Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 11
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +11
    Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

    AYLESBURY WOMEN'S AID 

    Provision of places of refuge, advice, support and advocacy for women and their children who are the victims of domestic violence and abuse.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
    • 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

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
    Established: 28 years

    www.aylesburywomensaid.org.uk

    aprilbenson.awaid@outlook.com

    01296436827

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
    UN SDGs
    ?

    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£973£968£5£0£517£4105.1214
    31/03/22£910£889£22£0£512£3434.6194
    31/03/21£933£837£96£0£491£3124.5182
    31/03/20*£860£840£20£0£395£2774174
    31/03/19*£854£852£3£0£375£2553.6175
    31/03/18£855£816£39£0£372£2343.4170
    31/03/17£816£786£29£0£333£1963100
    31/03/16£748£722£26£0£304£2363.9140
    31/03/15£517£494£23£488£278£1914.6140
    31/03/14£486£458£28£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£456£430£26£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£415£370£44£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£408£368£39£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£365£349£17£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£284£277£7£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08£278£278£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07*£281£250£31£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06£238£231£6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£227£229£-2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£233£217£16£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: 29%
    Liabilities/Income: 22%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 79%
    Reserves/Spending: 5.1 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
    Quick Ratio: 5.2
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Buckinghamshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Defined Groups
    Who works here?
    • 21 employees
    • 4 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£422,500
    DCMS£64,020
    Lloyds Bank Foundation£59,500
    The Clothworkers Foundation£39,245
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Aylesbury Women's Aid
    £39,245 18/10/2023
    Purchase of a van for a charity which works with victims of domestic abuse and their children in South East, Buckinghamshire
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Aylesbury Women's Aid
    £2,250 14/12/2022
    One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
    National Lottery Community Fund - Expansion of support for abused women - Filling the Gaps
    £422,500 01/06/2022
    The project is using funding to double the number of survivors of Domestic Violence who receive counselling and provide greater support for people from ethnic minorities especially Asian women in ....more
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to Aylesbury Women's Aid
    £50,000 03/12/2020
    24
    Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Aylesbury Women's Aid, awarded under the Foundation's Domestic Abuse funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support charities ....more
    DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
    £32,802 03/12/2020
    The Community Match Challenge is an £85M fund aimed at supporting the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) in their COVID response. Awards were made to philanthropists, foundations and ....more
    DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
    £4,500 01/10/2020
    "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
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Aylesbury Women's Aid
    £7,250 23/07/2020
    Grant to Aylesbury Women's Aid meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
    DCMS - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
    £26,718 26/06/2020
    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 ....more
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Aylesbury Women's Aid
    £75,000 30/03/2017
    36
    Aylesbury Women's Aid provides services for people affected by domestic abuse in Aylesbury Vale and adjacent areas. It is seeking funding for an additional outreach worker to increase the capacity of ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/04/1996, number: 1054308
    • Registered at Companies House on 05/02/1996, number: 03155260
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR20: 9 days late, AR19: 14 days late, AR07: 91 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
    Main office

    PO BOX 85
    AYLESBURY
    HP21 8WA

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF AYLESBURY WOMEN’S AID SHALL BE THE RELIEF OF NEED, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM OR ARE EXPOSED TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE OR OTHER ABUSE, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON THE CAUSES, EFFECTS AND PREVENTION OF SUCH VIOLENCE AND OTHER ABUSE, BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE ENGLAND AND WALES

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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