Brighton Women's Centre

Analysis

Brighton Women's Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in August 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02601210). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Brighton Women's Centre reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £691k to £1.4m (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Brighton Women's Centre sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bassetlaw Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.4m), The Akshaya Patra Foundation UK (£1.4m) and Community Action Bradford & District Ltd. (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, donations and legacies 3.2% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.3%. Reserves of £490k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 39 people.