BRIGHTON WOMEN'S CENTRE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 8 August 1991
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02601210
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,353,650
Latest expenditure: £1,362,846
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 3 Morley Street, BRIGHTON, BN2 9RA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.womenscentre.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Brighton Women's Centre provides a range of services to the women of Sussex. Its aims are to protect and preserve physical and mental health, to promote education and to relieve poverty.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,353,650
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,362,846

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,454,755
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,250,251

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 17 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £912,363
Total Gross Expenditure: £906,552

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 16 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £796,351
Total Gross Expenditure: £742,314

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 7 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 7 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £691,078
Total Gross Expenditure: £541,670

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,353,650
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,362,846
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 392164
Income From Government Grants: £414,870
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,454,755
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,250,251
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 385157
Income From Government Grants: £390,170
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £912,363
Total Gross Expenditure: £906,552
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 8
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 638003
Income From Government Grants: £28,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £796,351
Total Gross Expenditure: £742,314
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Contracts: 332700
Income From Government Grants: £236,126
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 34

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £691,078
Total Gross Expenditure: £541,670
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £170,741
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 34

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 43782
Income Other Trading Activities: 6858
Income Charitable Activities: 1211513
Income Investments: 15981
Income Other: 75516
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1353650
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £59,734
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,303,112
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1362846
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 12839
Expenditure Support Costs: 234378
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £489,647
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £694,204
Assets Total Liabilities: £138,763
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £555,441
Creditors One Year Total Current: 138763
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £639,754
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 489647
Funds Restricted: 65794
Funds Total: 555441
Count Employees: 39
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 278857
Income Other Trading Activities: 12815
Income Charitable Activities: 1151301
Income Investments: 11782
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1454755
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £57,298
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,192,953
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1250251
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6672
Expenditure Support Costs: 6672
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £400,234
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £708,006
Assets Total Liabilities: £143,369
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £564,637
Creditors One Year Total Current: 143369
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £630,727
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 400234
Funds Restricted: 164403
Funds Total: 564637
Count Employees: 33
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 41786
Income Other Trading Activities: 22149
Income Charitable Activities: 847291
Income Investments: 1137
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 912363
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £53,861
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £852,691
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 906552
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2280
Expenditure Support Costs: 2280
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £276,960
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £512,390
Assets Total Liabilities: £152,257
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £360,133
Creditors One Year Total Current: 143607
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 8650
Assets Cash: £440,420
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 276960
Funds Restricted: 83173
Funds Total: 360133
Count Employees: 27
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 23677
Income Other Trading Activities: 29986
Income Charitable Activities: 742652
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 796315
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £37,717
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £704,597
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 742314
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 1360
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £318,148
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £491,995
Assets Total Liabilities: £137,673
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £354,322
Creditors One Year Total Current: 97673
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 40000
Assets Cash: £420,871
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 318148
Funds Restricted: 36174
Funds Total: 354322
Count Employees: 22
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 55827
Income Other Trading Activities: 30773
Income Charitable Activities: 604478
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 691078
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,003
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £540,667
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 541670
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2490
Expenditure Support Costs: 2490
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £288,804
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £402,322
Assets Total Liabilities: £101,994
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £300,328
Creditors One Year Total Current: 61994
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 40000
Assets Cash: £391,958
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 288804
Funds Restricted: 11524
Funds Total: 300328
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: West Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Brighton And Hove
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: East Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRIGHTON WOMEN'S CENTRE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1991-08-08T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/04/1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/11/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/11/2013AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 04/12/2013 as amended on 19 Nov 2019
Charitable Objects: (A) TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF AND TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN IN THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND COUNSELLING SERVICES. (B) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST WOMEN IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Area Of Benefit: BRIGHTON AND HOVE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management