CHESTER WOMEN'S AID

Charity number: 504854
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity engages in the following activities: - provision of support to women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, in the form of small grants for crisis needs, and funding for activities - raising awareness of issues surrounding domestic violence - monitoring the provision of services for women who have experienced domestic abuse

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £14,028
Total expenditure: £26,417

People

6 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 January 1976: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rachel Lewis Chair 17 September 2020
None on record
Rebecca Walton Trustee 25 February 2025
None on record
Simon Burtonshaw-Gunn Trustee 21 January 2025
None on record
Emma Lucy Elizabeth Rees Trustee 12 September 2019
None on record
Pat Daniels Trustee 20 September 2018
None on record
Fiona Neame Trustee 20 October 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £59.53k £50.74k £9.66k £10.87k £14.03k
Total expenditure £14.96k £40.06k £41.78k £22.33k £26.42k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £2.00k £40.00k N/A N/A 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 2025 22 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2024 19 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 27 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 December 2021 On Time 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 OCTOBER 1975 AMENEDED 22 JANUARY 1980 AND 20 JANUARY 1981 as amended on 20 Sep 2018 as amended on 17 Oct 2019 as amended on 14 Nov 2019

Charitable objects

3.1 The Association’s objects (Objects) are to assist persons who have suffered from violence or maltreatment in their homes and are resident within Cheshire at the time of their request for assistance. 3.2 In furtherance of the Objects the Association may (a) provide support to persons who have experienced domestic abuse including but not limited to (i) provision of financial support; (ii) directing persons to relevant agencies/services where appropriate (b) raise awareness and be an independent voice on issues surrounding domestic abuse; (c) monitor the provision of services to persons who have experienced domestic abuse and promote good practice amongst the agencies delivering services to these persons; (d) obtain, collect and receive money and funds by way of contributions, donations, legacies, grants and any such lawful method and accept and receive gifts of property of any description whether subject to any special trusts or not.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE CHESTER

Contact information

Address:
Chester Women's Aid
The Blue Coat Building
Upper Northgate Street
CHESTER
CH1 4EE
Phone:
07759 597432
Email:
contact@chesterwomensaid.org
Website:

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