Leeds Women's Aid

Analysis

Leeds Women's Aid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02627468). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Leeds Women's Aid reported income of £4.7m and spending of £4.5m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £4.7m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Leeds Women's Aid sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upreach Charitable Company (£4.7m), Chasdei Sholom (£4.7m) and Audacious Church (£4.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, donations and legacies 8.6%, trading 1.6% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £55k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Reserves of £986k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 87 people.