Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • All female board: -3
    • Overall weighted support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

    SHEFFIELD WOMEN'S AID

    SARAS provide two Refuges, accommodating a total of 37 families at any one time. Families have to be eligible for public funding and a victim of domestic abuse including coercive control. We house dependent children of any gender or age and also accommodate female heads of house-holds who are 16 or 17. We provide ongoing support to move into independent living.
    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
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
    • Why is the Board completely female?
    • Over half the Board have joined recently

    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£995£841£154£0£473£3274.7174
    31/03/22£944£841£103£0£319£2503.6188
    31/03/21£798£753£45£0£216£2203.5180
    31/03/20*£774£734£40£0£171£1742.8161
    31/03/19£1,012£956£56£0£132£1311.6136
    31/03/18£968£965£3£0£75£750.9170
    31/03/17£903£865£38£0£72£721170
    31/03/16*£859£892£-33£0£34£340.5130
    31/03/15*£903£919£-16£7£67£670.9180
    31/03/14*£435£474£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£450£489£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/12£395£380£15n/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: 14%
    Liabilities/Income: 8%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 69%
    Reserves/Spending: 4.7 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
    Quick Ratio: 5.7
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 14 years

    https://sheffieldwomensaid.org.uk/

    mail@sheffieldwomensaid.org.uk

    01142366423

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Disability
    • 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
    • Sheffield City,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People With Disabilities
    • 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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Sheffield Women's Aid
    £15,000 16/11/2023
    Floor installation for a charity which works with domestic abuse survivors and their children in South Yorkshire
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Sheffield Women's Aid (SWA)
    £500 20/10/2022
    0
    ‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Sheffield Women's Aid (SWA)
    £99,848 10/08/2021
    This project will deliver 1-2-1 support and activities to children and young people who are living in a refuge and affected by domestic abuse. As a result, they will have increased opportunities to have fun and have improved relationships and ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (6)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 31-68
    • CLARE FOWLER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor
    • JACQUELINE DAVISON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
    • MAUREEN STOREY Appointed: 1978, Occupation: Charity Director
    • NICOLA JAYNE MOSLEY-WALIA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Solicitor
    • NICOLA SPEAKE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Business Development
    • SARAH SONNE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Business Development
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/10/2010, number: 1138460
    • Registered at Companies House on 12/07/2010, number: 07311689
    Gift Aid
    • NOT 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
    • 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
    12 returns made; AR20: 47 days late, AR16: 80 days late, AR15: 0 days late, AR14: 60 days late,
    Main office

    PO Box 4917
    Sheffield
    S8 2JQ

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ('THE OBJECTS') ARE:3.2.1 TO RELIEVE AND SUPPORT THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED, OR ARE IN DANGER OF SUFFERING, VIOLENCE FROM OR THE EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE FROM PERPETRATORS KNOWN TO THEM; AND3.2.2 TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN AND REFUGEES FROM MINORITY ETHNIC GROUPS AND ANY CHILDREN OF SUCH WOMEN OR REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN MALTREATED BY THEIR PARTNERS, OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS OR MEN OR WOMEN KNOWN TO THEM; AND3.2.3 TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCEAND IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, THIS RELIEF SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS NOW OR MAY HEREAFTER BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE, WITHIN THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD AND ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE SHEFFIELD.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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