West Lancashire Women's Refuge Limited

Analysis

West Lancashire Women's Refuge Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in December 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 04824324). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, West Lancashire Women's Refuge Limited reported income of £627k and spending of £550k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £452k to £627k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, West Lancashire Women's Refuge Limited sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 Sunrise (Sidmouth) Charitable Trust (£627k), The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research (£628k) and The Chartwell Cancer Trust (£627k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 3.4%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £389k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.