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women's engineering society

The charity supports children and young people, other defined groups, and the general public. Women's Engineering Society is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Hertfordshire and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


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

Promotes education, training & practice of engineering among women. Increases public awareness of women in engineering. Forum for the exchange of opinions for women with interests in engineering. Sustains contacts with women engineers on career breaks & facilitates their return to paid employment. Ensures voice of women engineers is heard in Government & policy-making institutions.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£689,012
Latest Expenditure
£543,496

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 63.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 79.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 20.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £76,483
Charitable Activities £603,161
Other Trading £589
Investments £8,779
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £434,456
Raising Funds £109,040
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£689,012£543,496£434,456£442,525£348,0489 / 90
2023£511,549£482,881£380,148£298,009£263,4358 / 100
2022£423,909£372,0200 / 30
2021£311,474£317,3520 / 50
2020£462,241£448,3930 / 100

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers