Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

BEING WOMAN

Advancing the education of, in particular but not exclusively, women by theprovision of:(a) 1:1 sessions and workshops, in particular but not exclusively, in thesubject of basic digital skills that results in a qualification being obtained thatassists with improving the beneficiaries chances of securing futureemployment.

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker 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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/04/23	£143,847	£153,841	£-9,994	47
30/04/22	£162,621	£102,586	£60,035	132
30/04/21	£152,888	£119,430	£33,458	86

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

http://www.being-woman.org.uk

info@being-woman.org.uk

01670 528408

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northumberland,

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 works here?

Unknown number of employees
47 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Tudor Trust - Grant to Being Woman
£2,000	15/02/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to Being Woman
£105,000	30/09/2020 36	over three years towards the centre manager's salary, and associated running costs, at a charity supporting the community in Ashington, Northumberland

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

GHAZALA PARVEEN Appointed: 2019

HIRA SHAKIR USMAN Appointed: 2019

IMRAN ZAHID Appointed: 2018

MUHAMMAD SHAKIR QURESHI Appointed: 2019

TINUKE BERNARD Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: CB MENTORING,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/04/2020, number: 1189008

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
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
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

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

Ashington Workspace
Lintonville Parkway
Ashington
Northumb

Objectives

1. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY , SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;(C) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS;(D) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC;(E) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WOMEN BY THE PROVISION OF:(A)1:1 SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE SUBJECT OF BASIC DIGITAL SKILLS THAT RESULTS IN A QUALIFICATION BEING OBTAINED THAT ASSISTS WITH IMPROVING THE BENEFICIARIES CHANCES OF SECURING FUTURE EMPLOYMENT.

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