WISH

Charity Number: 1054621
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

WISH provides support and services to women with mental health needs within the Mental Health and Criminal Justice Systems, and in the community; and influences local and national policy and practice.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £215,585
Total expenditure: £220,321

People

7 Trustee(s)

7 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 April 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • WISH (Working name)
  • WOMEN IN SECURE HOSPITALS (Previous name)
Company number:
03161744 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nicola Michelle Brumell Trustee 07 February 2025
None on record
Harpreet Cheema Trustee 20 November 2024
None on record
Gulveen Bagri Trustee 06 August 2024
None on record
Dhriti Suresh Eapen Trustee 18 July 2024
None on record
Dr Robyn Mary Parker Trustee 16 May 2024
None on record
Alexandra Phillips Trustee 10 July 2020
None on record
Christine Pauline Spooner Trustee 14 August 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £177.91k £233.47k £216.64k £241.69k £215.59k
Total expenditure £149.81k £233.35k £257.52k £236.67k £220.32k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £63.67k N/A
Income from government grants N/A £60.49k N/A £63.67k N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 02 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 02 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021

(These accounts
have been qualified)

26 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 25 February 2021 25 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 25 February 2021 25 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20 FEB 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24 AUG 2022 as amended on 16 Nov 2020

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”). FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY AND THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF WOMEN, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN IN PRISONS, SECURE UNITS OR SIMILAR UNITS; TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE THE GOOD MENTAL HEALTH OF SUCH WOMEN AND OF WOMEN WHO ARE AT RISK OF ENTERING THE MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS; TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT AND TO CARRY OUT, PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN PROMOTING RESEARCH INTO THE NEEDS OF SUCH WOMEN AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RAISE AWARENESS IN GENDER EQUALITY IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS; AND TO UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
15 Old Ford Road
London
E2 9PL
Phone:
02089803618
Email:
info@womenatwish.org.uk
Website:

www.womenatwish.org.uk Open in new window