Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

BRISTOL WOMEN'S VOICE

BWV is a powerful voice for women aiming to make women?s equality in Bristol a reality. We make sure that when key decisions are taken, their voices have been listened to and their concerns acted upon. We bring together women to share ideas, exchange experiences, support campaigns and celebrate success so that we can make Bristol a showcase for women?s involvement, empowerment and equality.
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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/03/24£157£134£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£125£118£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£103£93£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£93£105£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£126£135£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£193£109£85n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

http://www.bristolwomensvoice.org.uk/

info@bristolwomensvoice.org.uk

07585235875

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bristol City,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

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
Quartet Community Foundation£130,505
People's Health Trust£40,000
Postcode Local Trust£22,000
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bristol Women's Voice
£50,000 20/10/2023
23
Continue and develop a women's virtual community hub work: providing information, signposting, networking, activities and capacity building for women, services and welcoming spaces around the city.
Postcode Local Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£22,000 29/09/2023
Weekly talks, workshops, training and activities to connect women, build resilience, confidence, community and take action against inequality
National Lottery Community Fund - International Women's Day Programme
£10,000 04/11/2022
The group will use the funding to provide a range of training support and information to women. This will improve skills and help people to reach their potential.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bristol Women's Voice
£24,800 22/09/2022
To provide a virtual community hub for women and workers that support women, working in partnership to provide information, self-organising training, social action, connection and support.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bristol Women's Voice
£40,000 18/10/2021
23
Towards the Operations Manager and Director salaries, and some associated core costs, enabling BWV to provide capacity building and volunteering support for Bristol’s women’s sector. The following key milestones to be completed by the end of ....more
People's Health Trust - Together for Change: Disabled Women Take Action!
£40,000 01/06/2021
24
This two-year project is developing a Woman’s Action Group for women with disabilities living in Bristol, including those with mental illnesses and with chronic less visible/hidden illnesses. The group meets monthly to identify objectives, such as ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid Keep in Contact Project
£10,000 11/02/2021
11
The organisation will use the funding to train volunteers to lead online support groups for women within the city who are isolated and may have issues linked to their mental health. The volunteers will provide support bubbles to ensure regular ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bristol Women's Voice
£8,000 08/09/2020
To provide the Director time and space to identify work streams that best supports women and the organisations that support women.
Quartet Community Foundation - name will be developed with participants
£7,705 19/12/2019
11
Train community facilitators to improve access to health services, raise confidence, and reduce isolation among women from Bangladeshi backgrounds.
Quartet Community Foundation - Director, Bristol Women's Voice
£8,500 17/07/2019
11
To fund a strategic leadership post at Bristol Women's Voice.
DCMS - Rosa Fund, Tampon Tax
£24,140 01/12/2017
To introduce a gender dimension to Bristol?s new Temple Quay Enterprise Zone by representing local women, identifying ways to enable women to access employment, connecting women with skills providers/potential employers and influencing decision ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ALICE CLERMONT Appointed: 2021
  • BONNY CHUNG Appointed: 2021
  • CLARE MERAZ Appointed: 2017
  • CAROLE JOHNSON (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • ELAHE KARIMNIA Appointed: 2023
  • ELIZABETH WATSON Appointed: 2022
  • EMILY JOHNSTONE Appointed: 2022
  • HANNAH STAPLEY-PARKER Appointed: 2022
  • LIZ POTTER Appointed: 2021
  • SHOBA RAM Appointed: 2023
  • SHRUTHI VENKATACHALAM Appointed: 2023
  • SOPHIE PEART Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/11/2016, number: 1170110
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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

St. Pauls Learning Centre
94 Grosvenor Road
BRISTOL
BS2 8XJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:A) THE PROMOTION, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, OF THE SOCIAL INCLUSION OFWOMEN IN THE BRISTOL AREA, WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLYEXCLUDED ON GROUNDS OF THEIR GENDER;B) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BYE.G.I. THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF GENDER(AND WHERE IT IMPACTS ON WOMEN: RACE, AGE, DISABILITY,SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE);II. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESSIII. THE CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING OF OTHER RESEARCH ONGENDER EQUALITY ISSUES AND THE PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THEPUBLICC) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGH UNDERTAKING ANDSUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO WOMEN’S POVERTYAND THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAYS TO MITIGATE THESE;IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS, THE TRUSTEES SHALL:A. PROVIDE A PLATFORM TO ENSURE THAT, WHEN KEY DECISIONS ARE TAKEN,WOMEN’S VOICES HAVE BEEN LISTENED TO, AND THEIR IDEAS ANDCONCERNS ARE SHARED AND ACTED ON;B. DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF WOMEN IN THE BRISTOL AREA INSUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND ACCESS SERVICESAND ORGANISATIONS, MEET THEIR NEEDS, SUPPORT EACH OTHER, AND TOPARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;C. SUPPORT WOMEN TO DECIDE THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES THEY AREFACING, AND TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES ON HOW THEY CAN BESTMEET WOMEN’S NEEDS AND PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY;2D. UNDERTAKE RESEARCH AND CONSULTATION TO IDENTIFY THE BARRIERS THATPREVENT GENDER EQUALITY AND THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EXCLUSION OFWOMEN IN THE BRISTOL AREA AND TO PUBLISH THE FINDINGS;E. ORGANISE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT WOMEN IN THE BRISTOLAREA TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC LIFE, TAKE PART IN DECISION- MAKING,CHALLENGE DISCRIMINATION AND CLOSE GENDER GAPS (E.G. IN PAY,EDUCATION, ACCESS TO SERVICES).NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTYOF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH[SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005]AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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