Port Talbot and Afan Womens Aid

Analysis

Port Talbot and Afan Womens Aid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Port Talbot. It was registered in September 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02714217). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Port Talbot and Afan Womens Aid reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.7m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.8m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Port Talbot and Afan Womens Aid sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Awel Aman Tawe (£1.8m), Age Concern Wandsworth (£1.8m) and Hackney Council for Voluntary Service (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 50%, charitable activities 35% and trading 13%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £306k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.