CCEW Charity Commission profile

BAWSO LTD

Registered charity 1084854 · organisation 3967752

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
1 February 2001
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03152590
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£4,643,693
Latest expenditure
£4,781,114
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Unit 4, Sovereign Quay, Havannah Street, CARDIFF

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provides Wales wide services including the provision of temporary accommodation for all victims of abuse, violence and exploitation. Specialises in providing services for people from black and minority ethnic communities and their children, who have suffered from or at risk of Domestic Abuse, Forced Marriage, Honour Based Violence, Female Genital Mutilation, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.

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
26 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
26 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,643,693
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,781,114
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
31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,477,709
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,671,849
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
11 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
11 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,708,353
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,167,851
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
30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£4,657,776
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,193,003
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
31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,842,623
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,628,010

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
26 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,643,693
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,781,114
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
3
Count Govt Grants
£17
Income From Government Contracts
1991872
Income From Government Grants
£1,675,887
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
5
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
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,477,709
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,671,849
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
3
Count Govt Grants
£19
Income From Government Contracts
1978518
Income From Government Grants
£1,604,485
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
10
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
11 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,708,353
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,167,851
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
4
Count Govt Grants
£19
Income From Government Contracts
2007691
Income From Government Grants
£1,889,349
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
10
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
30 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£4,657,776
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,193,003
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
£13
Income From Government Contracts
1747571
Income From Government Grants
£1,295,424
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
50
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
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,842,623
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,628,010
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
10
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£17
Income From Government Contracts
1413469
Income From Government Grants
£208,988
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
12

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
26 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
34633
Income Other Trading Activities
15427
Income Charitable Activities
4586058
Income Investments
7575
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4643693
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,781,114
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4781114
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
37715
Expenditure Support Costs
612559
Expenditure Depreciation
87186
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£685,286
Assets Total Fixed
833851
Assets Own Use
833850
Assets Long Term Investment
1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,273,602
Assets Total Liabilities
£477,346
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,630,107
Creditors One Year Total Current
473557
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3789
Assets Cash
£451,582
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
685286
Funds Restricted
944821
Funds Total
1630107
Count Employees
114
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
31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
12746
Income Other Trading Activities
14897
Income Charitable Activities
4438641
Income Investments
11425
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4477709
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,671,849
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4671849
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
12361
Expenditure Support Costs
714369
Expenditure Depreciation
87278
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£825,138
Assets Total Fixed
856563
Assets Own Use
856562
Assets Long Term Investment
1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,593,590
Assets Total Liabilities
£682,625
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,767,528
Creditors One Year Total Current
668238
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
14387
Assets Cash
£898,959
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
825138
Funds Restricted
942390
Funds Total
1767528
Count Employees
113
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
11 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
14258
Income Other Trading Activities
24264
Income Charitable Activities
4666495
Income Investments
3336
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4708353
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,167,851
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4167851
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
547761
Expenditure Depreciation
91286
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,019,396
Assets Total Fixed
825104
Assets Own Use
825103
Assets Long Term Investment
1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,681,572
Assets Total Liabilities
£545,008
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,961,668
Creditors One Year Total Current
520720
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
24288
Assets Cash
£874,673
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1019396
Funds Restricted
942272
Funds Total
1961668
Count Employees
109
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
30 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
12416
Income Other Trading Activities
8555
Income Charitable Activities
4636755
Income Investments
50
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4657776
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,193,003
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4193003
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
431546
Expenditure Depreciation
78619
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£797,590
Assets Total Fixed
653509
Assets Own Use
653508
Assets Long Term Investment
1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,350,790
Assets Total Liabilities
£583,133
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,421,166
Creditors One Year Total Current
539354
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
43779
Assets Cash
£560,919
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
797590
Funds Restricted
623576
Funds Total
1421166
Count Employees
95
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
31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
853379
Income Other Trading Activities
7177
Income Charitable Activities
2969418
Income Investments
4194
Income Other
8455
Income Total Income And Endowments
3842623
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,628,010
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3628010
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
327423
Expenditure Depreciation
65855
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
3555
Reserves
£403,544
Assets Total Fixed
619209
Assets Own Use
619208
Assets Long Term Investment
1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,068,037
Assets Total Liabilities
£730,853
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£956,393
Creditors One Year Total Current
680853
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
50000
Assets Cash
£477,567
Funds Endowment
499341
Funds Unrestricted
403544
Funds Restricted
53508
Funds Total
956393
Count Employees
104
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout Wales
Welsh Ind
Yes

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
115
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BAWSO LTD
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2001-02-01T00:00:00
Charity Name
BAWSO LTD
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2017-06-16T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
5027047
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1147392
Assoc Charity Name
CARMARTHENSHIRE DOMESTIC ABUSE FORUM LIMITED
Charity Name
BAWSO LTD
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2013-06-03T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
3099149
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1066735
Assoc Charity Name
MEWN CYMRU, A NETWORK OF BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC WOMEN

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30/01/1996AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 27/09/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/09/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/02/2012
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE FROM MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE INCLUDING OTHER FORMS OF VIOLENCE BY THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION IN WALES AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF SUCH PEOPLE, AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC CONCERNING THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE ALSO TOPROVIDE SPECIALIST SUPPORT TO PEOPLE AND THEIR CHILDREN FROM MINONTY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES
Area Of Benefit
SOUTH GLAMORGAN

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
342368
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BAWSO LTD
Charity Name Id
342378
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BAWSO WOMEN'S AID
Charity Name Id
342344
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BAWSO
Charity Name Id
342387
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BAWSO WOMENS AID

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
2
Regulator Name
Care Quality Commission
Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations)

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management