Sierra Leone Cultural Women Organisation (Essex)

Analysis

Sierra Leone Cultural Women Organisation (Essex) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sierra Leone Cultural Women Organisation (Essex) reported income of £17k and spending of £12k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2,424 to £17k (+604%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 683%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sierra Leone Cultural Women Organisation (Essex) sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wetwo Foundation (£17k), Dover Association for Disabled People (£17k) and Inclusive World (£17k).