Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 10
  • Good reserves management: +3
(no info on trustees)
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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£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£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£456£430£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£415£370£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£408£368£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£365£349£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£284£277£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£278£278£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£281£250£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£238£231£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£227£229£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£233£217£16n/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: 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 ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 29 years

www.aylesburywomensaid.org.uk

aprilbenson.awaid@outlook.com

01296436827

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
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 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.

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 Aylesbury and the local area through the employment ....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 to emerge from the pandemic.
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 grant making organisations to match funds raised on ....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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....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 and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Aylesbury Women's Aid
£75,000 30/03/2017
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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 its outreach services
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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

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