Berkshire Women's Aid

Analysis

Berkshire Women's Aid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in November 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03081670). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Berkshire Women's Aid reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £1.7m (+1.8%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Berkshire Women's Aid sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Team A5 Support (£1.7m), Sheffield Young Women's Christian Association (£1.8m) and North East Housing Association Limited (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 6.6% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 6.3%. Reserves of £590k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.