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west mercia women's aid

The charity supports children and young people and other defined groups. West Mercia Women's Aid is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Hereford and operates in Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

West Mercia Women's Aid works with women and children affected by domestic violence. We provide:24 hour helpline in Hfdshire, Shropshire & WorcsAdvice, advocacy and supportRefuge accommodationOutreach & floating support servicesChildren's support workRecruiting, training & support of volunteersProvision of training & consultancyPublic awareness raising activities

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,427,634
Latest Expenditure
£3,366,338

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 98.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £81,538
Charitable Activities £3,336,489
Other Trading £50
Investments £9,557
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,366,272
Raising Funds £66
Governance £12,810
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,427,634£3,366,338£3,366,272£772,035£420,00088 / 21
2023£2,872,884£3,141,490£3,141,458£710,739£350,00083 / 28
2022£2,572,781£2,400,790£2,400,565£979,345£874,90883 / 22
2021£2,241,751£2,116,290£2,116,064£807,354£807,35463 / 2
2020£1,889,316£1,891,228£1,889,926£681,893£400,00042 / 10

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers