Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

THE WOMEN & FAMILIES RESOURCE CENTRE 

We support disadvantaged women and families by inspiring, encouraging and motivating them to overcome barriers to improve the quality of their lives.We aim to relieve hardship,poverty and ill health amongst Women and families by providing charitable support in particular through education, advice and guidance, career advice, information services, advocacy, mentoring and counselling services.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 15 years

http://www.wfrc.uk.com

info@wfrc.uk.com

01902 715 045

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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£99£91£8n/an/an/an/an/a57
31/03/22£93£87£5n/an/an/an/an/a69
31/03/21£71£67£4n/an/an/an/an/a62
31/03/20£63£55£7n/an/an/an/an/a38
31/03/19£55£49£6n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/18£52£51£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£47£43£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£44£36£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£37£35£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£35£32£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£28£25£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£22£20£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£22£20£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£21£20£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 57 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Dudley, Sandwell, Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, Walsall, Wolverhampton,

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£24,903
Rosa UK£18,750
Charles Hayward Foundation£12,500
Allen Lane Foundation£6,912
J J Charitable Trust£5,000
CAF£4,497
The Clothworkers Foundation£4,200
Alex Ferry Foundation£2,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£2,500 12/05/2023
community grant
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to Women & Families Resource Centre
£6,912 04/11/2022
£6,912 single grant towards the befriending service at this refugee and asylum seeker women's charity in Wolverhampton
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Women and Families Resource Centre
£6,500 20/07/2022
Domestic violence and abuse counselling and support
National Lottery Community Fund - Everyone for Love Fun Fest
£4,835 08/04/2022
The funding will be used to host a weekend family festival to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The project aims to bring the community together to showcase different cultures and connect with ....more
J J Charitable Trust - Towards their work supporting mental health in women
£5,000 15/02/2022
Towards their work supporting mental health in women
Rosa UK - WTF-WOMFAM-2021
£18,750 28/06/2021
£18,750 has been awarded to Women's and Families Resource Centre to fund two youth workers and reach 60 young women and girls who are aged under 18.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to The Women & Families Resource Centre
£2,500 29/04/2021
12
Small Grant unrestricted core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - WFRC Summer Holiday Play Scheme
£6,313 29/04/2021
This grant will fund a Covid-safe Summer Holiday Play Scheme which will provide activities for disadvantaged children and young people aged 8-16. The project will be led by experienced volunteer ....more
CAF - Grant to The Women & Families Resource Centre
£4,497 22/06/2020
3
Grant to The Women & Families Resource Centre to support the organisation through COVID19
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Women and Families Resource Centre
£6,000 12/06/2020
Domestic violence counselling support
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to The Women & Families Resource Centre
£4,200 01/05/2020
COVID19 : purchase IT equipment for a charity that gives support to vulnerable families in West Midlands
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID 19 Digital Support Project
£7,735 17/04/2020
7
The funding will be used to run their support service digitally for women living with mental ill health. The project aims to reduce the feeling isolation during the coronavirus pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - WFRC Youth Summer Scheme
£6,020 27/06/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver a summer play scheme for children in the local area. The project aims to empower young people through fun activities and create an environment to develop skills ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Women & Families Resource Centre
£13,244 07/12/2017
12
Wolverhampton based charity is providing support to victims of domestic violence and after a review now seeks to access Organisational review and development, systems review, funding strategy, ....more
DCMS - Rosa Fund, Tampon Tax
£9,595 01/12/2017
The grant will provide a domestic violence service for women survivors of gender abuse in Wolverhampton. A part-time Domestic Violence Advisor alongside 12 volunteers will provide a culturally ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - WFRC Every Woman's Enterprising Project
£8,125 06/07/2017
12
Grant to The Women and Families Resource Centre.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Women & Families Resource Centre
£7,400 02/06/2017
purchase of IT equipment and office furniture for a charity which works with disadvantaged minority communities in West Midlands
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,000 03/05/2017
The Sisters with Heart Befriending Project
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/09/2009, number: 1131817
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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
14 returns made; AR10: 25 days late,
Main office

The Women & Families Resource Centre
39-41 School Street
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV1 4LR

Objectives

TO RELIEVE HARDSHIP, POVERTY AND SICKNESS AMONGST IMMIGRANT AFRICAN WOMEN IN NEED BY PROVIDING CHARITABLE SUPPORT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE ADVOCACY, MENTORING AND COUNSELLING SERVICES. THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITHIN A STRONG VALUE BASE AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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