West Cornwall Women's Aid

Analysis

West Cornwall Women's Aid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 04694786). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, West Cornwall Women's Aid reported income of £706k and spending of £844k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £515k to £706k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, West Cornwall Women's Aid sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ilford Muslim Society (£706k), Launch It Trust (£707k) and Beis Menachem Chabad Lubavitch (£705k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71% and donations and legacies 29%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £183k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Reserves of £231k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.