Overall GiG Score: 1 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 12
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12

WEST LANCASHIRE WOMEN'S REFUGE LIMITED 

The key objectives and activities of the charitable company are to relieve the distress and suffering of women and their children staying at the refuge.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Established: 20 years
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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
31/03/22£592£628£-36£0£262£2534.8196
31/03/21*£452£479£-27n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/20£424£476£-52n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/19£528£485£43£0£376£3769.3196
31/03/18£492£468£24£0£0£0n/a06
31/03/17£525£508£17£0£309£2806.6200
31/03/16£430£452£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£448£438£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£477£437£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£459£412£47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£392£398£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£539£510£29£31£224£2175.1240
31/03/10£442£448£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£423£395£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£498£453£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£455£436£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£489£446£43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£410£381£28£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 49%
Liabilities/Income: 42%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 4.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 19 employees
  • 6 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,

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
National Lottery Community Fund£341,445
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£53,080
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
DCMS£35,565
The Clothworkers Foundation£30,000
John Moores Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to West Lancashire Women's Refuge
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
John Moores Foundation - Grant to The Liberty Centre
£10,000 01/12/2022
Towards the salary of a Refuge Assistant
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to The Liberty Centre
£30,000 24/05/2022
refurbishment of building for a charity supporting domestic abuse survivors in Lanchashire
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to West Lancashire Women's Refuge
£50,000 30/03/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of West Lancashire Women's Refuge
National Lottery Community Fund - West Lancashire Domestic Abuse Service
£341,445 18/03/2022
West Lancashire Women’s Refuge will use the funding to continue and develop their support to people experiencing domestic abuse in West Lancashire. The project aims to provide one to one support ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,500 11/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Womens Refuge West Lancashire
£3,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund equipment, toys and activities for children and young people in refuges across the North West, who are isolated due to Covid-19. This will improve their emotional ....more
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£26,065 05/06/2020
Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
DCMS - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£26,065 05/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - DOMESTIC ABUSE
£27,015 01/04/2020
A further 25 charities will receive a share of 1 million boost as part of the governments 10 million emergency fund.
National Lottery Community Fund - West Lancashire Domestic Abuse Service
£319,832 25/03/2019
36
The project aims to provide support to both female and male victims of domestic abuse. Funding will go towards specialist staff, training and a workshop programme.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to West Lancashire Women's Refuge
£50,000 28/03/2017
24
support women and children who are experiencing and fleeing domestic abuse through refuge provision, outreach, confidence building courses, group work and counselling so that clients can rebuild ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - West Lancashire Domestic Abuse Service
£347,059 04/11/2015
36
A project to support women and men at risk of and experiencing domestic abuse. The service will include risk assessment, one to one support, advocacy, and safety planning. . The scheme will also run ....more
Comic Relief - West Lancashire Childrens Independent Domestic Violence Advisor
£91,553 30/09/2015
36
The project will support 11-25 year olds who are either victims of abuse in their own right or who have a parent who is at high risk of serious harm (82% of these locally are currently not able to ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Domestic Violence Support Services
£22,700 28/01/2013
Through the support of a Children & Young People's Senior Support Worker, children who have experienced domestic abuse will develop their understanding, accept and deal with feelings and emotions ....more
Nationwide Foundation - Grant to West Lancashire Women's Refuge
£5,000 25/05/2011
Salary costs of of Information & Drop In Coordinator for victims of domestic abuse to cover 25% of time spent providing information on housing and finance issues
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-73
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/12/2003, number: 1101025
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/07/2003, number: 04824324
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR21: 8 days late,
Main office

PO Box 16
Skelmersdale
WN8 6XZ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING BY: - (I) PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THOSE WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OR ARE LIKELY TO BE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ARE LIKELY TO SUFFER PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL, SEXUAL, FINANCIAL HARM OR ABUSE.(II)PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THOSE MEN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OR ARE LIKELY TO BE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ARE LIKELY TO SUFFER PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL, SEXUAL, FINANCIAL HARM OR ABUSE.(III) PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THOSE CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OR WHO ARE LIKELY TO BE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ARE LIKELY TO SUFFER PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL, SEXUAL HARM OR ABUSE.(IV) PROVIDING HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION ONLY TO SUCH WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN AND BY ANY OTHER SUCH MEANS AS SHALL FURTHER THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY.(V) ASSISTING AND ENCOURAGING SUCH WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN TO IDENTIFY THEIR FUTURE NEEDS, ASPIRATIONS AND INTENTIONS AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.(VI) THE LIBERTY CENTRE WILL WORK WITH THOSE PEOPLE IDENTIFIED ABOVE INCLUDING VULNERABLE FAMILIES, EMPOWERING THE LIVES OF WOMEN, MEN AND CHILDREN TO BUILD CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM TO IMPROVE AND CHANGE THEIR LIVES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WEST LANCASHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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