Welwyn Hatfield Women's Refuge and Support Services

Analysis

Welwyn Hatfield Women's Refuge and Support Services is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Welwyn Garden City. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Welwyn Hatfield Women's Refuge and Support Services reported income of £503k and spending of £446k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £331k to £503k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Welwyn Hatfield Women's Refuge and Support Services sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% 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 The Abbeyfield (Darlington) Society Limited (£501k), Shire Training Workshops Limited (£510k) and Greenwich Housing Rights (£501k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 7.7% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £223k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.