Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 13
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +13
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

WOMEN ACTING IN TODAYS SOCIETY

Women Acting In Todays Society (WAITS) supporting women affected by domestic abuse, with specialism in supporting Global Majority women and offenders. Providing advocacy, refuge, counselling, development workshops that aim to increase skills and confidence. Empowering women, building the leadership skills of women to engage more effectively with networks, policy makers and service providers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

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

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£377£412£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£373£332£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£426£330£96n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£396£281£115n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£273£234£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£233£241£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£169£250£-80n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£214£202£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£115£133£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£70£140£-70n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£186£187£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£155£203£-48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£455£240£214n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.waitsaction.org

support@waitsaction.org

01214401443

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Sandwell,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
The Coutts Foundation£120,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£63,854
Smallwood Trust£60,000
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund£59,963
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£36,756
DCMS£20,000
People's Health Trust£11,924
Heart Of England Community Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Smallwood Trust - Protecting frontline services for women 18+
£60,000 25/04/2024
36
Frontline organisations led by women, to protect essential services for women most impacted by the cost-of-living-crisis.
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Women Acting In Todays Society (WAITS) - 2
£59,963 23/03/2023
24
To offer young women offenders affected by domestic abuse sustainable employability pathways that supports access to employment and training opportunities creating positive distractions to reducing risks of re-offending or re-entering harmful ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Women Acting in Today's Society
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
The Coutts Foundation - WAITS Grant 1
£120,000 17/11/2022
36
An unrestricted grant responding to the needs of women experiencing domestic abuse by providing advocacy, support, accomodation and training. WAITS specialises in supporting Black and minority ethnic women and women offenders.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Women Acting in Today's Society
£50,000 11/07/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Women Acting in Today's Society
People's Health Trust - Sisters Together
£11,924 12/04/2022
This two-year project for Black and Minority Ethnic communities, newly-arrived communities and non-English speakers who are survivors of domestic abuse in Birmingham. It aims to improve social connections, community power, education and skills. It ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Iona Resilience and Resettlement project
£10,000 29/09/2021
A grant is requested to fund the salary of a p/t (20 hours) DV support worker for 12 months on the Iona Resilience and Resettlement project,
National Lottery Community Fund - Iona Resilience and Resettlement Project
£9,974 25/06/2021
The funding will be used to cover the salary of a domestic abuse support worker who will provide an additional service and meet up with women at short notice assess their needs and support them to access the group's many services. The project aims ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£20,000 02/09/2020
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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 14/08/2020
Catering and Healthy Eating Training Project
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Women Acting in Today's Society
£11,604 24/07/2020
Grant to Women Acting in Today's Society meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - DOMESTIC ABUSE
£36,756 01/04/2020
A further 25 charities will receive a share of 1 million boost as part of the governments 10 million emergency fund.
National Lottery Community Fund - Catering training project
£9,900 21/06/2019
12
The funding will be used to develop and deliver a catering training course for women who are ex-offenders or survivors of domestic abuse. The project aims to equip participants with life and employment skills alongside socialising opportunities.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Women Acting in Today's Society
£99,000 26/03/2019
36
Towards the running of floating support services, and 3 homeless refuge accommodations across Birmingham. For women fleeing domestic abuse, honour based violence, forced marriages, and female genital mutilation to transition from victims to survivors
National Lottery Community Fund - WAITS' Community Integration Project
£292,791 31/08/2018
36
This funding will be used to prevent reoffending through developing a resettlement support programme which provides advocacy, practical support, housing, training, and employment opportunities to female offenders, women released from prison and ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Women Acting in Today's Society (WAITS)
£104,700 13/06/2018
36
towards three years' salaries of two Transition Support Workers and running costs of a project in Birmingham providing resettlement services and activities for female ex-offenders and those at risk of offending
Comic Relief - WAITS Services
£36,000 30/11/2016
24
WAITS provides supported accommodation, advice and training to predominately Black and minority ethnic women that have experienced domestic violence and abuse, vulnerable homeless women and women ex-offenders across Birmingham. It is one of 3 ....more
DCMS - WAITS Services
£18,000 30/11/2016
WAITS provides supported accommodation, advice and training to predominately Black and minority ethnic women that have experienced domestic violence and abuse, vulnerable homeless women and women ex-offenders across Birmingham. It is one of 3 ....more
DCMS - WAITS Services
£18,000 30/11/2016
WAITS provides supported accommodation, advice and training to predominately Black and minority ethnic women that have experienced domestic violence and abuse, vulnerable homeless women and women ex-offenders across Birmingham. It is one of 3 ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Women Acting in Today's Society
£34,000 01/11/2016
24
A Birmingham project providing a key level of support for women leaving prison at the critical point of their release. It will support them to address issues of abuse, coach to re-build confidence and help them in finding employment and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Integration Service
£154,752 26/01/2015
36
Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Women Acting in Today's Society
£34,000 08/10/2014
A Birmingham project providing a key level of support for women leaving prison at the critical point of their release. It will support them to address issues of abuse, coach to re-build confidence and help them in finding employment and ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Women Acting in Today's Society
£35,000 29/06/2011
the salary of the Transition Officer
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Women Acting in Today's Society (WAITS)
£45,300 05/05/2011
Towards the costs of a service to assist female prisoners to re-integrate within communities in Birmingham.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 51-78
  • DEIRDRE LABASSIERE (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director
  • DR MARK ESHO Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director
  • ENEIS BRAHAM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director
  • HEIDI SLATER Appointed: 2019
  • KAREN BAILEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Solicitor
  • SALLY BATEMAN Appointed: 2010, Occupation: None
  • TINA SWANI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Executive Charitable Trust
  • MAUREEN CODUGAN Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/03/2010, number: 1135026
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/02/2010, number: 07155976
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • 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
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

Women Acting In Todays Society WAITS
3rd Floor East
Wesleyan Building
Colmore Circus Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6AR

Objectives

(1) THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF WOMEN TO FULFIL THEIR ROLES IN SOCIETY.(2) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMINGSOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTINGTHEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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