Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 10

WOMEN'S ENGINEERING SOCIETY

Promotes education, training & practice of engineering among women. Increases public awareness of women in engineering. Forum for the exchange of opinions for women with interests in engineering. Sustains contacts with women engineers on career breaks & facilitates their return to paid employment. Ensures voice of women engineers is heard in Government & policy-making institutions.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

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		£512	£483	£29	£89	£298	£250	6.2	8	100
31/03/22		£424	£372	£52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/21		£311	£317	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/20		£462	£448	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/19		£389	£379	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/18		£199	£299	£-100	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£244	£182	£62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£192	£130	£62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£165	£110	£55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£118	£109	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£62	£90	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£53	£103	£-50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£144	£111	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£107	£197	£-90	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£136	£110	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£67	£90	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£91	£81	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£175	£79	£96	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£67	£73	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£150	£98	£52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 17.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 18.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 16%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 84%
Reserves/Spending: 6.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 32 years
(104 years as a company)

www.wes.org.uk

ceo@wes.org.uk

01438765506

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

8 employees
100 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Women's Engineering Society
£66,800	14/06/2018	Women's Engineering Society Centenary Trail

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

CHRISMA JAIN REDAHAN Appointed: 2020

ANIELA FOSTER-TURNER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer

DR TOSHA NEMBHARD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Assistant Professor, Other trusteeship: THE COWRIE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION,

LAURA SHRIEVES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Engineering

MAMTA SINGHAL MBE Appointed: 2021

SARAH HASLAM MBE Appointed: 2022

VINCENZO PIZZONI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Professor, Chemical And Environmental Engineering, Other trusteeships: MYBIGCAREER, FLISS: FEMALE LEADERS IN STEM SUBJECTS,

DR KATHERINE CRITCHLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Heconfiguration & Data Management Process Expert

PAULA MCMAHON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Engineer, Other trusteeship: THE HIGH TIDE FOUNDATION,

SUSAN ROBSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Principal Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/02/1992, number: 1008913
Registered at Companies House on 24/12/1919, number: 00162096

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 1 days late,

Main office

Women's Engineering Society
Futures Place
Kings Way
STEVENAGE
Hertfordshire
SG1 2UA

Objectives

The objects for which the Society is established are:(A) to promote the education of women in engineering sciences and other skills, the better to fit women for the practice of engineering;(B) to advance the education of the public concerning the study and practice of engineering among women; and(C) to relieve poverty amongst women who are or have been professional or technician engineers or technologists in allied sciences or educated in science or technology or in the art and techniques of engineering and allied sciences or in other disciplines considered by the Directors to be complementary, their dependants and (if they are deceased) their former dependants.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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