BRISTOL WOMEN'S VOICE

Charity number: 1170110
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

BWV is a powerful voice for women aiming to make women?s equality in Bristol a reality. We make sure that when key decisions are taken, their voices have been listened to and their concerns acted upon. We bring together women to share ideas, exchange experiences, support campaigns and celebrate success so that we can make Bristol a showcase for women?s involvement, empowerment and equality.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £159,799
Total expenditure: £165,192

Total income includes £61,164 from 2 government grant(s)

People

11 Trustee(s)

87 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset
  • Bristol City
  • North Somerset
  • South Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 November 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Shoba Ram Chair 09 October 2023
None on record
Ellie Jones Trustee 09 October 2025
None on record
Zeenat Jagroo Trustee 09 October 2025
None on record
Tuesday Ibbotson Trustee 09 October 2025
None on record
Rosanna Vu Trustee 17 October 2024
None on record
Alice Hulme Trustee 17 October 2024
None on record
Sophia James Trustee 17 October 2024
None on record
Katherine Hobbs Trustee 16 October 2024
None on record
Sophie Peart Trustee 19 October 2023
None on record
Elahe Karimnia Trustee 10 September 2023
None on record
Bonny Chung Trustee 01 October 2021
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 £93.45k £102.82k £124.70k £157.24k £159.80k
Total expenditure £104.76k £92.60k £117.51k £134.45k £165.19k
Income from government contracts £35.28k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £37.02k £40.35k £45.11k £74.23k £61.16k

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 11 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 11 August 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 29 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 July 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 28 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 28 November 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 October 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 October 2021 On time
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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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 10 Nov 2016 as amended on 21 Feb 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: A) THE PROMOTION, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, OF THE SOCIAL INCLUSION OF WOMEN IN THE BRISTOL AREA, WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY EXCLUDED ON GROUNDS OF THEIR GENDER; B) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY E.G. I. THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF GENDER (AND WHERE IT IMPACTS ON WOMEN: RACE, AGE, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE); II. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS III. THE CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING OF OTHER RESEARCH ON GENDER EQUALITY ISSUES AND THE PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC C) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGH UNDERTAKING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO WOMEN’S POVERTY AND THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAYS TO MITIGATE THESE; IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS, THE TRUSTEES SHALL: A. PROVIDE A PLATFORM TO ENSURE THAT, WHEN KEY DECISIONS ARE TAKEN, WOMEN’S VOICES HAVE BEEN LISTENED TO, AND THEIR IDEAS AND CONCERNS ARE SHARED AND ACTED ON; B. DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF WOMEN IN THE BRISTOL AREA IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND ACCESS SERVICES AND ORGANISATIONS, MEET THEIR NEEDS, SUPPORT EACH OTHER, AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; C. SUPPORT WOMEN TO DECIDE THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES THEY ARE FACING, AND TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES ON HOW THEY CAN BEST MEET WOMEN’S NEEDS AND PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY; 2 D. UNDERTAKE RESEARCH AND CONSULTATION TO IDENTIFY THE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT GENDER EQUALITY AND THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EXCLUSION OF WOMEN IN THE BRISTOL AREA AND TO PUBLISH THE FINDINGS; E. ORGANISE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT WOMEN IN THE BRISTOL AREA TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC LIFE, TAKE PART IN DECISION- MAKING, CHALLENGE DISCRIMINATION AND CLOSE GENDER GAPS (E.G. IN PAY, EDUCATION, ACCESS TO SERVICES). NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]

Contact information

Address:
St. Pauls Learning Centre
94 Grosvenor Road
BRISTOL
BS2 8XJ
Phone:
07585235875
Email:
info@bristolwomensvoice.org.uk
Website:

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