Overall GiG Score: 19 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 13
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +13

THE FAWCETT SOCIETY 

The Fawcett Society is the leading UK charity campaigning for gender equality and women's rights.We publish compelling research to educate, inform and lead the debate; we bring together politicians, academics, grassroots activists and wider civil society to develop innovative, practical solutions; we work with employers & in schools and we campaign with women and men to make change happen.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 19 years
(21 years as a company)

www.fawcettsociety.org.uk

info@fawcettsociety.org.uk

02076463576

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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£694£657£36£74£546£3867917
31/03/22£931£983£-52£82£510£3053.7126
31/03/21£1,092£1,026£66£102£561£3313.9116
31/03/20£937£922£15£86£496£2012.61332
31/03/19£1,355£1,057£298£110£481£1922.21044
31/03/18£844£849£-5£74£184£1462.190
31/03/17£675£657£18£25£189£1272.370
31/03/16£584£486£98£97£170£1523.760
31/03/15£387£345£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£405£484£-78£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£477£504£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£481£554£-73£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£476£573£-97£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£586£496£90£63£260£2566.290
31/03/09£630£590£40£66£169£1643.3110
31/03/08£539£540£-1£70£130£1302.9100
31/03/07£480£444£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£459£468£-10£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 12.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 11.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 9 employees
  • 17 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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
Comic Relief£539,885
Esmee Fairbairn£165,063
Joseph Rowntree Foundation£150,449
Barrow Cadbury Trust£90,000
Smallwood Trust£75,115
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust£50,228
JRSST-CT£38,293
DCMS£28,582
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Blueprint for feminist, anti-racist public services
£30,000 26/07/2023
To evidence the impact of systemic harm done to women by public services, and to make a case for change
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Fawcett Society
£6,000 06/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Smallwood Trust - Gendered Poverty Policy
£50,115 16/12/2022
Work directly with networks and organisations supported by Smallwood's place-based work to centre the voices of women directly impacted by the issues they campaign on, and build Fawcertt's capacity ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - The Fawcett Society core costs
£30,000 12/10/2022
To support the core costs of the organisation
JRSST-CT - Why do women MPs leave politics?
£38,293 30/09/2021
6
to research the causes of significant numbers of women choosing to leave Parliament
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Fawcett Society
£120,000 01/04/2021
24
Towards unrestricted core costs to tackle gender inequality in the UK
Smallwood Trust - Delivering Services to Women
£25,000 02/03/2021
Core funding to support the leadership and progression of the organisation during the pandemic, focusing on work around 'Coronovirus; Making Women Visible' and existing projects.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Fawcett Society
£25,000 07/08/2020
6
Towards Unrestricted core costs Towards a contribution to core costs over 6 months
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - Make Women Visible campaign – Covid-19 response
£42,728 26/06/2020
9
to influence the UK and devolved Government responses to the Covid-19 crisis and the plans for renewal which follow, ensuring a gendered approach
Comic Relief - Faw Cett Society Recovery Funding
£34,908 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£28,582 20/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Fawcett Society
£14,063 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Fawcett Society
£150,449 21/03/2020
36
Core costs
Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - Women and Girls Manifesto 2019
£7,500 08/11/2019
1
to fund a coalition of women’s groups to raise the profile of women’s issues during the 2019 General Election and publish a women’s manifesto
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Making Devolution Work for Women - Continuation
£30,000 02/08/2019
24
To sustain activities relating to the Make Devolution Work for Women project.
Comic Relief - Equal Power
£504,977 03/07/2019
36
The Fawcett Society will run the 'Equal Power' Project helping more women to stand for local and national elected office with a goal of having more women in positions of political power to break the ....more
Comic Relief - Core Funding
£92,891 29/11/2017
12
Our project aims are to: defend women's rights post-Brexit and address gaps in our legislation set out a progressive vision for women's rights & for women's place in the economy, and demonstrate ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Local and Equal
£32,150 08/07/2017
24
Through policy and gendered analysis of economic data and grassroots collaboration to enable disadvantaged women and girls to influence the public services in 2 devolved regions
National Lottery Community Fund - Celebrating 100 Years of Women's Votes and Women's Voices
£9,883 01/02/2017
12
This is a project by a community organisation in Southwark, serving beneficiaries across London, Manchester and Liverpool. The group will create a training pack and run training sessions for their ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Does local government work for women?
£44,600 23/01/2016
12
To establish a Commission to gather evidence and create debate on the representation of women at a local government level.
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Women's Lives
£10,000 16/12/2015
12
The group will use the funding to host number of focus groups with young women aged 18-25 with the focus being centred upon sexism and discrimination. This will help in understanding issues that ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Fawcett Society
£253,125 09/12/2015
60
Towards unrestricted core costs to tackle structural gender inequalities and grow membership.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Femanomics
£56,000 20/04/2013
Femanomics
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Making Rights Real - Progressing Women's Equality in Public Policy
£10,000 07/03/2013
Making Rights Real - Progressing Women's Equality in Public Policy
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Fawcett Society
£93,200 22/02/2012
Towards the development of the website and a programme of work to engage new audiences and increase their profile.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-73
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2005, number: 1108769
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/11/2002, number: 04600514
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR14: 1 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR11: 16 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from GIRL STATS on 09/06/2022
  • Asset transfer in from BADGE OF MANY COLOURS on 12/07/2022
  • Asset transfer in from PASSION FOR PARITY on 19/01/2024
Main office

Unit 2.E.11 Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Road
London
E1 6LA

Objectives

2. OBJECTS2.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY, IN PARTICULAR EQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN AND TO ELIMINATE GENDER DISCRIMINATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY: 2.1.1 RAISING AWARENESS OF ALL ASPECTS OF DISCRIMINATION IN SOCIETY BY PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, USE OF THE MEDIA, PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION; 2.1.2 CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND PUBLICISING THE RESULTS OF THE SAME TO THE PUBLIC; 2.1.3 ADVANCING EDUCATION IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY WHETHER BY TEACHING OR PRODUCING MATERIALS; 2.1.4 PROMOTING ATTITUDES, CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY BY THE USE OF PUBLICATIONS, MEDIA AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY; AND 2.1.5 PROVIDING OR FACILITATING THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THROUGH TRAINING, COUNSELLING, ADVICE OR GUIDANCE IN RELATION TO CHALLENGING AND ELIMINATING GENDER DISCRIMINATION AND PROMOTING EQUALITY.?

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, ENGLAND AND WALES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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