# INDEPENDENT DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1102337
- **Other names:** YORK WOMEN'S AID
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 25, 2004
- **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=1102337


## Contact

- **Address:** 39, Blossom Street, York
- **Postcode:** YO24 1AQ
- **Phone:** 03000 110 110
- **Email:** boardsecretary@idas.org.uk
- **Website:** www.idas.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** The objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit, to:(a) relieve the needs of persons in Yorkshire and across the UK who have been subject to or affected (whether directly or indirectly) by, or who are at risk of, domestic abuse and/or sexual violence; and(b) reduce the occurrence of domestic abuse and sexual violence in the UK and beyond in particular, but not exclusively, by:(i) providing accommodation, support and advice;(ii) providing single sex services, including refuge accommodation and therapeutic groups for women;(iii) undertaking research and providing information, training and education about domestic abuse and sexual violence including its causes, consequences and prevention; and(iv) raising public awareness about domestic abuse and sexual violenceand in this article, “domestic abuse” means physical, sexual, emotional, financial or coercive control within an intimate or family relationship.

**Activities:** Provides refuge accommodation, advice, advocacy, and practical support for women and their children experiencing domestic abuse.

**Area of benefit:** YORK




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Barnsley
- City Of York
- North Yorkshire
- Sheffield City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £7787566 | £7568388 | £2128141 | 168 |
| March 31, 2024 | £6743060 | £6627038 | £1920420 | 160 |
| March 31, 2023 | £5836915 | £5759316 | £1713279 | 155 |
| March 31, 2022 | £4868004 | £4919159 | £1683270 | 147 |
| March 31, 2021 | £4870902 | £4383171 | £1707601 | 124 |



## Trustees

- **Catriona Jane Acklam** (Chair) — appointed April 13, 2023
- Alana Jessie Shephard Wilde — appointed Sept. 5, 2024
- Alison Seabrooke — appointed Oct. 28, 2019
- Gemma Kathryn Umpleby — appointed April 13, 2023
- Jennifer Allott — appointed June 12, 2025
- Jessica Joan Richards — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Julia Mulligan — appointed Jan. 10, 2020
- Martin Walker — appointed Sept. 13, 2017
- Professor Vanita Sundaram — appointed June 3, 2021
- Victoria Louise Inness — appointed March 27, 2025