Kurdish and Middle Eastern Women's Organisation Limited

Analysis

Kurdish and Middle Eastern Women's Organisation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06978454). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kurdish and Middle Eastern Women's Organisation Limited reported income of £541k and spending of £411k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £404k to £541k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Kurdish and Middle Eastern Women's Organisation Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Ahavat Hesed UK (£541k), Rotherham Federation of Communities Ltd (£541k) and Build Africa (£540k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £109k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.