Latin American Women's Rights Service

Analysis

Latin American Women's Rights Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03480722). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Latin American Women's Rights Service reported income of £1.1m and spending of £948k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £1.1m (-6.1%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Latin American Women's Rights Service 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brunts Charity (£1.1m), Sunbridge Road Mission (£1.1m) and World Association for Christian Communication (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 62% and charitable activities 37%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6,577. Reserves of £461k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.