# KYRA - WOMEN'S PROJECT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1154290
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 21, 2013
- **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=1154290


## Contact

- **Address:** Central Methodist Church, St. Saviourgate, York
- **Postcode:** YO1 8NQ
- **Phone:** 01904632332
- **Email:** contact@kyra.org.uk
- **Website:** kyra.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE FURTHERANCE OF THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES(CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW)FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT:(A)THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A CHARITABLE NEED IN PARTICULAR WOMEN IN FINANCIAL NEED,HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS,(B)THE PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH IN WOMEN,(C)THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION OF WOMEN BY PREVENTING THEM FROM BEING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED(BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS:UNEMPLOYMENT;FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;YOUTH OR OLD AGE;ILL HEALTH(PHYSICAL OR MENTAL);SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS;DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX,RACE,DISABILITY,ETHNIC ORIGIN,RELIGION,ELIEF,CREED,SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT;POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT;RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN;POOR HOUSING(THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS;CRIME(EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY)SO THEY CAN PLAY A FULLER PART IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY IMPROVE,(D)THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES(CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW)AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME

**Activities:** To provide a safe, non-judgemental environment for womenTo promote equality and inclusionTo address social isolation and develop sustainable support networks for womenTo improve well-being outcomes for children and familiesTo develop partnerships with statutory, voluntary and private sector services to meet the needs of women and the community




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- City Of York
- East Riding Of Yorkshire
- Lincolnshire
- North Yorkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £288493 | £274192 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £269354 | £255553 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £274567 | £259912 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £276919 | £234806 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £190309 | £167364 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Ashley Watson — appointed Dec. 5, 2025
- Caroline Jennifer Topps — appointed Dec. 5, 2025
- Devina Sissons — appointed Dec. 6, 2024
- Emma Rollason-Taylor — appointed Dec. 6, 2024
- Ilaria Bellantuono — appointed Dec. 5, 2025
- Linda Christine Baines — appointed May 18, 2024
- Meng Xie — appointed Dec. 5, 2025
- Nicola Clemmit — appointed March 1, 2023
- Nicola Winter — appointed April 12, 2021