Aanchal Women's Aid Ltd

Analysis

Aanchal Women's Aid Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilford. It was registered in March 2006, 20 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 05516915). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Aanchal Women's Aid Ltd reported income of £554k and spending of £423k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £466k to £554k (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Aanchal Women's Aid Ltd 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Irish in Britain (£553k), Low Moor Pre School (£554k) and Rainbow House Group (£553k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 4.0%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 4.9%. Reserves of £410k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.