01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 8 November 1995
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03081670
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,736,775
- Latest expenditure
- £1,753,608
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: GREEN PARK, 100 LONGWATER AVENUE, READING, RG2 6GP
Website recorded by the regulator: www.berkshirewomensaid.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provision of support, information and refuge accommodation to people, adults and children, who have experienced domestic abuse.
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
- 22 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,736,775
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,753,608
- 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
- 30 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,598,508
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,627,810
- 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
- 28 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,962,502
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,520,703
- 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 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,219,242
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,275,250
- 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
- 1 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,706,783
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,257,941
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
- 22 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,736,775
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,753,608
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 7
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 965109
- 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
- 60
- 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
- 30 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,598,508
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,627,810
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 7
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 884373
- 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
- 45
- 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
- 28 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,962,502
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,520,703
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 7
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 747571
- 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
- 40
- 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 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,219,242
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,275,250
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 653007
- Income From Government Grants
- £9,640
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 18
- 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
- 1 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,706,783
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,257,941
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 767037
- Income From Government Grants
- £172,201
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
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
- 22 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 115065
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1582300
- Income Investments
- 39410
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1736775
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £113,119
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,640,489
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1753608
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 52118
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 521176
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 19748
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 7566
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £589,816
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1668079
- Assets Own Use
- 1668079
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -179000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,641,952
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £403,923
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,727,108
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 333363
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 70560
- Assets Cash
- £1,313,429
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2078895
- Funds Restricted
- 648213
- Funds Total
- 2727108
- Count Employees
- 43
- 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
- 30 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 97940
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1471054
- Income Investments
- 29514
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1598508
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £147,206
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,480,604
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1627810
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 37894
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 512138
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13205
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -35415
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £442,148
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1660944
- Assets Own Use
- 1660944
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -228028
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,938,286
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £634,827
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,736,375
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 362974
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 271853
- Assets Cash
- £1,564,453
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2103092
- Funds Restricted
- 633283
- Funds Total
- 2736375
- Count Employees
- 41
- 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
- 28 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 687155
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1268896
- Income Investments
- 6451
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1962502
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £109,537
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,411,166
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1520703
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 423834
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 19205
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -32556
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 299617
- Reserves
- £494,878
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1674149
- Assets Own Use
- 1674149
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -232129
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,648,886
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £289,814
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,801,092
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 147658
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 142156
- Assets Cash
- £1,606,686
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2169027
- Funds Restricted
- 632065
- Funds Total
- 2801092
- Count Employees
- 41
- 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 November 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 213127
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1005540
- Income Investments
- 575
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1219242
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £42,859
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,232,391
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1275250
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 39450
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 381108
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11686
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 1536
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 362234
- Reserves
- £425,333
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1329540
- Assets Own Use
- 1329540
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -240924
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,432,869
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,429,253
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,092,232
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1253560
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 175693
- Assets Cash
- £1,329,210
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2070795
- Funds Restricted
- 21437
- Funds Total
- 2092232
- Count Employees
- 38
- 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
- 1 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 226652
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1479279
- Income Investments
- 852
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1706783
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 226652
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £42,321
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,215,620
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1257941
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 36896
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 394349
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 18090
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -172811
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £426,271
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1354198
- Assets Own Use
- 1354198
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -280572
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,068,995
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,358,151
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,784,470
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1150300
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 207851
- Assets Cash
- £1,006,343
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1757800
- Funds Restricted
- 26670
- Funds Total
- 1784470
- Count Employees
- 40
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wokingham
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Reading
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Berkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bracknell Forest
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BERKSHIRE WOMEN'S AID
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-12-23T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1033132
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1033132
- Assoc Charity Name
- WOODLEY WOMENS CLUB
- Charity Name
- BERKSHIRE WOMEN'S AID
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1995-11-08T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 JULY 1995 as amended on 25 Sept 2013 as amended on 24 Sept 2025
- Charitable Objects
- The Charity's objects are restricted specifically, in each case only for the public benefit to provide for the relief of need, hardship or distress among persons who are victims of, or in fear of, domestic violence and/or abuse, and to reduce the occurrence of domestic abuse, in particular but not exclusively by providing refuge, advocacy, items, services, facilities or practical support, by raising public awareness of domestic abuse issues or in such other ways as the trustees may from time to time decide.Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with any statutory provision regarding the meaning of the word "charitable" or the words "charitable purposes" in force in any part of the United Kingdom
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 316259
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BWA
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management