BEXLEY WOMENS AID

Charity number: 1063427
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The mission of Bexley Women's Aid is to enable and empower women and children experiencing domestic violence to obtain and sustain a safe living environment. Services provided include helpline, refuge, floating support, community outreach for women and children and education programs.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £247,275
Total expenditure: £245,633

Total income includes £87,553 from 2 government contract(s)

People

3 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
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bexley
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 July 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03123424 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SUSAN STANSFIELD Chair
None on record
Uzma Ali Trustee 31 March 2023
None on record
Charlotte Lynch Trustee 23 February 2015
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 £159.42k £156.89k £108.11k £183.45k £247.28k
Total expenditure £220.27k £229.11k £209.31k £194.11k £245.63k
Income from government contracts N/A £82.12k £30.34k £56.70k £87.55k
Income from government grants £62.86k N/A N/A £38.42k 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 16 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 February 2024 16 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 February 2024 16 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 06 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 06 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 20 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 20 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 January 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7TH NOVEMBER 1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10 FEBRUARY 2010

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN BY THE PROVISION OF REFUGE ACCOMMODATION AND BY SUCH OTHER MEASURES AS SHALL FURTHER THE SAID OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

BEXLEY

Contact information

Address:
PO BOX 25
BEXLEYHEATH
KENT
DA7 4BS
Phone:
02083017841
Email:
clair@bexleywomensaid.org.uk
Website:

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