Wearside Women in Need

Analysis

Wearside Women in Need is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wearside Women in Need reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.2m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.4m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wearside Women in Need 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 Yellow Door (£2.4m), Three Pillars Trust (£2.4m) and We Are Survivors (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 1.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £951k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 58 people.