Venus Working Creatively with Young Women

Analysis

Venus Working Creatively with Young Women is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bootle. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03136727). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Venus Working Creatively with Young Women reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £1.7m (+8.2%), an average of +2.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Venus Working Creatively with Young Women 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 The Borne Foundation (£1.7m), Just Helping (£1.7m) and AFC Bournemouth Community Sports Trust (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £366k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 46 people.