Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

WOMENS WORK (DERBYSHIRE) LIMITED

To protect and preserve health, relieve financial hardship and advance education (particularly but not exclusively relating to sexual health and substance abuse) of women and their families in Derbyshire (but without limitation to the area), particularly but not exclusively by providing information, support, respite and utilising the relevant agencies and organisation in pursuit of there objects.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely female?

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£784£812£-29£0£405£2884.32818
31/03/22£852£760£91£0£434£2624.12631
31/03/21£729£668£62£0£342£2294.12338
31/03/20£674£588£86£0£281£1883.82052
31/03/19£611£574£37£0£195£1683.52040
31/03/18£531£497£34£0£158£1353.2190
31/03/17£447£445£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£413£393£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£396£381£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£380£398£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£419£397£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£379£352£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£222£228£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 30%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

www.womens-work.org.uk

info@womens-work.org.uk

01332242525

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Derbyshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£440,081
Henry Smith Charity£120,000
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£84,297
Garfield Weston Foundation£80,000
Ministry of Justice£46,500
Charles Hayward Foundation£25,000
Tudor Trust£22,000
AB Charitable Trust£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Women's Work Derbyshire
£25,000 22/12/2022
Salary of a Project Worker on a Turnaround Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Women's Work Heart
£430,092 25/08/2022
The funding will be used to continue the Women’s Work Heart Project which supports women and their families in Derby who are in need of social emotional and practical support to enable them to build resilience and cope better with life ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Women's Work (Derbyshire) Ltd
£20,000 30/06/2022
An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Women's Work (Derbyshire) provides holistic support to women facing multiple disadvantages and those who have come into contact with the justice system.
National Lottery Community Fund - A Listening Ear
£9,989 10/06/2022
The funding will be used to run therapeutic groups and provide counselling over a 12 month period for vulnerable women experiencing anxiety depression and poor mental health especially due to the pandemic. The project aims to increase resilience and ....more
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Women's Work Derbyshire Ltd
£84,297 27/01/2022
24
50% of salary costs over 3-years for two family support workers at a domestic abuse and addiction charity in Derbyshire.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Women's Work (Derbyshire) Ltd
£120,000 23/09/2021
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing support for disadvantaged and vulnerable women and children in Derbyshire.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£40,000 04/06/2021
24
The Heart of Women's Work
Tudor Trust - Grant to Women's Work (Derbyshire) Ltd
£2,000 03/02/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Ministry of Justice - Women's Community Sector Funding
£46,500 21/01/2021
The womens community sector grants scheme offers £2.5 million in funding for core costs to promote greater financial stability throughout the sector.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Women's Work Derbyshire
£6,869 23/07/2020
Grant to Women's Work Derbyshire meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Women's Work (Derbyshire) Ltd (COVID19 Grant)
£20,000 30/06/2020
12
over one year as a grant extension towards core costs, in response to the Coronavirus crisis, at a charity in Derby working to improve the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged women
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£40,000 01/05/2020
24
The Heart of Women's Work
Ministry of Justice - Community Investment Fund
£52,125 01/01/2019
To expand its provision and reach women with more complex needs and more immediate disadvantages, who are harder to engage, through extended weekend opening times and additional caseworkers and part time staff
National Lottery Community Fund - The Heart of Women's Work
£343,778 14/12/2018
36
This project will help women, who have multiple and complex needs, become more independent and engage with the wider community. Women who were once helped by the group will become mentors to share their experiences and encourage others to take the ....more
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Women's Work Derbyshire Ltd
£80,000 05/10/2018
48
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Keep Breathing - short film project
£9,978 14/09/2018
12
This funding will be used to produce a short film that will highlight the importance of sexual consent. The project aims to encourage open conversations amongst young people through a preventative initiative.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Women's Work Derbyshire
£65,700 04/09/2018
36
supporting women with multiple and complex needs. The grant will fund rent and the salaries of the Project Administrator and the Finance Manager.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Women's Work Derbyshire
£35,000 28/06/2018
purchase of premises for a charity which works with survivors of domestic and sexual violence
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£60,000 15/01/2018
24
The Heart of Women's Work
Tudor Trust - Grant to Women's Work (Derbyshire) Ltd
£90,000 27/03/2017
36
over three years towrds the salary of a development/volunteer co-ordinator at this charity for women with multiple and complex needs in Derby
Comic Relief - Core Strength
£39,768 30/11/2016
24
Women’s Work (Derbyshire) is based in Derby city and aims to improve the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged and vulnerable women. They work across different areas of the city and county providing 1-to-1 support, information and advice, ....more
DCMS - Core Strength
£13,256 30/11/2016
Women's Work (Derbyshire) is based in Derby city and aims to improve the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged and vulnerable women. They work across different areas of the city and county providing 1-to-1 support, information and advice, mentoring ....more
DCMS - Core Strength
£13,256 30/11/2016
Women's Work (Derbyshire) is based in Derby city and aims to improve the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged and vulnerable women. They work across different areas of the city and county providing 1-to-1 support, information and advice, mentoring ....more
DCMS - Core Strength
£13,256 30/11/2016
Women's Work (Derbyshire) is based in Derby city and aims to improve the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged and vulnerable women. They work across different areas of the city and county providing 1-to-1 support, information and advice, mentoring ....more
DCMS - Core Strength
£13,256 30/11/2016
Women's Work (Derbyshire) is based in Derby city and aims to improve the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged and vulnerable women. They work across different areas of the city and county providing 1-to-1 support, information and advice, mentoring ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Women's Work Derbyshire
£65,700 09/09/2015
36
supporting women with multiple and complex needs. The grant will fund rent and the salaries of the Project Administrator and the Finance Manager.
National Lottery Community Fund - Below the Radar
£498,376 21/08/2014
48
Not Available
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Women's Work (Derbyshire) Ltd
£76,768 16/07/2014
Towards core costs to provide advice and support to females that are affected by substance misuse, targeting those involved in street sex work.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Women's Work
£32,700 14/03/2013
24
towards two years' salary of a Support Worker for female ex-offenders in Derbyshire
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Women's Work Derbyshire
£24,000 21/01/2013
the salary of the Family Support Worker for the Link Work Project
National Lottery Community Fund - The Bigger Difference Project
£483,492 15/06/2011
49
Womens Work (Derbyshire) Limited (WWD) will be able to continue to support vulnerable women involved in street sex work in Derby to help imrove their life chances, health and well-being who are at risk to substance misuse and/or offending. Based in ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Women's Work (Derbyshire) Ltd
£71,988 15/12/2010
36
Towards Core costs Towards the salary of the chief executive.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-67
  • ALISON REES-JONES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Management Accountant
  • AMANDA SAWFORD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Development
  • CAROL POWELL Appointed: 2021
  • EMMA LOUISE COX Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Teaching Assistant
  • JACQUELINE INGERSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Mental Health Social Work Manager (Retired)
  • MARIANNE CONNALLY Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Solicitor
  • MARY ELAINE HOBSON (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Local Government Solicitor (Retired)
  • MEGAN GRAHAM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Hr Advisor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/04/2010, number: 1135740
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/02/2010, number: 07171357
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Convent
11 Bridge Gate
DERBY
DE1 3AU

Objectives

To protect and preserve health, relieve financial hardship and advance education of women and families in Derbyshire (but without limitation to the area), particularly but not exclusively, by providing information, support, respite and utilising the relevant agencies and organisations in pursuit of their objects.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DERBYSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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