Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 12
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

WOMEN'S EQUALITY NETWORK WALES

Working towards equality for women in Wales
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely female?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • 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£353£431£-77n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£339£243£95n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£157£155£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£160£165£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£159£144£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£161£132£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£100£99£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£95£88£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£89£87£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£134£148£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£134£148£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

http://wenwales.org.uk

Admin@wenwales.org.uk

07511939235

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund£435,967
Esmee Fairbairn£192,900
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust£65,922
Rosa UK£7,000
The Baring Foundation£4,540
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - Diverse5050 Campaign
£36,172 21/06/2024
12
to continue their Diverse5050 campaign for equality and diversity in Welsh politics
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to WOMEN'S EQUALITY NETWORK WALES
£192,900 01/11/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs to strengthen capacity to deliver strategic priorities of diverse and equal leadership, stronger protection for women’s human rights and making care fair
National Lottery Community Fund - We Belong Here: A Women's Takeover of the Senedd
£9,972 04/09/2023
Women’s Equality Network Wales in Cardiff received £9972 to bring together women from across Wales to connect mobilise and champion equality in public life. The project's activities will culminate in a large scale engagement event at the Senedd ....more
Rosa UK - VftF R5-WOMEQU-2022
£7,000 15/12/2022
£7,000 has been awarded to WEN Wales to increase diversity in political representation in Wales and ensure women from Black and minoritised backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and disabled women are represented. The grant will be used to hold meetings with party ....more
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - Diverse 5050 Campaign
£29,750 26/03/2021
to influence the programme for Government and the selections and manifestos for local elections, due to be held in May 2022
National Lottery Community Fund - SGI: Equal Power Equal Voice
£425,995 10/02/2021
36
Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales will work with Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team Wales (EYST) Disability Wales and Stonewall Cymru to deliver a mentoring programme. £425995 over three years will fund four part-time Project Officers ....more
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Women's Equality Network (WEN) Wales
£4,540 10/12/2019
WEN Wales project to upskill the third sector, politicians and our organisational and individual membership to raise awareness of CEDAW
National Lottery Community Fund - WEN Wales Women's Mentoring Scheme
£10,000 09/08/2018
12
Project Summary :_x000D_ Women's Equality Network Wales in Cardiff will use the grant to develop a mentoring network to provide bespoke training and peer group support, designed to enable women from diverse backgrounds to get into politics and ....more
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Women's Equality Network (WEN) Wales
£30,000 16/05/2017
Build the capacity of voluntary sector organisations to use the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) to challenge discrimination and disadvantage experienced by women and girls
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-65
  • ALIA MOHAMMED Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • ELIZABETH EVANS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Manager
  • JENNIFER RAMSAY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Adviser At Senedd Cymru
  • KATY HALES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Philanthropy
  • LINDA SUZANNE DAVIES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Ms
  • MARY ANN BROCKLESBY (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Abergavenny Town Councillor
  • NANCY LIDUBWI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Researcher
  • NINA DURANT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Civil Servant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/02/2012, number: 1145706
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/12/2011, number: 07891533
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Fundraising Regulator
First registered: 12/09/2022, current status: Small charity
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR16: 0 days late,
Main office

WEN Wales
Temple Of Peace
King Edward Vii Avenue
CARDIFF
CF10 3AP

Objectives

2. OBJECTSHAVING REGARD TO THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW), ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON 18 DECEMBER 1979 AND THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON 10 DECEMBER 1948, THE OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE FOLLOWING:2.1 THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY; AND2.2 THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS;(B) OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;(C) RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;(D) RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;(E) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS;(F) PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS;(G) CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW;(H) COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;(I) RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;(J) PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS;(K) PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS;(L) INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS; AND(M) ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS,IN EACH CASE WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY IN WALES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
Charizone

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