Growing Real Opportunities for Women (Grow) Cymru

Analysis

Growing Real Opportunities for Women (Grow) Cymru is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in June 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. 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, Growing Real Opportunities for Women (Grow) Cymru reported income of £70k and spending of £46k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £65k to £70k (+7.0%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Growing Real Opportunities for Women (Grow) Cymru sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Legal Centre England (£70k), Friends of the Rowan Schools (£70k) and Thefdf (£70k).