WOMEN IN RAIL
(A piivate company limited by guarantee)
TRLK8TEES' ANNUAL RErn AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR
THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
11
*AC3FNKTrIT*
1W2023
MPANIES HOUSE
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W(xMn kn Rail
Trustees, Amual Reptyt
Independent E>aithtrs Rwt
11>14

W(mM In Rall
TnMl••J (a rfth• dal• rffllkng):
S. CINe
P. Hintth)
D. O&ien
S. Reid
N. Robertson
S. Salmon
G. Smtéhson
R•gist•red oTr•:
London Fruit & Wool Ext*
1 t)wal Square
E1 6PW
NW10 SDF
R•gi5t8red in 4nd Wales: 09859710
Regi5kned Cl*ty Nun*8r. 1167835

Tho truslees ¥e dro(*vs rflhe cf*ty rrtwposos rfthe 2Th￿. *e rAea8ed to
preswft their Annual Rep￿1 for tr* yew ended 31 Oacenthr 2022. The fffwK4al ststements have been
prepared in acwrdan¢e with the polws $8t tyJl in to the ffinanck￿ statempnts and compty
wtth the Ch8nty'$ goveming doojrnont. thg Charrtw Act 201t. the Comprn Acl 2006 and A¢￿IntIng and
Reportiftg by Chanties.. Statement of ReComff￿ded l>raclic* appkable to dwthes weparing thwr tsan¢i
The Charity is governed under its menMThth aitth Olass￿lakn and is a private r¥Mpany limited try
A. Abb•y
M. Baine
J. 8instead
R. Busby
(rnsywl 30 Dorwnber 2022>
S. c￿Ve IVKe dth)
{•gpolrt￿J 01 Ocaober 2021)
D. Crovrther
31 kl*¢h 2022)
A. Doy
{appowrted 23 April 2023
C. Ffjmandes (Chair) 10 Febnjary 20231
P. Hintort
{appoi7￿ 02 May 2022)
M. lsnwil
D. 0'8rien
O. Ogun
K. Paton
R. Pryor
S. Rehy
Ir
(resigned 10 Fetxu*y ￿23)
(ap￿Illed 23Awl 2023)
(appouited 16 Awil 2021)
(¥ppoirted 23 April 2023)
(appointed 22 May 2019)
{appo&it8d Iy2 Play 20221
14ppOin￿ 23 Awil 2023)
23 Ayil 20231
(rnsiw 30 Dec8rnber 20221
(wointod 02 May 2022)
(resignBd 31 Math 2022)
13 Marth 2020)
S. Salmon
A. Swjdeeq
G. Smthson
D. Slatham
S. ￿tin0￿rger
Now trustees are inducted work¥w oftt* Women in R•1 ch•ty ty thè Compwty S*xeW.

Wom•n in Rall
Employ•••
Tho Chwity has ￿ ffjAoy•e5.
Volunts•rn
Tnsslees have carried out thè roles ofJanning and vari¢#￿ inths. inchKling d8¥elopment
wothops. ment￿Ing programry* •r#J thJndrnTsing e￿nts. Other vobJr*ews have Mpwj wth initi8tlves.
arnl •lso with treasury, (auical wth*. ac￿1$ and
The Tru$t$8s have gNen full ¢JXBKkntson to Tho Ch¥ty comm5ss￿'S txknlthd guidw* on Ptthlic B8n8ft
Requirement. {Chanttos 2011). and are s*Trsfied Ilwtthe purpose are l)oth and tsr th
public t*nefft.
The trustees have a dity to and the iisks tOf*hM* the Clwty is exW and to ttwjre
appropriale o)ntrols ore in place to provth reason*4e assurnrKe against fraud and •Tor. The trustees ha¥8
OBJECTIVES AND ACTMTES
1> the t￿nOtiOn of pw11r￿ atbtth, and ya¢lKes tty•¥d$ balanc*. di¥ersty and indusion
in Ihe empi¢Yffj)ent and pBrtii?p>thn ofTN(Mnen in Ihe rail in￿Y in the United Kirwom and elsew1￿0. and
o¥iding athce al￿ Supp￿ to womon interested in pwsw*g a C￿0[ ￿ the ral indLBty and ctsatrig n•w.
or identifying or sxomoting exisbng. Opl￿NiunIlles lor won>￿ to ga￿ ￿ to rail ￿dUSIry reb8v*nt
Slgnifi¢antadl¥lll••
leasl ow 11>year aMNe15¥y. Established W in 2012. Vbtw in Rail has uyown from strenglh to
strength siru the day that inspirational fouThJer hle&ie Ginn M8E followed throLyh on her ¥Ksion lo addres$ Ihe
gender imbalwce in the rail seclor. by selling up an oryanisalion that would netwthing OppO￿nitIeS
and supwt for am wknln the se*.
of equality. dlversity and irdusion (EDI) aL¥oss the s•aor. l)M pa6tlffi years thg m•mber5hip base has
grown significaniiy with sooal M￿18 foIry￿S luttirvJ over 12.0(Kl * tho fjTrJ ot last year as Twell as over 7.
members 6ign8d up to the Ttr*ro is a step Chawe in the uMlusty-wAle engagement in EDI
we see it diredty frnrn Ihe Women in R•1 Aw¥d entries that detsd the WO￿ taking place by
orgonisalions and li this ¥a•.

In Rall
The Womon in Rail menttXRIg has bew s￿%•$th and tthinu85 to go from strength 10
strgngth. 11 is a wlque in*'alive where ¢ompan*s. fves. roles, *)calion. sk115. Perso￿1 trf•r•n¢es and
The aim ofvknmen wi Rail m•ntoriNJ is to T8iain dev•ky WOM￿ witlin th• seth. $upptyling them
as they fi￿1 their ￿reeT potential pmgress kn more sen￿r rde5. IIw5 I￿1p￿r￿j shrft ts dial li tr• numbw
women at Senior and exeojtbve ￿ across ow ￿￿ty. Whde this wdl atr*ays remain a Gore focus tr th
prtyjramffle. and b8cause menloiii¥J is an estslJhs1￿d mgthod for fostering an wthi¥e wryknrce. we are
w0￿ing with Moving Ahead. Women in RaTI s F*wanme y&4TrY￿. th• 2022 coh(xl
Equallty, DI￿r•lty and Inclu•lon Ch•rtw
2022 al80 saw Great Brhish R•W TA￿111￿ Team (GBRTf) become the 21Th *nalory ofthe Equalmy.
Dibprsity afHI Inth5Kffi (EDI) Charter. led by Wc•Mn in Rad and paths. the Rai￿laY IrKI￿ty
Assou*ion {RIA). We were delighled to GBRTh cfftbo¥d to siw up to ¥Awt 15 the ever ra
indu$tsy EDI Chartw. onujuraging the wlwle Ind￿ to m*• a pubk &>mmitm￿ bj w(¥k tog•therto fo
EOI and improve gender and di¥er5ty irt the sectLY.
The volume of frryn the EDI IV0￿1n9 GrrA4> has gakned pac* thi5 ￿ with a number of hIgh￿ghts
duding.. low successful everts for siwlffts, a 'C¢ltee Roulth. hiittho to erwwage ￿llaboratIOn and
SWIFT
The repwemg of our SV*fjFf programme T*h¥* T￿ lauM**d in 2019 but hafted during the pondemic
marfted anolher mi18Ston8 for Womon in Rail thi5 y￿. when we fan owfvst styl& event in November-
evorting With Alastair Campbell. Vle albo launc*￿ (xvpNg1* membership SL*0￿ thi5 yw a￿1 are
delightsd to b• $￿port￿ by a wmbgf ol orwi5*im a¢mss the ral
Award$ 2(Y22.
Tho sev•nth annu•l 81g Ra￿ Dovwsity Challonge pl*x in Jun8 2022. w*h Lx>mp8Thes rewesenting the UK8
T￿1 indu$ty corn￿9 together at the Newarft Shty*groJnd. FN5t held in 2016. Th9 813 Rall DNersty Challengè
has truly captured the hearts aThl minds ol the den￿￿g Ihè passK￿, support and enthusiasm for
the brilliant work that Women in Rail uThlwlakes. ty a slaggeriry 80% sinc4 its launth, Tr* BWJ Rall
Dib*rsty Chal*e has beu)m a stsplè in rnl*MJ¥. many sl¥ke1￿]erS
8upportirvJ year on year.
The fifth Wornen in Rail Aw4rds was attendfftl by over 7(Kl indr4iduals Irom atros8 thè rail ¥￿ty. wing to
lebrate colleagU4S. teams and wparmes. wtyk h4rd to slip￿rt others and lo h* create a more gender
balanced. dr¥ersa and tndusrve CA￿l￿e K+ industy. The Call￿e ofthis yoaf$ non)in8tions was Iruty
remalkabla. Woffl¢n in Rail r￿1ved 04w entr*s from. aThJ in resped of. a ￿de rarwJe of indr4idual$,
teams and c¥mwies in the raikn sertor. nwy ofthem frorn male ￿leS nomTr)abng Iheir female ￿￿wOrkers.

Wom•n in Rall
Con¥wny Reg￿traI￿ Numb¥ 9859710
FOR THE YEAR EMDU> 31 DECEI￿ 2022 (w￿￿ed1
Women in Ral ran its very first onlin• *ity a¢KIN￿ in 2022 to the ¥vedibkn support ofEgis and Nin
Aedi8 and everyone who klr•Jty (knmled p￿e$. Raisiig a **nomenal £1& wizes ranged ra*waytourn
A expwientss ts event tickets and weekend excursions with the aim of raising funds to support
ntinualion ol V¥ll's wort in imwty4v¥J dNoTrty UK ral W￿ld8 swyxt for T*am8n wlhin the
The Women in Rail c4)nl￿ mado a THelo)m rdum in M4n* 2023. 11 has beon se¥eTal years sir￿ wo last
held a conferenco due to Ihe Covid this event *x*ded speakers from notsble indw*Juals
8¢ros$ the rail industy.
FUTURE PLANS
The Women in Rail CIArfty Is loOkw￿ to cth)nti¥Je lo Ix*J on the plthrn h has oxeated oveT the past yews In
meeting its Obl￿1￿0s. Conlirwjiny to launth further regional wups. griw ils nwnberstip * ffl•nloring
G￿.n9 forwwd the c**ity intends lo c¢#*irMJe lo host d5 aw¥d Wom•n w) Rad Awards, and ifs fun
FIPIANCIAL REWEW
Fund•
As at the end of the yew the Iv481 oftftsl anxxx￿ kn £60.363 {2021: £39,715).
Banklng
As a the ofthe h•hl c•sh al of£54.762121Y21 . £49.T24.
Exp•ndlthrn
member base and reach wl lo many tho rall i￿.
pollGy
The Charit￿S polity ig not to ￿mId up res¢r¥es ilrt rather hr48st it in moeling Is obixkns. Tho

Wom•n In Rall
F¢JR THE YEAR END￿ 31 DECBJBER 2022 ¢conllnwd)
each finarKial yearwhth give a In* a￿1 ofthe stale ofalPaN5 ofthe Charity and oftha incomirwJ
trustees affj required to:
dlsclosed and explained in the financial #8temert' 8nd
Charity ￿11 cthilBi¥e in operntion.
Ch8fity'S transacllons and disclose w#h r8axMable al￿raCY at any lime the fmancial positity) of th& Charity and
enoble lo ensure thal tho fina￿￿31 sI*m￿￿ C￿ with Charitws Ad 2011. tr* Char*i IA(minl$
and Reports} Regulalions 2(Xl8 wtd ofthe Chaiitys o)nsbtiAi(¥n. Tlw we also respornibl? for
safèguarding the assets oftho Chwty aThl h•rv rea%>n* fty the dotsctlon of
The trustees ￿e resp)￿ble ts the mainl¥4nce and Integrity ofthe Charrf￿s ￿bSite. Leg&%latiffi in the United
Klngdom gtswning the and dissemrf4l*y) offinaThial Statem￿ may thffer 18gisla¢ion in other
juii$dKlion8.
Fbws.
Apprn¥•d by the Boarf ofTnthgs on 12 Ilay2023 ¥•J on beh•ll by".
Ol• Ogun

Wom•n in R•H
INDEPENDENT EXAIAINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF by01￿M IN RAIL FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
INe rewt on the •%(￿rtI of c(•rry yw wMJed 31 Oec2021 we set ¢)ut on ￿ge$ 8 to 14.
The trustse$ (th*￿ are afso the thr•ctots ofthe c(¥nwry th8 p￿p0￿ of¢ornpany I￿) we roSF￿￿tI￿ for
the prepwalion of Ihe ao)Junts. The trustee8 C¥X4&der Ihal Wt audit is reqwed lor this year under sectK
144 ofthe Chantes kl 2011 Cthe Charilies Arf) and that an iMlewwJert examinalion is neethl. l am quallfied
It 1$ my respon$b￿ty to..
to lolk)w the pro¢¢￿T¢S W dry•n in the goneral Dtre(#wTh gi¥w iry fv Ct• ConThtrAion under
se(*Km 14515)(b) ofthe Ch*iies tt *
exaM￿allOn includes a ￿¥1￿• ofthe actounting rettKds kepl try the charity and a comparwi ofthe actounts
presented with tlme re¢￿d$. 11 also l￿b)d$S o)nsMleration ofaThi unusual I￿￿5 or disclosuTes in the actr)unts
prov¥Je all the evidence that I￿uld be requir•d in an audrt and cgmequerdty no Opini￿ is given as to whether
th? ac£ounts &vesenl • and f•rviv¥ arKI the is Iwnited to th059 mattern sd out in the ststemenl
below.
Indep•ndont •xamln•fs 8l•tOThrt
{2) to wh￿, in my ¢pknion. ¥hou￿ be tha*n in (xder to oftr• to
athed.
Andl Doll1*. CPFA
AODITUDE LTD
9 Rttapsody Court
Wakernan Road
Lrymlon NW10 SDF

W¢xn•n in Ral
Crynparty RegiStra￿n Numb8r 9859710
FOR THE YEAR EMDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
endlng
31 Do¢•mb•r
1021
Totsl FwMI•
Donat￿$
Charilabte a(*¥l•
4.305
.947
80
22.827
.947
To1•1
101.252
101252
Z2,907
E%￿ndI￿rn on:
Charitab￿ acth¥i
46.741
2.774
3.299
Totsl •xwndltyr•
49.515
Net
21.898
{1250)
R•Mn¢lUallon of fund•
TOL* OffbJ￿ bityffjht
1.250
39,715
Totsl fund• wri•d
fornard
39.715

BAL￿ICE SHEET
bls AT 31 DE¢￿BER 2022
31
31
2022
Z021
FIX￿ A8••ts
CuTh•nt Ao0•1
13,750
54.782
18J12
Cash aThl (xh •wrAI8rt1
49.ns
51.675
Cufftint LO￿1$11&
(8.150)
(11.961)
Funds of the Charfty
1.250
Total lund•
Companies A¢t 2(KJ6: and no not*e has been derthited thler sectth 476. No M￿berS have rwiiffjd th8
company to obtsin an audit of ils a¢￿￿nts fr￿11* yew li westioft. The dirndors ac*rnwWge rnsponslbility tr.
l Ensuring the ￿rnpany keeps ac4x)unting recLYd5 compty wdh Se¢1￿ 386: al￿ i)1 Preparing financ4al
statoments gF¥e a true and I￿r VI￿ of Ihe slate ol affays of cA)rnpany as at the year•end in
¥c￿rds￿O wrth reqsirements Ofsgctm￿ 394 395. and Comp￿ wilh reqUiren￿nts of th
Companies Act 21J)6 relating to fThrA>al State￿￿. s¢ far appl¢abl• to th• c4)mpary. Those accounts ha¥•
been propared in 8¢cordan¢o with the SYO¥lSKX￿ appli(* to o)mpanies subJ8cI to th• small c4)mpanies
regime.
01• 09
DlTrctor

15 of th& Companies Ad 2(Th.
dOM￿lled in England aThl Wa105. Th• address ofthe regthT•d offu is on page l.
Fin￿la1 Roporting Stsndard for Sm8ler Entttie5 {dledi¥e 2(Thl. the Companiey Act 2006 and the
Cilli￿1 •Gcounllng ••llmat•¥ *nd judg•m
Tftefe have been no uitic* estimates oriudgenwts m•Je by thè Injsleos In lh8 proxs the
Chari￿$ arxtyjnthw polw.
Incoming v•*)u
cost rel8l•d lo the ¢*ory. elen￿rt IrfVAT li with the item of expense to *thich
relate¥.
Credrtorn
resuli in the transler of to a tlid p*ty and the d￿rA> be measwed or
Tax•llon
Con•olldat•d Ilnanci•l statem
Consolidaled financial st*ern￿￿ h•* r•)t l*en wepnd thp b•si% th* lI￿e l¥ M rn*ii•l tlilleren
10

Reggtrakn Nuftts 9859710
2Q1
Othws (Ird MyDryth)
Tolal Donattons
31 Detsrnbw 21r22 31 Dec•nber
ETAnl Sponsorshlp
F4mdra*lftg evert
Pmlesslonal Fe8S
Regional o)sls
mento￿n9
Travel
700
Z3.290
21.708
44
31.801
31.801
77205
46.741
Bank ChaTg88
Other gtrnmane• cxtsts
Mlependemt Examin￿¥ f*•$
374
374
1,500
1.075
1.075
2,774
Totsl Exp•ndkn•
11

2022
Sharn• In
gmup
Cost and n•t Im￿* v*h
At 31 tknc•mkn 2021
At 31 O•¢•mbw 2022
Inveslments in tr* grow undwlakirwjs are reC￿dad at (X￿t. whA* 18 th• frdir Val￿ ofthg c¥)nskJ8ration pald. Th8
Woman in Rail Trnthng InteTe51 Ctynpary t•as troypN*ed on 5 De￿fflber 2016 and registered kn
England & Walès (Company hb. 105104011. Ral hokls 1(#YA oflts tydinary share iapital ofthis
company.
Wom•n in Rail TrndiTrJ Cunmwmty I￿￿e#t Ctynpwty hes assets f(*¢xled vp sharn capilal. hos
7. Q•bkn*: Amounts l*lllng d￿•t￿ on• y
31 Oe¢•mb•r
20
12

NOTES TO THE FIIAIKIAL STATaWITS. YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 (¢ontlnu•d)
31 DK•mbw 31
20
2022
At31
J•nuxy
2022
nd•
2022
21.898
(1.250)
Total lund•
AtJ1
D•c•mber
2021
1.250
Totsl
Y••r •nd•d 31 D•¢•nlw 2022
In fvndg
Totsl fund•
101
13

Total fund•
11. Umtt•d ty
14