Finance Score: 10
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

HULL WOMEN'S AID 

HWA supports women, children & young people that are suffering or have suffered domestic abuse to establish safe independent lives. Core work is delivered in a secure refuge for women & children. Support is also delivered on outreach basis to women, children & young people. HWA delivers training and awareness raising programmes and also works in partnership with statutory and voluntary bodies.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
Established: 9 years

www.hullwomensaid.org

enquiries@hullwomensaid.org

01482446099

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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£876£850£25£6£867£4556.4268
31/03/22£686£727£-42£7£842£3916.5238
31/03/21£842£690£151£5£884£3566.2227
31/03/20£592£626£-34£9£732£2615204
31/03/19£603£582£21£3£766£2034.2174
31/03/18£593£552£41£1£746£1042.3170
31/03/17£504£538£-33£0£705£1162.6120
31/03/16*£559£528£31£0£738£1142.6140

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 52%
Reserves/Spending: 6.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 10.5
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kingston Upon Hull City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 26 employees
  • 8 volunteers

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
BBC Children in Need£143,104
Lloyds Bank Foundation£106,530
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£96,081
DCMS£96,081
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£33,930
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to The Hull Women's Aid Group (Hull Women's Aid/HWA)
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Women's Aid Hull
£30,500 31/01/2022
This grant will fund a Family Practitioner who will provide support to children aged 1-5 years old accessing a refuge nursery who have witnessed domestic abuse. It aims to improve safety, establish ....more
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Hull Women's Aid
£33,930 27/01/2022
50% of running costs over 3-years to provide trauma informed support and therapy to mother & child victims of domestic violence at a refuge in Hull.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Women's Aid Hull
£112,604 21/12/2020
This project will provide one to one and group support to children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse in Hull. The activities will result in increased safety, improved wellbeing and ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to The Hull Women's Aid Group (Hull Women's Aid/HWA)
£5,280 24/07/2020
Grant to The Hull Women's Aid Group (Hull Women's Aid/HWA) meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£96,081 05/06/2020
Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
DCMS - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£96,081 05/06/2020
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
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Covid19
£4,000 27/05/2020
Funding for care packages for women and children who are experiencing or fleeing domestic abuse.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Hull Women's Aid Group (Hull Women's Aid/HWA)
£99,000 16/07/2019
36
The grant will contribute to core costs to provide support to women and their children experiencing domestic abuse.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Women's Aid Hull
£30,000 22/11/2018
36
This project will deliver a crèche service to children living in refuge in Hull and who have been affected by domestic abuse. As a result, safety will increase and emotional wellbeing and family ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Hull Women's Aid
£25,000 14/02/2018
12
towards a building refurbishment to create an advice centre and charity shop for an organisation supporting women and children experiencing domestic abuse in Hull
National Lottery Community Fund - Shop & Advice Centre Refurbishment
£9,987 20/12/2017
12
The group will refurbish their premises to provide an accessible and safe location for people experiencing domestic abuse to access support services.
Comic Relief - Young Survivors Project
£91,734 16/03/2016
36
In Hull it is estimated that 24,690 women and 18,468 children will experience domestic abuse each year (Citysafe 2014). Abuse has both a physical and emotional impact on young people and the effects ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/02/2015, number: 1160440
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR16: 1 days late,
Main office

PO Box 557
Hull
HU5 2YB

Objectives

TO PROVIDE SAFE ACCOMMODATION, PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO WOMEN, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING OR WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC ABUSE.TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO WOMEN, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR OWN HOMES TO ENABLE THEM TO LIVE FREE FROM ABUSE.TO RECOGNISE AND RESPOND TO THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED. TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC, THE MEDIA AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE ABUSE OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.TO WORK WITH PARTNER ORGANISATIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING WITH/FLEEING DOMESTIC ABUSE.TO SUPPORT WOMEN, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN ESTABLISHING SAFE, INDEPENDENT LIVES FREE FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE. TO OPERATE PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE CITY OF KINGSTON-UPON-HULL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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