Women's Community Matters

Analysis

Women's Community Matters is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barrow-in-Furness. It was registered in April 2014, 12 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Women's Community Matters reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.7m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.7m to £1.5m (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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's Community Matters 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Bristol Sports Centre (£1.5m), The Johnny Bute Foundation (£1.5m) and Woodlands Hospice Charitable Trust (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77% and charitable activities 23%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £160k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 38 people.

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.