WEST CORNWALL WOMEN'S AID

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Refuge accommodation for women and children who have experienced domestic violence, provision of an outreach service for women affected by domestic violence, domestic violence helpline, counselling service, therapeutic group work.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income:
£789,695
Donations and legacies | £265.61k | |
Charitable activities | £517.75k | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £6.34k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£797,985
Raising funds | £0 | |
Charitable activities | £797.99k | |
Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £386,558 from 2 government contract(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
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Raising funds and other expenditure | £0 | |
Charitable expenditure | £797.99k |
People

29 Employee(s)
8 Trustee(s)
30 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Accommodation/housing
- Children/young People
- Other Defined Groups
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Cornwall
Governance
- 27 October 2003: Standard registration
No other names
- Bullying and harassment 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
- 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
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
8 Trustee(s)
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Kirsty Arthur | Chair | 24 August 2023 |
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Amanda Wright | Trustee | 01 July 2025 |
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Michelle Brightley | Trustee | 04 March 2025 |
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Martyn Crouch | Trustee | 21 November 2023 |
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Meghan Field | Trustee | 11 October 2023 |
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Gemma Pople | Trustee | 06 June 2023 |
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Sue Penna | Trustee | 06 June 2023 |
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Ellen Rudge | Trustee | 14 March 2022 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £571.25k | £514.82k | £673.57k | £769.85k | £789.70k | |
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Total expenditure | £484.34k | £496.16k | £557.49k | £725.97k | £797.99k | |
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Income from government contracts | £196.83k | £216.87k | £271.39k | £303.71k | £386.56k | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £265.84k | £179.54k | £263.88k | £282.14k | £265.61k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £293.89k | £325.22k | £399.68k | £476.73k | £517.75k | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £11.51k | £10.06k | £10.01k | £10.99k | £6.34k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £95.24k | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £484.34k | £496.16k | £557.49k | £720.59k | £797.99k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5.38k | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £0 | £13.29k | £12.12k | £17.60k | £19.64k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £164.73k | £162.11k | £167.55k | £181.03k | £182.17k | |
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Long-term investments | £68.50k | £68.50k | £120.00k | £127.22k | £127.22k | |
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Other assets | £309.70k | £319.36k | £487.68k | £501.82k | £473.12k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £50.69k | £34.07k | £91.76k | £82.70k | £63.42k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 28 October 2024 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 05 November 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 13 November 2023 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 15 November 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 22 May 2023 | 111 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 22 May 2023 | 111 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 18 November 2021 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 05 January 2022 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 16 November 2020 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 15 January 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12 MAR 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02 MAY 2021 as amended on 11 Apr 2022
Charitable objects
3. The Charity’s objects (“the Objects”) are: 1. to provide for the relief of poverty, distress and suffering experienced by women or children who have experienced domestic abuse and/or sexual violence irrespective of race, culture, sexual orientation or ability, in particular but not exclusively by: a) providing short term refuge accommodation to women and their children whose safety is at risk as a result of domestic abuse, sexual violence including exploitation and modern slavery, honour-based violence and female genital mutilation. b) providing support services to women and their children in refuge accommodation to meet their additional physical, mental and emotional needs, to promote their long-term safety and well-being and to enable them to progress from danger to safety and independence. c) providing on-going community-based support for the health and well-being of women and their families who are safe to do so and who wish to do so, to stay in their own homes. d) providing community resettlement services to support women and their children progressing from refuge accommodation to independent living. e) recruiting, training and supporting paid and unpaid staff to provide a range of community-based services to women and children (in particular but not exclusively one to one support, counselling, helpline, psycho-educational and other well-being activities) 2. to inform and educate the public, other service providers and authorities and the media on gender-based abuse and its impacts.?
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE WEST CORNWALL
Contact information
- Address:
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PO BOX 94
PENZANCE
CORNWALL
TR18 2XP
- Phone:
- 01736367543
- Email:
- admin@wcwaid.co.uk
- Website:
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