Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 9

Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE WOMEN'S ORGANISATION

Providing accessible, quality and gender sensitive enterprise; employment, education, management development services to women. Supporting women in the improvement of health and wellbeing. Stimulating research to support women's economic development. Influencing policy to improve the position of women. Delivering gender friendly incubator and meeting spaces.Maintaining a sustainable organisation

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely female
The Board composition appears to be rather static

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
31/12/22		£5,468	£4,937	£531	£117	£5,313	£2,360	5.7	56	2
31/12/21		£5,670	£5,219	£451	£69	£4,619	£1,628	3.7	50	3
31/12/20		£4,850	£4,736	£114	£73	£4,168	£1,133	2.9	40	2
31/12/19		£3,872	£3,781	£91	£113	£4,216	£805	2.6	35	2
31/12/18		£3,284	£3,079	£204	£179	£4,125	£671	2.6	41	2
31/12/17		£3,301	£2,869	£431	£176	£3,921	£390	1.6	34	0
31/12/16		£1,285	£1,914	£-629	£131	£3,490	£183	1.1	27	0
31/12/15		£2,095	£2,086	£9	£10	£4,118	£168	1	25	0
31/12/14		£1,547	£1,536	£10	£8	£4,140	£135	1.1	23	0
31/12/13		£1,315	£1,279	£36	£8	£4,130	£79	0.7	22	0
31/12/12		£1,049	£1,165	£-116	£8	£4,094	£1	0	20	0
31/12/11		£1,457	£1,145	£312	£7	£4,332	£204	2.1	27	0
31/12/10		£4,239	£1,635	£2,604	£6	£4,020	£196	1.4	30	0
31/12/09	*	£3,074	£1,416	£1,658	£1,551	£1,416	£146	1.2	36	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 42%
Liabilities/Income: 70%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 44%
Reserves/Spending: 5.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 15 years

www.thewomensorganisation.org.uk

info@thewo.org.uk

01517068111

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

56 employees
2 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

Department of Health	£187,138
National Lottery Community Fund	£95,670
DCMS	£87,436
Smallwood Trust	£18,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department of Health - The Women's Organisation
£187,138	16/12/2022	The Health and Wellbeing (HW) Programme is a joint initiative managed by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), NHS England and Improvement (NHSE/I) and (soon to be confirmed UKHSA) (the ....more The Health and Wellbeing (HW) Programme is a joint initiative managed by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), NHS England and Improvement (NHSE/I) and (soon to be confirmed UKHSA) (the system partners), providing a framework for collaboration with the voluntary sector in a way that is responsive to policy challenges and which promotes equality and the reduction of health inequalities.
Smallwood Trust - Funding for distribution as grants to individuals
£18,000	16/12/2021	This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant and organisations then award hardship grants to individual ....more This initiative seeks to shift grant making power directly to local women’s organisations and services. Smallwood provides a block grant and organisations then award hardship grants to individual women 18+ integrated with their specialist support services.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£87,436	04/06/2020	"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 - Progress to Success- Change I (2)
£95,670	12/12/2019 11	The organisation supports women and delivers a range of services that helps to upskill them. Funding will go towards a bespoke programme of activities that aims to boost the confidence of ....more The organisation supports women and delivers a range of services that helps to upskill them. Funding will go towards a bespoke programme of activities that aims to boost the confidence of beneficiaries and preparing them for work
National Lottery Community Fund - Liv/2/2 - Better Off Finance (BOF)
£1,055,027	22/09/2016 36	The funding will be used for a project that will aim to improve the financial skills of the hardest to reach people across the Liverpool City Region LEP area. It will support those furthest away from ....more The funding will be used for a project that will aim to improve the financial skills of the hardest to reach people across the Liverpool City Region LEP area. It will support those furthest away from the labour market to become more job ready stimulate growth in the economy, making a positive difference to the lives of people living and working in the Liverpool City Region.
National Lottery Community Fund - Progress to Success
£422,587	27/07/2016 36	The group will use the funding for a new project that will provide local women with advice and support around wellbeing and health, employment, education and development services. The project will ....more The group will use the funding for a new project that will provide local women with advice and support around wellbeing and health, employment, education and development services. The project will also provide training in literacy, confidence, welfare rights and debt management. This will enable beneficiaries to develop their skills in areas such as conflict resolution, interpersonal communication and problem solving as well as improving their self-esteem whilst promoting social cohesion.
National Lottery Community Fund - Liv/2/2 - Better Off Finance (BOF)
£40,539	26/04/2016 12	This grant will be used to develop plans for a project that aims to improve participantâ€™s financial literacy and will prepare them to progress to employment or training. There will be a range ....more This grant will be used to develop plans for a project that aims to improve participantâ€™s financial literacy and will prepare them to progress to employment or training. There will be a range of activities including a confidence programme and outreach events. The development funding will be used to cover staff costs and partnership development.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Women's Organisation
£102,200	17/09/2015 36	towards three years' running costs of a project providing support to women with mental health problems in deprived areas of Liverpool

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-77

ALEX MORGAN Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Paralegal

GILLIAN ANNE MOGLIONE Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Manager - Voluntary Sector

JULIE ANN GILLESPIE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Corporate Banker

JAYNE CROFT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Solicitor

LISA PEARSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Marketing Director

MONA MEALEY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Accountant

SUSAN OSHIKANLU (Chair) Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Finance Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/01/2009, number: 1127631
Registered at Companies House on 24/09/2008, number: 06706841

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR09: 198 days late,

Main office

54 ST. JAMES STREET
LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL
L1 0AB

Objectives

3.1 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FORGOING, PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT AND THE PROVISION OF MANAGED WORK SPACE AND OTHER SERVICES TO SUPPORT BUSINESS START AND DEVELOPMENT.3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN IN AREAS THAT WILL ENHANCE THEIR ECONOMIC POTENTIAL IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY BELIEVES FIT INCLUDING: THE PROVISION OF PROGRAMMES OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROVISION OF CARER AND TRAVEL COSTS TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO THE CHARITY'S LEARNING PROGRAMMES; PROVISION OF GRANTS TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY INTO SELF-EMPLOYMENT FOLLOWING THE CHARITY'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES.3.3 TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH ASSISTANCE BY REASON OF THEIR POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF ENSURING THAT THEIR CONDITIONS IN LIFE ARE IMPROVED.3.4 THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY, AND CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC.3.5 THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND WELLBEING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, TRAINING, EDUCATION, COUNSELLING AND PRACTICAL

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINDED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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