CCEW Charity Commission profile

ASSOCIATED COUNTRY WOMEN OF THE WORLD

Registered charity 1174798 · organisation 5104122

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
22 September 2017
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£240,411
Latest expenditure
£572,429
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, LONDON, SE11 5RR

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

ACWW objects are the relief of poverty, the relief of sickness and the protection and preservation of health and the advancement of education through advocacy at the United Nations and associated agencies, partnership working, learning from each other and funding small scale woman to woman projects to empower women and their communities worldwide. An association of member societies and individuals

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
22 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
22 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£240,411
Total Gross Expenditure
£572,429
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
16 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
16 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£747,131
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,207,919
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
26 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
26 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£370,352
Total Gross Expenditure
£625,476
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
31 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
31 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£378,412
Total Gross Expenditure
£502,685
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received
29 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
29 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£290,435
Total Gross Expenditure
£460,847

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
22 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£240,411
Total Gross Expenditure
£572,429
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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 Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
16 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£747,131
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,207,919
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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 Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
26 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£370,352
Total Gross Expenditure
£625,476
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
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 Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
31 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£378,412
Total Gross Expenditure
£502,685
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
29 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£290,435
Total Gross Expenditure
£460,847
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
16 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
231334
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
448037
Income Investments
67760
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
747131
Income Legacies
30028
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£10,186
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,197,733
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1207919
Expenditure Investment Management
10186
Expenditure Grants Institution
84494
Expenditure Governance
14587
Expenditure Support Costs
101775
Expenditure Depreciation
4904
Gain Loss Investment
82458
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,775,766
Assets Total Fixed
1892997
Assets Own Use
9764
Assets Long Term Investment
1883233
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£168,578
Assets Total Liabilities
£85,255
Assets Current Investment
28224
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,976,320
Creditors One Year Total Current
85255
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£140,354
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1775766
Funds Restricted
200554
Funds Total
1976320
Count Employees
7
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Malaysia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Estonia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Ghana
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Botswana
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Kenya
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Grenada
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
North America
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Latvia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Jersey
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Brunei
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Finland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Trinidad And Tobago
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
North America
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Nigeria
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
East Timor
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Asia
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
South Africa
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Sweden
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Canada
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
North America
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Iceland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Uganda
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Ukraine
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

Showing 20 of 61 supplied records in this dataset.

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
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
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ASSOCIATED COUNTRY WOMEN OF THE WORLD
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2019-11-20T00:00:00
Reason
Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number
266190
Assoc Registered Charity Number
266190
Assoc Charity Name
THE ELSIE ZIMMERN MEMORIAL FUND
Charity Name
ASSOCIATED COUNTRY WOMEN OF THE WORLD
Charity Event Order
5
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2019-11-21T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
262772
Assoc Registered Charity Number
262772
Assoc Charity Name
THE LADY ABERDEEN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Charity Name
ASSOCIATED COUNTRY WOMEN OF THE WORLD
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2019-11-20T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
290367
Assoc Registered Charity Number
290367
Assoc Charity Name
THE ASSOCIATED COUNTRY WOMEN OF THE WORLD
Charity Name
ASSOCIATED COUNTRY WOMEN OF THE WORLD
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2017-09-22T00:00:00
Charity Name
ASSOCIATED COUNTRY WOMEN OF THE WORLD
Charity Event Order
4
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2019-11-21T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
270053
Assoc Registered Charity Number
270053
Assoc Charity Name
ACWW NUTRITION EDUCATION FUND

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 22 Sep 2017 as amended on 14 Dec 2023 as amended on 28 Apr 2026 as amended on 01 May 2026
Charitable Objects
(1) the relief of poverty (2) the relief of sickness and the protection and preservation of health and (3) the advancement of education; in particular amongst rural women and their communities.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
589002
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
ACWW

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling