Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

Liabilities <10%: +3
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 18

WATFORD WOMEN'S CENTRE

Information, advice and guidance through courses, training and counselling.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
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: 21 years

www.watfordwomenscentre.org.uk

general@watfordwomenscentre.org.uk

01923816229

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£525	£574	£-50	£1	£386	£354	7.4	18	25
31/03/22		£494	£496	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	28
31/03/21		£469	£345	£124	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	36
31/03/20		£414	£392	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
31/03/19		£319	£377	£-58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18		£355	£351	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£344	£334	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£299	£300	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£320	£315	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£328	£320	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£513	£371	£143	£3	£326	£301	9.8	8	0
31/03/12		£356	£354	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£439	£447	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£451	£393	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£341	£370	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£365	£358	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£426	£382	£44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£406	£382	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£341	£351	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£345	£288	£57	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 7.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 15.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

18 employees
25 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	£371,325
DCMS	£25,111
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
The Clothworkers Foundation	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Pheonix rising
£63,103	07/04/2022	The organisation will use funding to continue its Phoenix Rising project to support women from BME and migrant communities with specialist support who are victims of Domestic Abuse and facing ....more The organisation will use funding to continue its Phoenix Rising project to support women from BME and migrant communities with specialist support who are victims of Domestic Abuse and facing additional barriers to accessing services. The service will support beneficiaries across Hertfordshire.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	04/03/2022	Market Street Refurbishment
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Watford Women's Centre
£20,000	02/02/2022	refurbishment of building for a charity supporting domestic and sexual abuse in Hertfordshire
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000	11/08/2021	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - Domestic abuse support for BAME women
£34,852	11/02/2021 12	The funding will provide the opportunity to employ a BAME-DV specialist to help women from the BAME community who are suffering from domestic abuse sexual violence or rape with complex matters in ....more The funding will provide the opportunity to employ a BAME-DV specialist to help women from the BAME community who are suffering from domestic abuse sexual violence or rape with complex matters in their case. The aim is to ensure justice for the women who have suffered abuse with an additional support to help with their emotional recovery.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£25,111	29/09/2020	"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 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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - My Ally
£273,370	20/09/2019 36	My Ally
National Lottery Community Fund - What Women Want
£9,954	28/02/2019 12	The organisation will use the funding to hire a coordinator to engage with partners to help set up local support groups for women experiencing domestic abuse and mental ill health.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Watford Womens Centre Plus
£10,000	22/02/2018	Spotlight on HERstory
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Watford Women's Centre
£13,000	22/03/2016 12	The charity supports the needs of disadvantaged women with many suffering from domestic abuse. A potential merger will offer greater sustainability, and provide more support to women in need.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-58

CATHERINE TYACK Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Civil Servant

CAROLINE VICTORIA BRAZIER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant

MRS LIZ HUNTER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Associate Director Of Ict

NATALIE MILES-KEMP Appointed: 2021

SHAMINI GRAYSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Legal Adviser

STEPHANIE SYKES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Manager

SUZANNAH TRIVEDI Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Design And Marketing

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/07/2003, number: 1098323
Registered at Companies House on 19/09/2002, number: 04539479

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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
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; AR05: 15 days late,

Main office

WATFORD WOMENS CENTRE PLUS
83 MARKET STREET
WATFORD
HERTFORDSHIRE
WD18 0PT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF WOMEN IN WATFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, (THE BENEFICIARIES) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL OR OTHER OPINION BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, THE PRESERVATION AND SUPPORT OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE BENEFICIARIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

WATFORD AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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