The Women's Organisation

Analysis

The Women's Organisation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06706841). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Women's Organisation reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.8m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £5.7m to £2.3m (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Women's Organisation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hospice at Home West Cumbria (£2.3m), Aegis Trust (£2.3m) and Gerald Palmer Eling Trust Company (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71%, trading 25% and investments 4.1%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.1%. Reserves of £3.1m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.