Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 8
    • 12+ Trustees: -1
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Overall weighted support: +8
    Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

    WOMANKIND WORLDWIDE

    Womankind Worldwide is a UK-based international development and women's rights organisation working to transform women's lives in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and to create lasting change for the future. We support women to transform their lives and their communities by working in partnership with women's rights organisations in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • Why are there 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
    • 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£5,495£5,092£402£0£5,322£4,92011.6250
    31/03/22£5,919£4,231£1,689£1,135£4,708£4,18611.9250
    31/03/21£6,275£6,229£47£982£3,019£2,8965.6230
    31/03/20£3,106£3,405£-299£962£2,972£3,29411.6242
    31/03/19£5,199£2,854£2,346£1,134£3,271£3,19913.5222
    31/03/18£2,732£2,853£-121£914£1,069£9514200
    31/03/17£3,047£2,857£189£1,059£1,190£8113.4230
    31/03/16£3,527£3,991£-464£742£1,001£6672260
    31/03/15£3,631£3,840£-209£840£1,465£5651.8250
    31/03/14£3,793£3,709£84£755£1,750£5131.7240
    31/03/13*£4,713£3,911£802£694£1,666£4711.4240
    31/03/12*£4,161£3,911£250£761£973£3561.1230
    31/03/11*£2,613£2,868£-255£489£723£3271.4210
    31/03/10*£2,456£2,664£-208£425£977£6212.8220
    31/03/09*£2,239£2,608£-369£395£1,199£1,0414.8240
    31/03/08*£2,777£2,384£393£430£1,574£9865220
    31/03/07*£1,861£2,070£-210£305£998£3642.1210
    31/03/06*£2,103£2,231£-128n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05*£2,089£2,046£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04*£1,972£1,453£519n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
    Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 29%
    Liabilities/Income: 39%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
    Reserves/Spending: 11.6 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.4
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 35 years

    www.womankind.org.uk

    finance@womankind.org.uk

    02035675930

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Practical support, advice & companionship
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Makes grants to organisations
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, Uganda, Zimbabwe,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

    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
    Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund - Towards the Her Voice Fund grants to grassroots women’s rights groups
    £47,288 23/05/2024
    36
    Towards the Her Voice Fund grants to grassroots women’s rights groups
    J J Charitable Trust - Core costs
    £5,000 15/02/2022
    Towards core costs
    Comic Relief - Collective Action to Realise Equality (CARE): Feminist movement building in Zimbabwe
    £509,994 03/07/2019
    36
    The Collective Action to Realise Equality (CARE): Feminist Movement Building in Zimbabwe will support the strengthening of the women’s movement in Zimbabwe, making it more accountable to and inclusive of the women it seeks to serve, and increasing ....more
    Staples Trust - Work in Ethiopia
    £10,000 14/03/2019
    Towards its work in Ethiopia.
    Staples Trust - Work in Ethiopia
    £10,000 14/03/2019
    Towards its work in Ethiopia.
    Comic Relief - Promoting Women''s Political Participation in Zimbabwe
    £567,236 30/07/2018
    36
    Women's participation in politics in Zimbabwe is low, with only 18% of parliamentarians being women, and it is not on track to meet the country's 50% target. Additionally, violations of women's rights, including domestic violence, in the country are ....more
    Indigo Trust - Challenging injustices experienced by women seeking asylum in the UK
    £2,000 20/02/2017
    Unrestricted core funding.
    Comic Relief - Ending VAWG in Ethiopia: Strengthening services and responses for women and girls in Addis Ababa
    £682,651 25/11/2015
    36
    In Ethiopia a high percentage of women and girls experience violence. The rates of FGM, sexual and domestic violence all remain high.This is the second phase of this project. The local partner, AWSAD will continue to provide a Safe House to ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Improving health&reducing violence against women by boosting sexual rights
    £504,297 14/09/2012
    48
    This project based in six areas of Bolivia aims to reduce violence against women by ensuring their sexual and reproductive rights are brought to the forefront of the political, educational and health agenda. The project will work with 35 schools to ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Improving health&reducing violence against women by boosting sexual rights
    £10,000 24/11/2011
    12
    This project based in six departments of Bolivia aims to reduce violence against women (VAW) by ensuring that women's Sexual and Reproductive Rights (SRR) are brought to the forefront of the political, educational and health agenda.
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Womankind Worldwide
    £25,000 30/04/2008
    12
    Towards Project costs Towards the shortfall of the costs of an animated film 'Once Upon a Time There Were Two Little Girls' to deter women from being trafficked for sexual exploitation.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (14)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 34-77
    • ALISON STIBY HARRIS Appointed: 2023
    • DUMISO GATSHA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Strategist, Advocate, Leader
    • JENNIFER MARGARET JONES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director Of Resources
    • LAUREN DARK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Producer
    • LUBNA QUNASH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director - Private Equity
    • LUSUNGU KALANGA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant
    • MAGGIE BAXTER OBE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Ngo Advisor
    • OLGA GHAZARYAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Independent Consultant
    • REBECCA WOOD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director
    • SCHEAFFER OKORE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Global Senior Advisor
    • SIOBHAN ALLEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Senior Legal Officer
    • SUSANA LEITH SMITH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Managing Director
    • TAMARA PALAMAKUMBURA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Project Manager
    • VANESSA RICE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Finance And Corporate Services
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/07/1989, number: 328206
    • Registered at Companies House on 13/07/1989, number: 02404121
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
    • 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
    20 returns made; AR13: 85 days late, AR12: 48 days late, AR11: 93 days late, AR10: 215 days late, AR09: 109 days late, AR08: 118 days late, AR07: 230 days late, AR06: 595 days late, AR05: 249 days late, AR04: 256 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from WOOD GREEN MENNONITE CHURCH TRUST on 29/03/2022
    Main office

    Womankind Worldwide
    Shoreditch Exchange, Senna Building
    Gorsuch Place
    LONDON
    E2 8JF

    Objectives

    (1) TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY AND SICKNESS AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SEXUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF WOMEN IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD. (2) TO PROMOTE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD. (3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD. (4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SEXUAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF WOMEN AND MATTERS RELATING TO EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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