Registered charity · Leeds
Leeds Women's AID
The objects of the charity are for the public benefit, including the promotion of women-centered support and the provision of services for the advancement of women and the support of those who have experienced Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse,...
- 12 trustees
- Income £4.7m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Shruthi VentakachalamTrustee · since 2025
- Helen Louise DanielsTrustee · since 2018
- Holli KellettTrustee · since 2025
- Jill Mactaggart EzardTrustee · since 2022
- Judith McaraTrustee · since 2017
- Lorraine WhewellTrustee · since 2017
- Nneka IkeoguTrustee · since 2013
- Rebecca TredgetTrustee · since 2022
- Ridwana Wallace-LaherTrustee · since 2025
- Samantha MillarTrustee · since 2025
- Susan KerslakeTrustee · since 2025
- Vanessa RolfeTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- Where
- Leeds City
- Website
- www.leedswomensaid.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Leeds Women's AID
- Registered
- 1991
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£4.7m£4.5m
- 2024£4.8m£4.4m
- 2023£3.9m£3.9m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.8m£2.8m
- 2021£2.9m£2.7m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 67% · Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The objects of the charity are for the public benefit, including the promotion of women-centered support and the provision of services for the advancement of women and the support of those who have experienced Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse, in particular, but not limited to, women, children and young people in Leeds and surrounding areas.
Grants received
20 grants · £3,317,084 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,171,415 (4 grants)
- Comic Relief · £547,473 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £129,258 (2 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £127,465
- Postcode Community Trust · £100,000
Most recent
- Postcode Community Trust
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
12 trustees on the board
- Dr Shruthi Ventakachalam since 2025
- Helen Louise Daniels since 2018
- Holli Kellett since 2025
- Jill Mactaggart Ezard since 2022
- Judith Mcara since 2017
- Lorraine Whewell since 2017
- Nneka Ikeogu since 2013
- Rebecca Tredget since 2022
- Ridwana Wallace-Laher since 2025
- Samantha Millar since 2025
- Susan Kerslake since 2025
- Vanessa Rolfe since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Helen Louise Daniels since 2018
- Judith Mcara since 2017
- Lorraine Whewell since 2017
- Nneka Ikeogu since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Dr Shruthi Ventakachalam since 2025
- Helen Louise Daniels since 2018
- Holli Kellett since 2025
- Jill Mactaggart Ezard since 2022
- Lorraine Whewell since 2017
- Nneka Ikeogu since 2013
- Rebecca Tredget since 2022
- Samantha Millar since 2025
- Susan Kerslake since 2025
- Vanessa Rolfe since 2024
Portfolio (2)
- Judith Mcara since 2017
- Ridwana Wallace-Laher since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
2.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 3.5 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1005884
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 JULY 1991 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 27 JUNE 2005AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 27 JUN 2017 as amended on 09 Sep 2020 as amended on 28 Oct 2020 as amended on 28 Oct 2020 as amended on 09 Nov 2020
- Companies House
- Company number 02627468 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01132460401 · administration@leedswomensaid.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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