Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

MIDDLE EASTERN WOMEN AND SOCIETY ORGANISATION 

Assisting victims of domestic violence, forced marriage, FGM,and women affected by honour killings in their family to rebuild their lives and integrate into the wider society. The organisation offers workshops, group and individual counselling sessions, advice and support on an outreach basis. All in which focus on our primary aim, the well-being of our clients.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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: 11 years

www.mewso.org

office@mewso.org

07958145666

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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£280£218£61n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/22£268£164£104n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/21£193£105£88n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/20£76£64£12n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/19£81£57£24n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/18£40£43£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£38£29£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£24£25£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£35£27£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£25£5£20£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 6 volunteers
Who it helps
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,

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
National Lottery Community Fund£100,587
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
Rosa UK£50,750
Trust for London£38,320
The London Community Foundation£23,786
DCMS£22,469
Cripplegate Foundation£21,448
Barrow Cadbury Trust£16,910
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Rosa UK - VftF R5-MEWSO-2022
£7,000 15/12/2022
£7,000 has been awarded to MEWSO to develop a storytelling project to raise awareness about the now-banned practice of virginity testing. The aim is to change attitudes and behaviours through ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Middle Eastern Women & Society Organisation
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Rosa UK - SWU-MEWSO-2022
£25,000 27/10/2022
£25000.00 has been awarded to Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation to develop the governance and structure of the organisation.
Greater London Authority - Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation
£4,680 29/07/2022
This is a partnership Programme between City Bridge Trust, the National Lottery Community Fund and the GLA. The charity works with women to protect them from violence both at home and in the wider ....more
Sport England - TGC CF - Get Active
£8,426 23/05/2022
This project will engage up to 60 inactive women from Middle Eastern backgrounds in a programme of physical activity, including online pilates ad Zumba sessions, facilitated by Arabic or Kurdish ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Middle Eastern Women & Society Organisation
£50,000 20/10/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Middle Eastern Women & Society Organisation
Rosa UK - WTF-MEWSO-2021
£18,750 28/06/2021
£18,750 has been awarded to the Middle Eastern Women Society Organisation to work with 50 Black and minoritised women survivors of domestic abuse. The aim of the project is to increase their ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Polygamy Matters
£100,587 11/02/2021
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Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation is using funding to develop support services for women affected by polygamy across London over the next three years which can also be used as a model by ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation
£9,500 22/12/2020
5
The request of for data contribution, mobile handsets and tablets for women who experience domestic abuse so they can access support confidentially.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To MEWSO - Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation
£5,000 03/11/2020
Rebuilding Lives
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Middle Eastern Women and Society Organization
£16,910 14/10/2020
5
To pay the salaries of two part time domestic violence advisors and a small contribution to running costs.
LGBT Consortium - Grant to Middle Eastern Women and Society Organization
£4,929 29/09/2020
Funding to provide phone/digital support for Middle Eastern LBTQ+ women experiencing mental health issues and isolation resulting from the lockdown/covid along with digital art therapy classes, to ....more
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To MEWSO - Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation
£11,448 22/09/2020
Girl Matters
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£22,469 02/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
CAF - Grant to Middle Eastern Women and Society Organization
£7,230 26/06/2020
3
Grant to Middle Eastern Women and Society Organization to support the organisation through COVID19
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation
£11,256 23/04/2020
The funding is for a new reporting system, staff training, external supervision, translation to community languages, additional hours for domestic violence advisor, laptops and phones for service ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation
£3,030 03/04/2020
The funding is for mobile phones/data/petrol/sanitising products for our staff and volunteers.
The MSE Charity - Grant to Middle Eastern Women & Society Organization
£5,000 15/11/2019
Better Choices Project - developing financial resilience
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To MEWSO - Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation
£5,000 05/11/2019
Rebuilding Lives
Trust for London - Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation
£38,320 13/06/2019
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The funding is for the salary of two part-time Advisors in Westminster and Islington to give welfare advice, in community languages, on issues such as benefits and housing in community languages. The ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - BAMER Women Breaking Barriers Project
£9,992 15/02/2019
12
The project will provide advice and mentoring services for vulnerable women from diverse ethnicity backgrounds. The aim is to tackle social isolation and fulfil peoples' potential in life.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To MEWSO - Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation
£5,000 06/11/2018
Rebuilding Lives
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To MEWSO - Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation
£3,000 17/07/2018
Towards the costs of Young Catalyst
People's Health Trust - Olive Club
£19,286 08/02/2018
This two-year project brought together women from Black and Ethnic Minority Communities, the majority of whom are refugees and have experienced trauma and isolation, together for weekly group ....more
DCMS - Rosa Fund, Tampon Tax
£11,000 01/12/2017
A 12 month project to address the ongoing demand for one-to-one and group 'storytelling' counselling, anxiety-management, fitness and wellness workshops which are facilitated in multiple community ....more
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To MEWSO - Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation
£5,000 27/06/2017
Break the Silence Over Domestic Violence! Support for BAMER Women in Islington
National Lottery Community Fund - Rebuilding Lives - Health and Well-being for displaced women from Midd
£10,000 26/10/2016
12
This project will use the funding to run support sessions for women who are living with the effects of domestic violence and similar traumas. This will enable participants to receive support with ....more
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To MEWSO - Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation
£6,000 06/06/2016
Towards the costs of Young Catalyst
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation
£28,800 28/01/2015
36
£28,800 over three years (£10,100; £9,500; £9,200) an Outreach Worker, a Counsellor, and associated running costs.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/12/2012, number: 1150129
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • 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
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

Durham Road Resource Centre
86 Durham Road
LONDON
N7 7DT

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG WOMEN OF MIDDLE EASTERN DESCENT WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, PREVENTING THEM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THEIR NEEDS AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, BY:1. PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT;2. EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND IN VOCATIONAL AND OTHER SKILLS;3. SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY; AND4. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ISSUES AFFECTING THESE INDIVIDUALS AND THE REASONS BEHIND THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION, INCLUDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND HONOUR RELATED VIOLENCE.WITHIN THIS WORDING 'MIDDLE EASTERN' MEANS COUNTRIES INCLUDING: EGYPT, IRAN, IRAQ, TURKEY, SAUDI ARABIA, YEMEN, SYRIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ISRAEL, JORDAN, LEBANON, OMAN, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, KUWAIT, QATAR, BAHRAIN AND CYPRUS

Data Sources

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