Women in Need

Analysis

Women in Need is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishop Auckland. It was registered in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Women in Need reported income of £64k and spending of £74k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £68k to £64k (-5.5%), an average of -1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Women in Need sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kensington Prep School Parents Association (£64k), Artists' Project Earth (£64k) and Just One Click Away (£64k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.