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West Mercia Women's Aid

Herefordshire Women's Aid

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1078496
Status
Registered
Registered
Dec. 8, 1999
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined. In Practice Herefordshire

Address

Address
West Mercia Womens Aid
Berrows Business Centre
Bath Street
Hereford
HR1 2HE

Activities

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

Objects: The Charity is established for the benefit of abused women and their children and is working to end violence against women. The Charity believes that violence against women is an obstacle to the achievement of equality and development. The Charity understands that violence against women is both a cause and a consequence of women’s unequal position in society. The Charity believes that violence against women both violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms.2.1 The Charity's objects are restricted specifically, in each case only for the public benefit to:(a) relieve the distress and increase the safety of women and children who have experienced or are exposed to domestic abuse by the provision of specialist support, advice, temporary accommodation, grants of money, items, facilities and any other services or activities that may relieve their circumstances and protect their mental and physical health;(b) relieve the distress and increase the safety of anyone who has experienced or is exposed to domestic abuse by the provision of specialist support, advice, temporary accommodation, grants of money, items, facilities and any other services or activities that may relieve their circumstances and protect their mental and physical health, on the basis that such activities ultimately benefit women and children by improved understanding and the reduction of domestic violence;(c) work in partnership with third sector, statutory and other relevant agencies to promote and facilitate effective responses to domestic abuse; and(d) inform and educate agencies, organisations and the general public through talks, training and publicity about the causes, effects and prevention of domestic abuse and about the services provided by the Charity and to undertake or contribute to research into such matters and to publish the useful results of such research.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
Who
Children/young People, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Herefordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £3,873,481 £3,872,657 £772,859 97
March 31, 2024 £3,427,634 £3,366,338 £772,035 88
March 31, 2023 £2,872,884 £3,141,490 £710,739 83
March 31, 2022 £2,572,781 £2,400,790 £979,345 83
March 31, 2021 £2,241,751 £2,116,290 £807,354 63

Trustees

Name Appointed
Andrea Lawson March 24, 2026
Helen Smith Dec. 1, 2020
Jenny Louise Sawyer March 31, 2022
Kerry Jones March 24, 2026
Lucy Proctor June 24, 2025
Maddison Jade Walker Sept. 30, 2025
Margaret Ann Linington-Payne Nov. 1, 2024
Rachael Sanders March 25, 2025
Rebecca Brown March 19, 2024
Sara Louise Turner Sept. 30, 2025
Sarah Lea Radley March 25, 2025
Tracey Dawn Boxall March 19, 2024