Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

WOMENS ENTERPRISING BREAKTHROUGH 

Activities to promote the education, health and well-being of men, women and children including:One to One support, Social Activities, Volunteer Training and Development, Holistic Therapies, Training Courses, Young Womens' Group, Young Boys' Group, Pathways 2MPowerment Programme-Confidence, self esteem and anger management programme. Integrative Therapeutic counselling Service.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 29 years

www.webmerseyside.org

info@webmerseyside.org

01516533771

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£514£487£27£0£285£2105.21338
31/03/22£459£398£61n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/21£342£256£86n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/03/20£221£178£43n/an/an/an/an/a36
31/03/19£116£160£-44n/an/an/an/an/a42
31/03/18£152£143£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£125£138£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£194£181£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£231£217£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£216£182£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£180£130£50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£129£113£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£61£97£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£51£97£-46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£123£90£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£120£90£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£79£83£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£72£68£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£60£59£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£75£64£11£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: 43%
Liabilities/Income: 42%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 74%
Reserves/Spending: 5.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 13 employees
  • 38 volunteers

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£303,801
Tudor Trust£94,000
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£48,556
DCMS£47,728
BBC Children in Need£31,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Inspire, Believe, Do
£48,556 07/10/2022
Grant to Womens Enterprising Breakthrough
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Womens Enterprising Breakthrough
£30,500 31/01/2022
This project will fund 2 support groups for young people who identify as non-binary or who are impacted by poor mental health. It will lead to improved well being, access to safe spaces and improved ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Womens Enterprising Breakthrough
£1,000 31/08/2021
This project will provide training and mentoring to a project worker who will deliver money management sessions to disadvantaged children. Children will improve their life skills through developing ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Women's Enterprising Breakthrough
£2,000 07/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£47,728 17/07/2020
"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
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Women's Enterprising Breakthrough
£5,000 12/06/2020
36
Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Women's Enterprising Breakthrough, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Women's Enterprising Breakthrough (COVID19 Grant)
£2,000 30/04/2020
as emergency funding towards IT equipment, phones and data to help staff support clients in Birkenhead during the Coronavirus crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - Bereavement & Suicide Reduction Training
£9,800 17/01/2020
11
The funding will be used to deliver bereavement and loss workshops for adults and children and suicide reduction and prevention training. The project aims to support families who have lost loved ones ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - WEB Making a Difference
£294,001 12/12/2019
36
The organisation aims to support local people to improve their self esteem and supports vulnerable people in the community. Funding will go towards expanding the project's services.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Women's Enterprising Breakthrough
£90,000 06/09/2019
36
over three years towards salaries at an organisation providing emotional and practical support to vulnerable women in Birkenhead, and additional support to partners and children
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Womens Enterprising Breakthrough
£99,229 28/02/2019
36
This project will deliver one to ones, group sessions and training for children and young people affected by poor mental health and wellbeing. It will lead to increased access to safe spaces, ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Womens Enterprising Breakthrough
£30,000 13/03/2018
36
This project will offer one to one and group counselling sessions for 10 to 18 year olds experiencing family breakdown, poor mental health, low self-esteem or bullying. It will lead to improved well ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Heal Your Life Recovery Programme
£10,000 06/12/2017
12
The group will deliver intensive and focussed therapeutic counselling sessions for local people who have experienced abuse, sexual violence and neglect. This will equip peoples with the skills to ....more
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Womens Enterprising Breakthrough (WEB)
£22,000 01/07/2017
Towards the salary of the Project Support Worker
Tudor Trust - Grant to Women's Enterprising Breakthrough
£60,000 27/11/2015
24
over two years towards the salary of a training manager at an organisation providing emotional and practical support to vulnerable women in Birkenhead
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Women's Enterprising Breakthrough
£60,000 09/10/2013
Towards the salary of a centre manager to support women and children who have been victims of domestic violence and/or sexual abuse in Wirral.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Women's Enterprising Breakthrough
£35,000 29/07/2013
The organisation, based in Birkenhead, provides a wide range of services and activities which support women and children with complex needs and aims to reduce their isolation, increase confidence, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Women's Enterprising Breakthrough
£291,710 15/03/2012
36
Women's Enterprising Breakthrough will continue and expand activities that increase social integration, provide counselling and bring training opportunities to women with mental health problems, and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 54-68
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/03/1995, number: 1045403
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/03/1995, number: 03036531
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
20 returns made; AR13: 0 days late, AR09: 19 days late,
Main office

176 CORPORATION ROAD
BIRKENHEAD
CH41 8JQ

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR WOMEN OF THE NORTH END OF BIRKENHEAD AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE, CREED, SEXUALITY OR DISABILITY. 2. TO PROMOTE THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH OF SUCH WOMEN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH END OF BIRKENHEAD AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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