Registered charity · London
Wellbeing of Women
Wellbeing of Women is a registered charity (number 239281) based in London, governed by 11 trustees. Latest income £2.4m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 11 trustees
- Income £2.4m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Debra WhiteTrustee · since 2013
- Dr Nighat ArifTrustee · since 2025
- Indra JoshiTrustee · since 2023
- Jean RentonTrustee · since 2026
- Jos CleareTrustee · since 2023
- Karen Ann GreenTrustee · since 2023
- Margaret Ruffin HorvathTrustee · since 2019
- Philip Eric Rene JansenTrustee · since 2011
- Professor Dame Lesley ReganTrustee · since 2020
- Ranee Thakar MDTrustee · since 2021
- Sarah PearceTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland
- Website
- www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Wellbeing of Women
- Registered
- 1965
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£2.4m£2.7m
- 2024£3.2m£3.4m
- 2023£2.8m£2.7m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.6m£2.5m
- 2021£2.2m£1.7m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
'4.1 TO RELIEVE THE SICKNESS OF WOMEN AND BABIES AND TO PROMOTE AND TO PROTECT THEIR HEALTH (WHETHER MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SEXUAL OR EMOTIONAL) AND, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY: 4.1.1 THE PROMOTION OF THE SCIENCES OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY AND RELATED SUBJECTS GENERALLY AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION THEREIN; AND 4.1.2 THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY AND RESEARCH WORK IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF ALL SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH.
Grants received
12 grants · £1,764,274 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
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £707,000 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £537,762 (4 grants)
- Department of Health and Social Care · £499,512 (4 grants)
- SHAREGIFT · £20,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department of Health and Social Care
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Debra White since 2013
- Dr Nighat Arif since 2025
- Indra Joshi since 2023
- Jean Renton since 2026
- Jos Cleare since 2023
- Karen Ann Green since 2023
- Margaret Ruffin Horvath since 2019
- Philip Eric Rene Jansen since 2011
- Professor Dame Lesley Regan since 2020
- Ranee Thakar MD since 2021
- Sarah Pearce since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Debra White since 2013
- Margaret Ruffin Horvath since 2019
- Philip Eric Rene Jansen since 2011
- Professor Dame Lesley Regan since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Debra White since 2013
- Dr Nighat Arif since 2025
- Indra Joshi since 2023
- Jean Renton since 2026
- Jos Cleare since 2023
- Karen Ann Green since 2023
- Margaret Ruffin Horvath since 2019
- Ranee Thakar MD since 2021
- Sarah Pearce since 2026
Portfolio (2)
- Philip Eric Rene Jansen since 2011
- Professor Dame Lesley Regan since 2020
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.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
3.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 6.5 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 239281
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/10/1964AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/03/1970AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/01/1972AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/02/1972AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/04/1975AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/11/1985AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/07/1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/06/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/05/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/07/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/06/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/11/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/07/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/09/2013NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 18/09/2013AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11/01/2014 as amended on 13 Jul 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 00824076 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 0203 697 7000 · hello@wellbeingofwomen.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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