Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

WEST CUMBRIA WOMAN TO WOMAN 

We provide practical & emotional help/support for victims/survivors, & perpetrators of domestic abuse, their families and friends. We ensure appropriate response to the needs of children caught up in the cycle of violence. We provide 1-1 counselling, childrens counselling, group counselling and group support. We have a free confidential telephone number also for support and advice.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 27 years

www.freedom-project-west-cumbria.org.uk

hope@freedom-project-west-cumbria.org.uk

07712117986

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UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£417£343£74n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/21£395£270£125n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/20£218£193£25n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/19£192£192£-1n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/18*£235£166£69£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£134£146£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£156£157£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£147£187£-41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£174£149£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£146£141£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£138£137£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£158£147£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£146£139£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£113£111£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£84£72£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£60£73£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£62£65£-3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£179,500
BBC Children in Need£99,230
Cumbria Community Foundation£49,792
The Clothworkers Foundation£11,800
CAF£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support
£7,400 01/07/2022
purchase of an office and counselling furniture for a charity supporting people experiencing domestic and sexual abuse in Cumbria
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support
£179,500 07/12/2021
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salaries of a Project Manager and an Office Manager at a project providing counselling and support services for individuals affected by, and ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support
£99,230 10/08/2021
This project will support children and young people affected by domestic abuse with 1-2-1 counselling and group work. It will result in increased wellbeing, positive relationships and safety.
Cumbria Community Foundation - Core Costs 2020 - 2021
£5,000 16/12/2020
Core Costs 2020 - 2021
Cumbria Community Foundation - Staff costs
£7,894 20/11/2020
Staff costs
Cumbria Community Foundation - Staff costs
£18,366 20/11/2020
Staff costs
CAF - Grant to West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support
£10,000 03/07/2020
3
Grant to West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support to support the organisation through COVID19
Cumbria Community Foundation - Staff costs
£3,404 17/06/2020
5
Staff costs
Cumbria Community Foundation - Staff and equipment costs
£10,128 15/04/2020
5
Staff and equipment costs
Cumbria Community Foundation - Management Salaries
£5,000 25/03/2020
Management Salaries
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support
£4,400 11/02/2020
installation of a stairlift for a charity working with those experiencing domestic and sexual abuse
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support
£135,000 12/09/2018
36
towards three years' salaries of the Project Manager and Office Manager at a project in Cumbria providing counselling and support services for both victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support
£9,851 25/07/2018
12
To support this organisation to develop a marketing strategy and to refresh its existing materials.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 05/07/2018
Core Costs
Tudor Trust - Grant to West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support
£5,000 14/06/2016
12
as a development grant towards external consultancy support for organisational review and planning
Tudor Trust - Grant to West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support
£20,000 08/09/2015
12
over one year towards core salaries at a charity providing support to families experiencing domestic violence
National Lottery Community Fund - Children's Freedom Project - Moving On
£10,000 15/10/2014
12
Not Available
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support
£22,000 05/12/2013
towards one year's running costs and the costs of RESPECT assessment of the Freedom Project, a training programme in Cumbria for perpetrators of domestic violence to help them break the cycle of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Freedom Project
£240,000 20/08/2013
60
This is the continuation and development of an existing project from West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support (WCDVS) which aims to improve the life chances of adults and children experiencing domestic ....more
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support (Cumbria)
£5,500 20/07/2012
To purchase sector-specific data management software for a domestic abuse agency in West Cumbria.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support
£21,300 29/03/2011
the salary costs of two Administration Assistants
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/05/1997, number: 1062365
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR18: 6 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR14: 41 days late, AR13: 5 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR11: 10 days late, AR10: 1 days late, AR08: 68 days late, AR07: 21 days late, AR06: 65 days late,
Main office

Unit 2
Dobies Business Park
Lillyhall Industrial Estate
Lillyhall West
Workington
CA14 4HX

Objectives

1) THE PROVISION OF SERVICES DIRECTED TOWARDS THE PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF PERSONS IN WEST CUMBRIA WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ARE IN DANGER OF SUFFERING VIOLENCE FROM PERPETRATORS KNOWN TO THEM.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ITS CAUSES, REMEDIES AND PREVENTION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WEST CUMBRIA, THE PART WHICH IS COINCIDENT WITH THE ALLERDALE AND COPELAND BOROUGH COUNCILS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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