Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 12

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 18

WOMEN IN PRISON LIMITED

Women in Prison Ltd works to reduce the number of women in prison and to lessen the damage done to women by imprisonment. We do this by providing direct information, advice and support services and by campaigning to end the gender inequality experienced by women in the criminal justice system.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£2,976	£3,231	£-255	£51	£848	£613	2.3	75	10
31/03/22		£2,834	£2,821	£13	£0	£1,103	£763	3.2	52	15
31/03/21		£2,801	£2,326	£475	£0	£1,091	£629	3.2	53	15
31/03/20		£2,380	£2,300	£80	£1	£615	£464	2.4	55	20
31/03/19		£2,186	£1,916	£270	£14	£536	£351	2.2	48	23
31/03/18		£1,669	£1,707	£-38	£13	£265	£172	1.2	50	0
31/03/17		£1,957	£1,947	£9	£7	£303	£141	0.9	53	0
31/03/16		£2,306	£2,171	£136	£3	£294	£167	0.9	49	0
31/03/15		£1,407	£1,492	£-85	£8	£172	£156	1.3	41	0
31/03/14		£1,149	£1,158	£-10	£14	£257	£155	1.6	35	0
31/03/13		£1,123	£1,058	£65	£15	£267	£167	1.9	31	0
31/03/12		£1,011	£1,025	£-14	£16	£326	£140	1.6	28	0
31/03/11		£1,467	£1,548	£-81	£12	£339	£149	1.2	40	0
31/03/10		£1,382	£1,062	£321	£12	£420	£118	1.3	24	0
31/03/09	*	£636	£670	£-34	£11	£99	£59	1.1	16	0
31/03/08		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
Reserves/Spending: 2.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 3

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Established: 17 years

www.womeninprison.org.uk

info@wipuk.org

020 7359 6674

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Social advocacy & research

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£1,288,014
National Lottery Community Fund	£497,029
Comic Relief	£320,435
Esmee Fairbairn	£315,000
Ministry of Justice	£249,354
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£194,250
Henry Smith Charity	£120,000
Barrow Cadbury Trust	£90,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Smallwood Trust - Funding used to support organisational needs to strengthen role as distributor of grants to individuals
£5,000	22/12/2023 23	This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant of £40,000, a percentage of which the organisation uses to ....more This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant of £40,000, a percentage of which the organisation uses to run the programme (shown here), and the remainder is awarded as hardship grants to individual women 18+, who are further supported by the organisation's specialist services. Percentages are agreed with Smallwood in advance.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Women in Prison
£300,000	25/04/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs to amplify the voice, power, agency and lived experience of diverse women to influence change in the criminal justice system
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Women in Prison Charitable Trust
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Women in Prison
£120,000	17/05/2022 36	towards three year's running costs of a support service for women with complex needs and a history of involvement in the criminal justice system, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in England.
DCMS - Women in Prison 20/21
£515,842	01/04/2022	The Creating Community Connections project connects prisons and women in prison to a network of local womens centres to aid resettlement and engagement with holistic support to meet womens needs, ....more The Creating Community Connections project connects prisons and women in prison to a network of local womens centres to aid resettlement and engagement with holistic support to meet womens needs, address root causes of offending, improve outcomes on release and intercept cycles of trauma, disadvantage and abuse.
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector - Core Costs Funding
£16,438	01/04/2022	To further increase the sustainability of the sector, and to provide funding for services and interventions.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Women in Prison London
£25,000	25/08/2021	Diversion Support Key Worker for WJI Project based at the Women's Support Centre in Woking Final year - change - salary of a frontline worker for WomenMATTA
The Bromley Trust - Restricted funding for campaigning and policy work
£30,000	05/07/2021 36	Women in Prison works to help women avoid or exit the criminal justice system and campaigns for the radical changes needed to deliver support services and justice for women. This three year grant is ....more Women in Prison works to help women avoid or exit the criminal justice system and campaigns for the radical changes needed to deliver support services and justice for women. This three year grant is restricted to campaigning and policy work.
DCMS - Women in Prison 20/21
£461,973	01/04/2021	The Creating Community Connections project connects prisons and women in prison to a network of local womens centres to aid resettlement and engagement with holistic support to meet womens needs, ....more The Creating Community Connections project connects prisons and women in prison to a network of local womens centres to aid resettlement and engagement with holistic support to meet womens needs, address root causes of offending, improve outcomes on release and intercept cycles of trauma, disadvantage and abuse.
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector Core Costs Funding
£90,000	01/04/2021	To support organisations which are developing a whole systems approach to female offenders across the country.
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector Funding
£142,916	20/01/2021	The womens community sector grants scheme offers £2.5 million in funding for core costs to promote greater financial stability throughout the sector.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Women In Prison
£2,000	11/01/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Women in Prison
£30,000	22/12/2020 14	The funding is for laptops, internet enabled phones and tablets to enable women we work with to be digitally connected to mental health support and engage in group work as well as funding for ....more The funding is for laptops, internet enabled phones and tablets to enable women we work with to be digitally connected to mental health support and engage in group work as well as funding for individual well-being packs which we are distributing by post to women we work with.
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Women in Prison - 1
£50,000	03/12/2020	Strategic grant
DCMS - Women in Prison 20/21
£310,199	01/12/2020	The Creating Community Connections project connects prisons and women in prison to a network of local womens centres to aid resettlement and engagement with holistic support to meet womens needs, ....more The Creating Community Connections project connects prisons and women in prison to a network of local womens centres to aid resettlement and engagement with holistic support to meet womens needs, address root causes of offending, improve outcomes on release and intercept cycles of trauma, disadvantage and abuse.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Women in Prison London
£25,000	28/07/2020	Diversion Support Key Worker for WJI Project based at the Women's Support Centre in Woking Final year - change - salary of a frontline worker for WomenMATTA
Comic Relief - Healthy Relationships MATTA
£10,540	23/06/2020 6	COVID19 Recovery funding
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Women in Prison
£15,000	12/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
The Bromley Trust - Restricted grant towards campaigning and policy work
£10,000	06/05/2020 12	Women in Prison works to help women avoid or exit the criminal justice system and campaigns for the radical changes needed to deliver support services and justice for women. This one year grant is ....more Women in Prison works to help women avoid or exit the criminal justice system and campaigns for the radical changes needed to deliver support services and justice for women. This one year grant is restricted to campaigning and policy work (fast-track one year grant renewal in response to Covid-19 pandemic).
Tudor Trust - Grant to Women In Prison (COVID19 Grant)
£25,000	15/04/2020 12	over one year as additional funding towards the core costs of a national organisation supporting women in the criminal justice system, as it responds to the Coronavirus crisis
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Strengthening the Women's Voices Network
£90,000	25/01/2020 36	To enable Women in Prison to deepen embedding participation into the organisation and campaign in a meaningful way that is safe and empowering for women.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Women in Prison Charitable Trust
£192,000	19/11/2019 36	To work with Brighton Women’s Centre to establish a National Women’s Centres Alliance with the ultimate goal of ensuring that every woman has access to adequate holistic women’s services to ....more To work with Brighton Women’s Centre to establish a National Women’s Centres Alliance with the ultimate goal of ensuring that every woman has access to adequate holistic women’s services to address the root causes of offending at an early stage.
The Bromley Trust - Restricted grant towards policy and campaigning work
£10,000	01/08/2019 12	Women in Prison works to help women avoid or exit the criminal justice system and campaigns for the radical changes needed to deliver support services and justice for women. This one year grant is ....more Women in Prison works to help women avoid or exit the criminal justice system and campaigns for the radical changes needed to deliver support services and justice for women. This one year grant is restricted to campaigning and policy work.
National Lottery Community Fund - Healthy Foundations
£497,029	01/08/2019 36	The project will use the funding to provide through the gate (TTG) support and community support, both around health, to women who have had contact with the criminal justice system.
Comic Relief - Building the Women’s Centre Movement
£309,895	03/07/2019 36	WIP wants to harness the power of the lived experience of women caught in the criminal justice system to shift the harmful social narratives & structural inequalities that disproportionately ....more WIP wants to harness the power of the lived experience of women caught in the criminal justice system to shift the harmful social narratives & structural inequalities that disproportionately disadvantage them.WIP proposes to support women to develop skills & confidence to take up space in spheres of social and political influence, to engage those who hold power over the resources channelled towards meeting their needs (media, commissioners and government ministers), to bring adequate and sustainable funding to realise the Female Offender Strategy.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Counselling Service based at Women's Support Centre
£3,000	10/04/2019 11	Counsellor Coordinator and associated costs for a counselling service for women who have experienced or are at risk of being involved in the criminal justice system.
DCMS - Healthy Relationships MATTA
£31,855	10/01/2019	Women in Prison works with women with multiple and complex needs who are involved with the criminal justice system. The majority these women report having experienced violence and abuse, and research ....more Women in Prison works with women with multiple and complex needs who are involved with the criminal justice system. The majority these women report having experienced violence and abuse, and research has drawn strong links between this group of women, histories of violence and their high risk of experiencing violence again. This grant will contribute towards a specialist domestic abuse Project Worker at its Womens Centre in Manchester, Women MATTA, to interrupt this cycle. Women will have access to tailored one-to-one support to help them feel safe, empowered and resilient enough to lead lives free from abuse.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Women in Prison
£146,100	12/12/2018 36	towards three years' salaries of the Head of Finance & Governance and the Head of National Service Delivery at a project providing group work and one-to-one support for women across England who ....more towards three years' salaries of the Head of Finance & Governance and the Head of National Service Delivery at a project providing group work and one-to-one support for women across England who are the criminal justice system
Comic Relief - Healthy Relationships MATTA
£95,564	06/11/2018 24	Women in Prison works with women with multiple and complex needs who are involved with the criminal justice system. The majority these women report having experienced violence and abuse, and research ....more Women in Prison works with women with multiple and complex needs who are involved with the criminal justice system. The majority these women report having experienced violence and abuse, and research has drawn strong links between this group of women, histories of violence and their high risk of experiencing violence again. This grant will contribute towards a specialist domestic abuse Project Worker at its Women’s Centre in Manchester, Women MATTA, to interrupt this cycle. Women will have access to tailored one-to-one support to help them feel safe, empowered and resilient enough to lead lives free from abuse.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Mass Lobby of Parliament: Women Centres
£18,500	12/10/2018 4	To raise awareness in Parliament of the 40 specialist Women's Centres who support women affected by the criminal justice system.
The Bromley Trust - Restricted grant towards policy and campaigning work
£10,000	01/08/2018 12	Women in Prison works to help women avoid or exit the criminal justice system and campaigns for the radical changes needed to deliver support services and justice for women. This one year grant is ....more Women in Prison works to help women avoid or exit the criminal justice system and campaigns for the radical changes needed to deliver support services and justice for women. This one year grant is restricted to campaigning and policy work.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Senior Engagement 2018
£10,200	09/01/2018 2	To support WIP's CEO to undertake engagement and policy work around the government's new Female Offenders Strategy
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Women in Prison
£150,000	14/06/2017 60	Towards unrestricted core costs to support women in the criminal justice system, enabling their voices to be heard and reducing the number of women in prison.
The Bromley Trust - Restricted to policy and campaigning work
£10,000	07/06/2017 12	Women in Prison works to help women avoid or exit the criminal justice system and campaigns for the radical changes needed to deliver support services and justice for women. This is a one year grant ....more Women in Prison works to help women avoid or exit the criminal justice system and campaigns for the radical changes needed to deliver support services and justice for women. This is a one year grant restricted to campaigning and policy work.
Ministry of Justice - Specialist information, advice and guidance for female prisoners
£85,162	01/04/2017	Female prisoners are supported with gender specific careers information advice and guidance
Trust for London - Women in Prison
£89,000	02/03/2017 36	The funding is to support a strong network of WiP Magazine and Participation groups for London women affected by the criminal justice system based in women's centres and southern prisons with the ....more The funding is to support a strong network of WiP Magazine and Participation groups for London women affected by the criminal justice system based in women's centres and southern prisons with the shared aim of strengthening womens voices in policy-making and in WiP's 2020 Campaign to reduce the womens prison population to 2020 by 2020.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Women In Prison
£7,500	02/02/2017 12	as a development grant towards external consultancy around PR and wider influencing work
Tudor Trust - Grant to Women In Prison
£150,000	01/02/2017 36	over three years as continuation funding, on an unrestricted basis, for a national organisation campaigning on behalf of women involved in the criminal justice system
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Strengthening women's voices in criminal justice policy
£91,500	21/01/2017 34	To support women in prison from Birmingham to increase their voice and participation in policy-making at a national level
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Corston Ten Year Anniversary Event in Parliament
£6,800	10/11/2016 3	To support the costs of a conference to mark 10 years since the publication of the Corston Report on women involved in the criminal justice system
National Lottery Community Fund - WGI Stage 2
£500,306	29/03/2016 36	Health Matters will support mental and physical healthcare needs of women in two prisons, Bronzefield and Downview. Women in prison are often unaware of their healthcare needs including mental ....more Health Matters will support mental and physical healthcare needs of women in two prisons, Bronzefield and Downview. Women in prison are often unaware of their healthcare needs including mental health, pregnancy, hepatitis & HIV and trauma. Women will receive 1:1 support and advocacy. They will also run in-custody workshops, offer advice and information, and distribute healthcare literature designed specifically for women in prison including articles written by women in prison.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Women In Prison
£30,000	02/02/2016 12	over one year towards the running costs of a national charity which campaigns on behalf of women involved in the criminal justice system while also supporting women in prison in England
London Councils - Thyme - Counselling and Through the Gate Project
£352,596	20/02/2013	The project will provide 'through the gate' support and counselling services to women in prison and returning to London who have experience of sexual or domestic violence. It is aimed to support ....more The project will provide 'through the gate' support and counselling services to women in prison and returning to London who have experience of sexual or domestic violence. It is aimed to support women to address on-going, or past, issues resulting from abuse through counselling, group work, and practical support and advice to recognise when they are in dangerous situations. A prime focus was on women finding their voice and power and clear boundaries in what is acceptable and unacceptable to them. Through counselling and group work, women were supported to recognise the emotional and psychological impact of domestic and sexual violence. Practical support enabled women to address a number of different issues relating to their experience of sexual or domestic abuse including, for example, housing, finance and debt. The project also provided specialist training to other domestic violence organisations around the specific intersectional needs of women in the criminal justice system, and how to address these needs through best practice.
London Councils - Women's Through the Gate and Advice Housing Support
£345,504	20/02/2013	The service aims to prevent homelessness amongst London women serving short sentences, women leaving prison and returning to London, or to women with experience of the criminal justice system at ....more The service aims to prevent homelessness amongst London women serving short sentences, women leaving prison and returning to London, or to women with experience of the criminal justice system at risk of homelessness, or who make up part of the 'hidden homeless' in the Greater London area. A three tiered provision of support included, specialist advice to women on short sentences to enable them to maintain their tenancies, 'through the gate' in depth support to women with multiple vulnerabilities (substance use, domestic violence, mental health), and drop in specialist advice surgeries around housing, benefits and debt in both prison and the community. Specialist housing advice and support was provided to women on a range of issues including maintaining tenancies and utilities, debt advice, and basic living skills.
Dulverton Trust - the 'Triangle Project'
£25,000	24/10/2012	the 'Triangle Project'
National Lottery Community Fund - The Triangle Project - Shaping Changes
£457,747	14/12/2011 36	To reduce the risk of women re-offending and returning to custody, through supporting their community resettlement and social inclusion. As women in custody approach release, a number of personal, ....more To reduce the risk of women re-offending and returning to custody, through supporting their community resettlement and social inclusion. As women in custody approach release, a number of personal, domestic and socio-economic issues can come to the fore and combined pressures and responsibilities can feel overwhelming, leading to an inability to cope and/or reoffending. The project will operate across all thirteen women's prisons in England._x000B__x000B_
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Women in Prison
£75,000	25/02/2009 36	Towards Core costs Towards the salary of a community support worker to provide culturally specific advice and support to BAME women offenders and ex-offenders.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 40-72

ANNE JULI BROWNE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Co Chair

GRACE ELANOR STEVENS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chief Tax Officer

HAZEL RENOUF-HARRIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

HERMINDA SUSANA BURGOS LUKES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Social Justice Consultant

JESSICA DONNELLAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Civil Servant

SONYA BURKE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

VASILIKI PRYCE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Economist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/04/2007, number: 1118727
Registered at Companies House on 04/10/2005, number: 05581944

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR09: 1 days late,

Main office

Second Floor
232 Shoreditch High Street
LONDON
E1 6PJ

Objectives

(I) TO PROMOTE THE RESETTLEMENT, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF WOMEN IN, OR WHO HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM, PRISON OR YOUTH CUSTODY.(II) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS AND TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING OF SUCH WOMEN AND THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.(III) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE BROADER ISSUES OF PREVENTION, OFFENDING, IMPRISONMENT, RESETTLEMENT AND RECIDIVISM.(IV) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND POLICY MAKERS ABOUT THE REALITY OF WOMEN'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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