Women In Academla Support Notwork- Charlty Number 1192281
Trusteo's rnport for tho porlod ondlng 31•t March 2024
Dlroctors and advlsorb
Directors and tNstees at the time the Professor Amy Bonsall (Chair)
reporting period
Professor Eleonora Belfiore
Professor Kelty Pi¢kard-Smith
Professor Jennifer Leigh
Dr Pameia Yeow
Reglstered office
23 Park Road West
Chester
CH4 8BQ
Addltlonal office address
23 Park Road Vkst
Chester CH4 8BQ
Registsred charity number
1192281

Women in Academia Support Nelwork- Ch•fity Nunknr 1192281
Directors and INsteos r•porL
The directors. vtho arè also the Irustees of the charity, submil their reports
and arMunt$ for the year 1 April 2023 to year ended 31 March 2024.
0￿cts and prfn¢ipal adlviti•$.
1. To advance the professional education ofWOm￿ in academia through the
¢realion. rTvJd•ratton and promotion of professional peer supporl notswjths to
identfy and through colleQi¥8 èfforL the ngeds ofV￿rnen in acodèmia
2. To pror￿le equality and d￿er$ty in acad8miG professions throu
conducting I commissioning rnsearch for public disseminalon and
mpaiwin9
3. To rel￿ve poverty ofwomen academics faL¥ng disadvantaga or
dTrscrimination through wanl%iving and Fyovision of services & access to
e￿nts I facilities
R••ults.
The surplus for thg year aw#>Jnted to £7.012
Income £7,696 {rwnded up to tho nearest £)
Expendiiure £684 (rounded up to the nearest £)
A¢tlvlty ReporL
The Ktmen #) Acadeffia Support (henc¢ forth VIAASN)
2023r2024 was 4 w1i.od of th•np and dev•loprnnl1grWk4SN.
Th• conference that s¢hedul6d to take pla¢6 i) Ap￿ 2024 was canceled
owing to lack of n*mber int¢resL Payments for conference placos wer
r8fund8d. This will likely be relaunthed for 2026 V•ith partnèrships vith Royal
Holk)way Univer*ty London, The University of Kenl Emerald PuUishAig and
The board docvjed to take some twne k¥ let the net•mrt settte to inveslyate
htyi * ￿Uld moat the needs of the charlty dbfferenty.

Won*n In A¢aden4a &Jpport N•twth_ Clwrlty Number 1192281
Facebook elwr*nl of the charty. This Od *x•rk as expected and. due to
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d••ty inline Yhith th* WSN ¢*arity ams. Thi$ V4Qrted ￿lL
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bol*wi 15116K merthra g1W.
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th• to op•rnte al tho lob*l$ ofathity proptssed.
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Th• ¢lr•thrn allh• cunpwry ar• lh• trusl••$ of the tharity for the wry￿1•5
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Womèn in Aeademia Support Nel4York- Charlty Nun*)•r 1192281
Statement of directors. responsibillties
Corryany law requi￿$ the directors to Fyepare accounts vh)i¢h give a true and
fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the su￿lUS or defiat of
the conyny for that period. In prepamg those acc£A5nts, the directors are
required to:.
select suitable accaunting poli¢ies and thgn to appty ttwm consi8tenty.
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
slate vthether apFlicable accounling policies have bgfrn folbwed.
subJ"eGt to any material departures disclosed and owained K) I
f￿aTr￿al statements"
epare tho accounts on a uM)ing ¢oncem bas% unless it is
inffjwopriate to pr¢$umg that the company ￿111 Cofttinue in business.
The directors are responsible for keeping proper aGGounting records Ythith
disclose ￿1th reasonable accuracy at any lime the financAal positton of the
o)mpany and to enable thom to ensure that the financia5 statements rA)mpty
Trth the Coryyanies Act 1985. They are also re8ponsibl8 for safeguarding th
assets ofthe company and hen¢e for taking reasonatrAe stops fortho
prevention and dotection of traud and ¢)th•r irregulaiitios.
Th• a¢c4unts ar8 provkled In a ￿pAnIe Excel doc¥Jmont
si￿•d on behaff ofthe board
nsall
Date 28 January 2025

Women In A(ademia Su
rt Netwofk
Notes to the accounts for the
ear ended 31st March 1014
Chari
Number 1192281
in
Basis of
re
aration and format of the accoun
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at
cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notelsl to these accounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:
the Statement of Recommended Practice: Account4ng and Reportln8 by Charities preparing
their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard appll¢able in the UK and
Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 issued on 16 July 2014
and with the Charities Act 2011.
oln
It Is the policy of the board of the company to take careful account of the funding available
for each event before enterln8 Into financlal commitments forthat event In orderto ensure
thatthe company will be able to meet its financial commitments. The board has no reason
to beSieve that for the foreseeable future any events are likely to occur which would put
achievement of this policy at risk. Therefore the board continues to adopt the going concern
pollcy when preparlngthe accounts of the company.
ifts in kind
The statement of financlal artlvltles Includes gifts In klnd as resources arlslng and
expended when they are received by the company.

B•nk
7,114
300
Accru•ls
198
Nel Current Ass•ts
7,114
102
Unr•slrlded Funds
7,114
102
Sl8n•d on behalf of the tnjstees:.
s•ll
D•te 28th
uary 2025