Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    THE WOMEN'S SUPPORT NETWORK 

    The Company is established to relieve poverty, advance education and preserve and safeguard health among women in Northern Ireland and in particular the Greater Belfast area (hereinafter described as "the area of benefit"). The above objects are to be carried out without distinction based on age, gender, sexuality, nationality, ethnic origin, political or religious opinion.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    Established: 8 years

    www.wsn.org.uk

    info@wsn.org.uk

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/21 31/03/23
    Income £184,156 £174,844 £232,779 £343,907
    Spending £185,273 £173,075 £219,529 £323,651
    Surplus/deficit -£1,117 £1,769 £13,250 £20,256
    Listed activities
    • The prevention or relief of poverty, The advancement of education, The advancement of health or the saving of lives
    How it operates
    • Advice/advocacy/information, Community development, Gender, Research/evaluation
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
    Who it helps
    • Ex-offenders and prisoners, Parents, Unemployed/low income, Women
    Who works here?
    • 4 employees
    • 21 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
    Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Women's Support Network, The
    £120,000 12/07/2019
    24
    Strengthen human rights and equality through rape crisis service for Northern Ireland

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 06/06/2016, number: NIC102763
    Main office

    Womens Support Network, 109-113 Royal Avenue, Belfast, BT1 1FF

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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