Wear Valley Women's Aid Limited

Analysis

Wear Valley Women's Aid Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishop Auckland. It was registered in September 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03212347). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wear Valley Women's Aid Limited reported income of £333k and spending of £294k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £329k to £333k (+1.3%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Wear Valley Women's Aid Limited sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Abbeyfield Thirsk and Sowerby Society Limited (£333k), Bristol and Anchor Almshouse Charity (£336k) and Newark Women's Aid (£331k).