Overall GiG Score: 17 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +10

WOMEN’S HEALTH MATTERS 

Working with disadvantaged and vulnerable women, girls and families including those: experiencing domestic violence & abuse; with children in care; seeking asylum or refugees; with learning disabilities; with complex needs or mental health and wellbeing needs; who are pregnant or parents. We specialise in group work, peer support, and providing one-to-one support taking a trauma-informed approach.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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:

  • The Board is completely female
Established: 29 years
(30 years as a company)

womenshealthmatters.org.uk

info@womenshealthmatters.org.uk

01132762851

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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£813£656£158£11£454£2594.71825
31/03/22£529£526£2£13£296£1623.71625
31/03/21£506£442£64£19£294£1624.41225
31/03/20£489£492£-2n/an/an/an/an/a24
31/03/19£442£400£43n/an/an/an/an/a16
31/03/18£373£393£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£424£411£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£376£386£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£330£342£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£342£297£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£246£270£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£324£270£54£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£325£356£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£363£386£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£391£394£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£384£325£59£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£344£314£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£323£327£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£311£347£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£416£411£6£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 57%
Reserves/Spending: 4.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 7.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 18 employees
  • 25 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,

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£319,350
Henry Smith Charity£120,000
BBC Children in Need£95,893
Leeds Community Foundation£84,291
DCMS£84,260
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
Charles Hayward Foundation£49,500
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Together
£9,998 13/01/2023
The funding will be used to provide social and educational peer support groups for mums and their pre-school aged children including mindfulness workshops and parenting support. The project aims to ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Womens Health Matters - Leeds
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Women's Health Matters
£3,500 07/11/2022
Core costs for Advancement of Health/Saving Lives
Leeds Community Foundation - Growing Together
£20,000 07/09/2022
Grant to Women's Health Matters
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Women's Health Matters
£25,000 27/06/2022
Inside Out Parenting Programme
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Womens Health Matters - Leeds
£50,000 23/06/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Womens Health Matters - Leeds
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 20/05/2022
Women in Need
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£2,278 06/05/2022
Covid response
Leeds Community Foundation - See Me, Hear Me
£10,000 24/03/2022
Inspired by the Queen’s Jubilee, Women’s Health Matters and The Tetley propose ‘See Me, Hear Me’, an event that gives voice to the lesser represented women in our community. We will bring ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Rosebuds
£19,650 01/03/2022
Rosebuds provides peer group and 1-2-1 support for women from abusive relationships whose children have been, or are at risk of being, removed from their care. We help keep 1-in-4 families together. ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Womens Health Matters
£120,000 18/03/2021
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing health support and services for women from disadvantaged communities, including those that have experienced ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Snowdrops
£10,000 25/02/2021
17
The funding will be used to deliver peer-support groups for women and girls who are experiencing or at risk of abuse and/or violence. Topics will include recovering from the impact of lockdown ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Breathe Free
£299,352 25/01/2021
35
The project is using funding to deliver ‘Breathe Free’ a three-step support package to women in Leeds who have experienced complex trauma and are at risk of having a child removed into care. The ....more
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Women's Health Matters
£3,000 28/09/2020
Core costs for Advancement of Health/Saving Lives
Leeds Community Foundation - Snowdrops
£9,991 21/09/2020
4
The funding will be spent on salary costs for a Worker for our Snowdrops project, to support the mental health needs of women who’ve experienced domestic violence and other traumatic experiences.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Women's Health Matters
£24,500 26/08/2020
Inside Out Parenting Programme
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Women's Health Matters
£95,893 24/04/2020
36
The project will deliver healthy relationship courses to girls at risk or having experience of domestic violence and/or sexual abuse. This will lead to increased safety, positive relationships and ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Rosebud Extension Funding
£24,650 03/12/2019
WHM would continue to employ two workers to deliver the Rosebuds project.
DCMS - Womens Health Matters (WHM)
£84,260 01/04/2019
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.
Leeds Community Foundation - Rosebuds
£20,854 15/11/2018
12
A women-led, trauma-informed social group for women who have had children removed into care, providing safely held peer support sessions in a social setting. These will allow time for emotional ....more
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Womens Health Matters
£30,000 24/05/2018
36
Empowering Change; early-intervention support to women with complex needs in Leeds
DCMS - Womens Health Matters (WHM)
£79,755 01/04/2018
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Womens Health Matters - Leeds
£74,532 20/03/2018
36
the Wellbeing Case Worker will provide in depth holistic support to women asylum seekers in Leeds as well as interpretation costs so that they can integrate within the wider community
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Women's Health Matters
£81,400 23/01/2018
Grant to Women's Health Matters
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 15/01/2018
Empowering Women in Leeds
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Womens Health Matters
£81,400 07/12/2017
36
towards three years' salary of the Director at a project providing health support and services for women from disadvantaged communities in Leeds
DCMS - Womens Health Matters (WHM)
£42,189 12/09/2017
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Key
£298,892 27/01/2017
36
The project is a development of existing work which supports young women and girls aged between 13-25 experiencing, or at risk of, experiencing abuse. The project aims to help people be in a better ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The key
£168,597 13/12/2012
37
This is a new project that aims to support vulnerable young women in Leeds to better manage the effects of domestic violence, either in their home or in their relationship. It will assist them in ....more
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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-59
  • ALISON CATER (Chair) Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Health Manager
  • AIMEE WARD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Project Manager
  • HANNAH MARY JONES Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Voice And Influence Officer, Childrens Services
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/08/1995, number: 1048788
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/07/1993, number: 02835637
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
  • 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; all on time
Main office

WOMENS HEALTH MATTERS
Suite 44a-48 The Refinery
Sugarmill Business Park
Oakhurst Avenue
LEEDS
LS11 7DF

Objectives

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL OF WOMEN IN LEEDS AND THE SURROUDING AREA AND IN PARTICULAR TO EDUCATE SUCH WOMEN ABOUT HEALTH AND RELATED MATTERS

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEEDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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