Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Qualified accounts: -3

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

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 6

WOMEN'S AID LEICESTERSHIRE LIMITED

To provide housing or other accomodation and any associated amenities, services and assistance for the beneficiaries. To relieve any other need of the beneficiaries primarily by providing support, training and advice and to advance the education of the public in the subject of domestic, relational and sexual violence and related issues and the prevention and treatment of the same.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 issues to consider:

The latest accounts were qualified

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		£1,729	£1,628	£101	£0	£702	£697	5.1	39	0
31/03/22		£2,158	£1,935	£223	£0	£602	£600	3.7	53	0
31/03/21		£2,130	£2,178	£-48	£0	£379	£368	2	54	0
31/03/20	*	£1,583	£1,680	£-97	£0	£427	£399	2.9	48	4
31/03/19		£1,463	£1,405	£57	£0	£524	£475	4.1	42	4
31/03/18		£1,544	£1,442	£101	£0	£467	£432	3.6	38	0
31/03/17		£1,136	£1,170	£-34	£0	£366	£350	3.6	36	0
31/03/16		£895	£941	£-46	£0	£376	£376	4.8	35	0
31/03/15	*	£883	£824	£59	£5	£422	£422	6.1	28	0
31/03/14		£752	£860	£-108	£860	£363	£362	5.1	26	0
31/03/13		£859	£1,027	£-168	£21	£472	£443	5.2	32	0
31/03/12		£1,006	£1,029	£-24	£4	£640	£583	6.8	43	0
31/03/11		£812	£820	£-7	£13	£663	£616	9	22	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 26%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 5.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 14 years

www.wa-leicester.org.uk

admin@wallaction.org.uk

01162832225

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training

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

Leicester City, Leicestershire, Rutland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

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

Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government	£136,698
Samworth Foundation	£78,018
DCMS	£77,827

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Samworth Foundation - Sexual Exploitation
£35,000	01/06/2021	12 Month Grant Extension to support WAL through the effects of Covid
Samworth Foundation - Sexual Exploitation
£8,018	03/03/2021	Funding to enable Domestic Abuse Children’s Services to continue
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£9,478	21/09/2020	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 and small organisations who can provide an ....more 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 and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£68,349	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
£68,349	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 and small organisations who can provide an ....more 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 and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Samworth Foundation - Covid-19: 12 month grant extension
£35,000	03/06/2020 12	12 month grant extension to Grant 1 - JADA + Project
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - DOMESTIC ABUSE
£68,349	01/04/2020	A further 25 charities will receive a share of 1 million boost as part of the governments 10 million emergency fund.
Samworth Foundation - Violence Against Women and Girls
£104,763	19/11/2017 36	JADA+ Project providing 1:1 support to children and young people and their non-abusing parent
Samworth Foundation - Violence Against Women and Girls
£104,763	31/10/2017	JADA+ Project providing 1:1 support to children and young people and their non-abusing parent
National Lottery Community Fund - At The Kitchen Table
£9,942	25/10/2017 12	This group will use the funding to provide a range of creative and social activities for people living in women's and family refuges across Leicestershire.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Women's Aid Leicestershire
£74,754	24/11/2016 36	The grant will support the salary of the Hospital based Independent Domestic Violence Advisor, supporting victims of domestic violence that have been admitted to A & E and other hospital wards.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Women's Aid Leicestershire
£15,000	10/06/2015 12	To support the pilot of a hospital based IDVA to determine how the issues and needs of those presenting at A & E differ from other DV victims the charity works with

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 40-77

ALISON LOCKLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

HELEN TOVEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Commercial And Membership Director

JACQUI PURNELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant

LAURA YORK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Manager

LYNN LEWIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Customer Service & Welfare Director

MAREA ROBERTS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired Area Fundraising Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/06/2010, number: 1136419
Registered at Companies House on 26/02/2010, number: 07171654

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Investment
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; AR20: 11 days late, AR15: 0 days late,

Main office

EAGLE HOUSE
28 BILLING ROAD
NORTHAMPTON
NN1 5AJ

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF WOMEN OR MEN AT RISK OF DOMESTIC, RELATIONAL AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, INCLUDING ANY CHILDREN THEY HAVE ('THE BENEFICIARIES')1 TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR OTHER ACCOMMODATION AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES, SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE BENEFICIARIES2 TO RELIEVE ANY OTHER NEED OF THE BENEFICIARIES PRIMARILY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, TRAINING AND ADVICE; AND3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF DOMESTIC RELATIONAL AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND RELATED ISSUES, AND THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF THE SAME

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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