# WOMEN'S ENGINEERING SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1008913
- **Other names:** W E S
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 27, 1992
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1008913


## Contact

- **Address:** Women's Engineering Society, Futures Place, Kings Way, STEVENAGE, Hertfordshire
- **Postcode:** SG1 2UA
- **Phone:** 01438765506
- **Email:** ceo@wes.org.uk
- **Website:** www.wes.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** The objects for which the Society is established are:(A) to promote the education of women in engineering sciences and other skills, the better to fit women for the practice of engineering;(B) to advance the education of the public concerning the study and practice of engineering among women; and(C) to relieve poverty amongst women who are or have been professional or technician engineers or technologists in allied sciences or educated in science or technology or in the art and techniques of engineering and allied sciences or in other disciplines considered by the Directors to be complementary, their dependants and (if they are deceased) their former dependants.

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £569174 | £704505 | £337057 | 6 |
| March 31, 2024 | £689012 | £543496 | £442525 | 9 |
| March 31, 2023 | £511549 | £482881 | £298009 | 8 |
| March 31, 2022 | £423909 | £372020 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £311474 | £317352 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Katherine Critchley** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 19, 2019
- Alysha Ratansi — appointed Oct. 26, 2024
- Aniela Foster-Turner — appointed March 22, 2023
- Ann Donaghey — appointed Nov. 8, 2025
- Caitlin McCall — appointed Oct. 26, 2024
- Claire Riley — appointed Nov. 8, 2025
- David Pooley — appointed March 16, 2026
- Dr Chika Judith Abolle-Okoyeagu — appointed Oct. 26, 2024
- Laura Shrieves — appointed Oct. 27, 2023
- Paula McMahon — appointed Oct. 27, 2023
- Sarah Haslam MBE — appointed Oct. 29, 2022
- Susan McDonald — appointed Oct. 26, 2024