Women's Resource Centre
Analysis
Women's Resource Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02462336). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Women's Resource Centre reported income of £1.0m and spending of £946k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.0m (+1.0%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Women's Resource Centre sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rmig Endowment Trust (£1.0m), Sawston Childcare Limited (£1.0m) and Haberdasher's Adams' Grammar School Charity (£1.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, donations and legacies 1.7% and trading 1.6%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £249k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 1.7%
- Charitable activities 96%
- Trading 1.6%
- Investments 0.7%
In the charity's own words
The Women's Resource Centre is a charity which supports women's organisations to be more effective and sustainable. We provide training, information, resources and one-to-one support on a range of organisational development issues. We also lobby decision makers on behalf of the women's not-for-profit sector for improved representation and funding.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Rmig Endowment Trust | London | £1.0m |
| Sawston Childcare Limited | Cambridge | £1.0m |
| Haberdasher's Adams' Grammar School Charity | London | £1.0m |
| Creativity Works Preston | Preston | £1.0m |