Overall GiG Score: 14 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Grant maker support: +8

    WOMEN'S AID LEICESTERSHIRE LIMITED 

    To provide housing or other accomodation and any associated amenities, services and assistance for the beneficiaries. To relieve any other need of the beneficiaries primarily by providing support, training and advice and to advance the education of the public in the subject of domestic, relational and sexual violence and related issues and the prevention and treatment of the same.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • 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
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
    Established: 14 years

    www.wa-leicester.org.uk

    admin@wallaction.org.uk

    01162832225

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
    UN SDGs
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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£1,729£1,628£101£0£702£6975.1390
    31/03/22£2,158£1,935£223£0£602£6003.7530
    31/03/21£2,130£2,178£-48£0£379£3682540
    31/03/20*£1,583£1,680£-97£0£427£3992.9484
    31/03/19£1,463£1,405£57£0£524£4754.1424
    31/03/18£1,544£1,442£101£0£467£4323.6380
    31/03/17£1,136£1,170£-34£0£366£3503.6360
    31/03/16£895£941£-46£0£376£3764.8350
    31/03/15*£883£824£59£5£422£4226.1280
    31/03/14£752£860£-108£860£363£3625.1260
    31/03/13£859£1,027£-168£21£472£4435.2320
    31/03/12£1,006£1,029£-24£4£640£5836.8430
    31/03/11£812£820£-7£13£663£6169220

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 26%
    Liabilities/Income: 14%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
    Reserves/Spending: 5.1 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
    Quick Ratio: 3.1
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Education/Training
    Who works here?
    • 39 employees
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Defined Groups
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Leicester City, Leicestershire, Rutland,

    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
    Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£136,698
    Samworth Foundation£78,018
    DCMS£77,827
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Samworth Foundation - Sexual Exploitation
    £35,000 01/06/2021
    12 Month Grant Extension to support WAL through the effects of Covid
    Samworth Foundation - Sexual Exploitation
    £8,018 03/03/2021
    Funding to enable Domestic Abuse Children’s Services to continue
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £9,478 21/09/2020
    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 ....more
    Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
    £68,349 05/06/2020
    Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
    DCMS - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
    £68,349 05/06/2020
    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 ....more
    Samworth Foundation - Covid-19: 12 month grant extension
    £35,000 03/06/2020
    12
    12 month grant extension to Grant 1 - JADA + Project
    Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - DOMESTIC ABUSE
    £68,349 01/04/2020
    A further 25 charities will receive a share of 1 million boost as part of the governments 10 million emergency fund.
    Samworth Foundation - Violence Against Women and Girls
    £104,763 19/11/2017
    36
    JADA+ Project providing 1:1 support to children and young people and their non-abusing parent
    Samworth Foundation - Violence Against Women and Girls
    £104,763 31/10/2017
    JADA+ Project providing 1:1 support to children and young people and their non-abusing parent
    National Lottery Community Fund - At The Kitchen Table
    £9,942 25/10/2017
    12
    This group will use the funding to provide a range of creative and social activities for people living in women's and family refuges across Leicestershire.
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Women's Aid Leicestershire
    £74,754 24/11/2016
    36
    The grant will support the salary of the Hospital based Independent Domestic Violence Advisor, supporting victims of domestic violence that have been admitted to A & E and other hospital wards.
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Women's Aid Leicestershire
    £15,000 10/06/2015
    12
    To support the pilot of a hospital based IDVA to determine how the issues and needs of those presenting at A & E differ from other DV victims the charity works with
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (6)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 39-76
    • HELEN TOVEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Commercial And Membership Director
    • LAURA YORK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Manager
    • LYNN LEWIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Customer Service & Welfare Director
    • MAREA ROBERTS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired Area Fundraising Manager
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/06/2010, number: 1136419
    • Registered at Companies House on 26/02/2010, number: 07171654
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    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
    • 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
    13 returns made; AR20: 11 days late, AR15: 0 days late,
    Main office

    PO BOX 26
    LEICESTER
    LE1 1AA

    Objectives

    FOR THE BENEFIT OF WOMEN OR MEN AT RISK OF DOMESTIC, RELATIONAL AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, INCLUDING ANY CHILDREN THEY HAVE ('THE BENEFICIARIES')1 TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR OTHER ACCOMMODATION AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES, SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE BENEFICIARIES2 TO RELIEVE ANY OTHER NEED OF THE BENEFICIARIES PRIMARILY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, TRAINING AND ADVICE; AND3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF DOMESTIC RELATIONAL AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND RELATED ISSUES, AND THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF THE SAME

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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