotte Cockeram
• Reena Shah
• Rumina Begum Ali
• Samreen Shah
• Sandra Robins
• Sheena Patel

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

Operates in: City Of London · Hillingdon

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WELL WOMEN CENTRE.

• WELL WOMEN CENTRE income £809k
• WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTRE income £1.0m
• WATFORD WOMEN'S CENTRE income £575k
• HAVERING WOMEN'S AID income £664k
• THE WOMENS' CENTRE SUTTON income £474k
• WOMENCENTRE HOMES income £162k

Side by side with its peers

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