CHESHIRE WITHOUT ABUSE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 August 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08508288
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £2,310,915
Latest expenditure: £2,331,768
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Cheshire Without Abuse, Mill House, Brook Street, Crewe, CW2 7DE

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.cheshirewithoutabuse.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Giving Refuge and Support to families fleeing 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: 13 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 13 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,310,915
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,331,768

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: 21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,379,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,654,302

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: 9 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,338,057
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,442,763

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: 1 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 1 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,216,968
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,013,358

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: 24 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,449,842
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,666,746

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: 13 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,310,915
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,331,768
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 512457
Income From Government Grants: £803,300
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 74

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: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,379,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,654,302
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 469115
Income From Government Grants: £1,223,779
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: 26

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: 9 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,338,057
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,442,763
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 655667
Income From Government Grants: £1,177,946
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: 39

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: 1 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,216,968
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,013,358
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 594567
Income From Government Grants: £1,283,100
Charity Has Trading 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: 58

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: 24 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,449,842
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,666,746
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 754329
Income From Government Grants: £674,300
Charity Has Trading 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: 112

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: 13 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 272089
Income Other Trading Activities: 84077
Income Charitable Activities: 1954749
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2310915
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,331,768
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2331768
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 24593
Expenditure Support Costs: 24593
Expenditure Depreciation: 30903
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £713,664
Assets Total Fixed: 86286
Assets Own Use: 86286
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £807,970
Assets Total Liabilities: £66,592
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £827,664
Creditors One Year Total Current: 66592
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £626,235
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 713664
Funds Restricted: 114000
Funds Total: 827664
Count Employees: 44
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: 21 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 50692
Income Other Trading Activities: 68398
Income Charitable Activities: 2260411
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2379501
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,654,302
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2654302
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 37794
Expenditure Support Costs: 37794
Expenditure Depreciation: 35732
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £754,516
Assets Total Fixed: 114773
Assets Own Use: 114773
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £813,527
Assets Total Liabilities: £79,784
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £848,516
Creditors One Year Total Current: 79784
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £500,435
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 754516
Funds Restricted: 94000
Funds Total: 848516
Count Employees: 45
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: 9 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 44773
Income Other Trading Activities: 36988
Income Charitable Activities: 2256296
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2338057
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,442,763
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2442763
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 45936
Expenditure Support Costs: 45936
Expenditure Depreciation: 31535
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,037,474
Assets Total Fixed: 136766
Assets Own Use: 136766
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,095,919
Assets Total Liabilities: £109,368
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,123,317
Creditors One Year Total Current: 109368
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £659,163
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1037474
Funds Restricted: 85843
Funds Total: 1123317
Count Employees: 51
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: 1 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 29941
Income Other Trading Activities: 55080
Income Charitable Activities: 2131947
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2216968
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,013,358
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2013358
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 31439
Expenditure Support Costs: 31439
Expenditure Depreciation: 30534
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,142,492
Assets Total Fixed: 120548
Assets Own Use: 120548
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,181,068
Assets Total Liabilities: £73,593
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,228,023
Creditors One Year Total Current: 73593
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £516,783
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1142492
Funds Restricted: 85531
Funds Total: 1228023
Count Employees: 31
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: 24 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 39614
Income Other Trading Activities: 29287
Income Charitable Activities: 2354003
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 26938
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2449842
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £15,559
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,651,187
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1666746
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 49219
Expenditure Support Costs: 49219
Expenditure Depreciation: 26498
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £968,467
Assets Total Fixed: 133445
Assets Own Use: 133445
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £937,971
Assets Total Liabilities: £47,003
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,024,413
Creditors One Year Total Current: 47003
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £839,100
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 968467
Funds Restricted: 55946
Funds Total: 1024413
Count Employees: 26
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cheshire West & Chester
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

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

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHESHIRE WITHOUT ABUSE
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2017-03-08T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 5023988
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1147709
Assoc Charity Name: PHOENIX DOMESTIC ABUSE AND SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED

Charity Name: CHESHIRE WITHOUT ABUSE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-08-07T00:00:00

Charity Name: CHESHIRE WITHOUT ABUSE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2016-02-17T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 508087
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 508087
Assoc Charity Name: CREWE WOMEN'S AID

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29 APR 2013NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23/07/2013 as amended on 21 May 2019
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND MEN ACROSS CHESHIRE EAST, CHESHIRE WEST AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO HAVE SUFFERED, ARE EXPOSED TO OR HAVE BEEN THE PERPETRATOR OR IN ANY WAY INVOLVED IN OR AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BY THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION. TO RELIEVE ANY PERSON IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES WHO MAY BE HOMELESS OR TEMPORARILY HOMELESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT, SERVICES OR FACILITIES AND BY THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH IN SUCH WAYS AS SHALL RELIEVE THEIR NEED; TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE PREVENTION THEREOF, AND TO UNDERTAKE OR CONTRIBUTE TO RESEARCH INTO SUCH MATTERS AND/OR PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

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

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling