Watford Women's Centre

Analysis

Watford Women's Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in July 2003, 23 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 04539479). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Watford Women's Centre reported income of £575k and spending of £506k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £469k to £575k (+23%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Watford Women's Centre 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Society for the Advancement of Management Studies Limited (£574k), Side by Side School Ltd (£575k) and The Buffini Chao Foundation (£574k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 5.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £158k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.