HER CIRCLE

Charity number: 1215447
Recently registered

Charity overview

This charity has been recently registered - it does not need to update its information until 10 months after its first financial period ends

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Her Circle specialises in issues related to complex motherhood and women's recovery from trauma and abuse within that area. We raise women's voices to contribute to research, increase understanding, and ensure their involvement in the design of services and policies. Our support work is delivered in the North East, with research and systems change contributing to national work.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 October 2025: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • HER CIRCLE CIC (Previous name)
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
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Karen Broadhurst Chair 21 October 2025
PAC –POSITIVE ACTION IN THE COMMUNITY
Received: On time
Dr Kathryn Suzanne Jackson Trustee 21 October 2025
None on record
Gillian Robson Trustee 21 October 2025
None on record
ANGELA MARY WALSH Trustee 21 October 2025
None on record
Laura Seebohm Trustee 21 October 2025
None on record

Financial history

This charity was registered recently. It does not have to provide information until 10 months after its first financial period.

Accounts and annual returns

This is a newly registered charity - accounts and annual return not required yet. The charity does not need to update its information until 10 months after its first financial period ends.

Governing document

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 - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Oct 2025

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO, TO BE CARRIED OUT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ENGLAND, IS: TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF, AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF, WOMEN EXPERIENCING ‘COMPLEX MOTHERHOOD’ AND WOMEN WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM TRAUMA AND ABUSE RELATED TO THEIR OWN MOTHERS’ EXPERIENCE OF ‘COMPLEX MOTHERHOOD’ AND THE IMPACT THAT MAY HAVE HAD ON THEM, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) PROVIDING PRACTICAL ADVICE, INFORMATION, ACTIVITIES, COURSES, SUPPORT NETWORKS, ADVOCACY AND PEER SUPPORT SESSIONS TO WOMEN IN NEED; B) RAISING AWARENESS AMONGST LEGAL, MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CARE PROFESSIONALS WITH THE AIM OF CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROVISION OF MORE INFORMED, COMPASSIONATE, AND EFFECTIVE SERVICES AND POLICIES WHICH IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCES AND OUTCOMES OF WOMEN IN NEED; C) PROMOTING RESEARCH, THE USEFUL RESULTS OF WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED, DESIGNED TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF ‘COMPLEX MOTHERHOOD’ AND THE ISSUES IT GIVES RISE TO; D) EMPHASISING THE IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN’S LIVED EXPERIENCE TO ENSURE THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE DESIGN OF SERVICES AND POLICY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, ‘COMPLEX MOTHERHOOD’ MEANS THE EXPERIENCE OF MOTHERING WHILST MANAGING MULTIPLE CHALLENGES SUCH AS HOMELESSNESS, POOR MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE MISUSE, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, DOMESTIC ABUSE, TRAUMA, POVERTY, THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE OR CARE SYSTEMS AND THE RESULTANT TRAUMA.

Contact information

Address:
BRUNSWICK METHODIST CHURCH
BRUNSWICK PLACE
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 7BJ
Phone:
07770781979
Email:
info@hercirclene.co.uk
Website:

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