Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WOMEN'S AID LIMITED 

Nottinghamshire Women's Aid was established to support women, children and young people who had experienced domestic abuse be it physical, emotional and/or sexual. This includes emergency refuge accommodation, supported housing, IDVA , floating support and sanctuary schemes. There is a women, children and young people's centre offering information, support, OFSTED creche and social activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 41 years

www.nottswa.org

finance@nottswa.org

01909491330

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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*£1,851£1,823£28£0£811£7935.27013
31/03/22£1,727£1,683£44£0£800£7995.76110
31/03/21£1,571£1,488£83£0£756£7426610
31/03/20*£1,473£1,420£54£0£608£5534.75910
31/03/19£1,399£1,323£75£0£566£5024.65818
31/03/18£1,429£1,387£42£1£487£4343.8600
31/03/17£1,146£1,230£-84£0£445£4003.9570
31/03/16*£1,240£1,289£-49£6£529£5234.9600
31/03/15£1,244£1,229£15£6£578£5745.6520
31/03/14£1,230£1,228£2£8£563£5525.4380
31/03/13£1,062£1,065£-3£8£561£5576.3350
31/03/12£955£945£10£6£564£5647.2270
31/03/11£899£947£-48£5£554£5537200
31/03/10£911£933£-22£4£602£5927.6200
31/03/09£963£910£53£5£624£6198.2270
31/03/08£847£819£28£5£571£5127.5240
31/03/07£734£690£43£30£543£4998.7200
31/03/06£763£662£100£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£736£666£71£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£716£604£112£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 5.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 5.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Nottinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 70 employees
  • 13 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£354,600
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£177,020
DCMS£138,023
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£60,000
Charles Hayward Foundation£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited
£179,300 06/12/2022
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing support for female survivors of domestic abuse who have been pregnant or had a child in the last two years in ....more
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited
£60,000 22/07/2021
48
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Nottinghamshire Women's Aid
£25,000 28/05/2021
A pilot project to provide support to victims of domestic abuse as part of the Domestic Disclosure Scheme
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£49,513 05/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited
£2,754 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund equipment and activities for children at risk of domestic abuse during Covid 19. The equipment will provide access to educational programmes and the trips will enable ....more
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£88,510 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
£88,510 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
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - DOMESTIC ABUSE
£88,510 01/04/2020
A further 25 charities will receive a share of 1 million boost as part of the governments 10 million emergency fund.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited
£175,300 10/12/2019
36
towards three years' continuation funding of a project providing support for female survivors of domestic abuse in Nottinghamshire who have been pregnant or had a child in the last two years
Ministry of Defence - Families in Stress
£99,978 01/04/2017
To support families in stress
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited
£135,700 08/12/2016
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing immediate intervention and wrap around support to pregnant women and their children experiencing psychological, emotional, physical and ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Nottinghamshire Womens Aid
£31,000 20/10/2011
the salary and pension costs of the Farr Centre Co-ordinator and travel costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Hands are not for hurting
£113,892 12/01/2011
60
This project aims to reduce the long term impact of domestic abuse on the mother/child relationship. A therapeutic group intervention programme is offered to women and children concurrently, which ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-80
  • ANN SNOWDEN (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Probation Officer
  • MALLORY SLINN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Engagement & Development Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/05/1983, number: 513843
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/06/1984, number: 01822489
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves 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 expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 8 days late, AR20: 53 days late, AR16: 2 days late,
Main office

Farr Centre
Chapel Walk
Westgate
WORKSOP
S80 1LR

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF MENTAL OF PHYSICAL DISTRESS AMONG WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN MALTREATED BY THEIR HUSBANDS OR THE MEN WITH WHOM THEY ARE LIVING AND AMONG THE CHILDREN OF SUCH WOMEN

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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