Womankind Worldwide

Analysis

Womankind Worldwide is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02404121). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Womankind Worldwide reported income of £6.2m and spending of £5.9m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £6.3m to £6.2m (-0.5%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Womankind Worldwide sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Deeper Christian Life Ministry (£6.2m), The Five Lamps Organisation (£6.3m) and The Greggs Foundation (£6.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68%, charitable activities 26% and trading 6.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.5m. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 23%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.2m. Reserves of £5.2m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.