North East Lincolnshire Women's Aid

Analysis

North East Lincolnshire Women's Aid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Grimsby. It was registered in October 2003, 23 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 04566150). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, North East Lincolnshire Women's Aid reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.5m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £858k to £1.7m (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, North East Lincolnshire Women's Aid 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 Northamptonshire Community Foundation (£1.7m), The British Occupational Hygiene Society (£1.7m) and Action for Me (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 48%, trading 38% and donations and legacies 14%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £16k. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 34%. Reserves of £262k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.