Women in Academia Support Network
What it does
The network aims to provide a safer space for all women in academia at every level to support each other, to build networks and to share knowledge, in order to enable women to better navigate academia, and to support women in their various roles inside and outside the academy.
Its charitable purposes
1. TO ADVANCE THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION OF WOMEN IN ACADEMIA THROUGH THE CREATION, MODERATION AND PROMOTION OF PROFESSIONAL PEER SUPPORT NETWORKS TO IDENTIFY AND MEET THROUGH COLLECTIVE EFFORT, THE NEEDS OF WOMEN IN ACADEMIA.2. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN ACADEMIC PROFESSIONS THROUGH CONDUCTING / COMMISSIONING RESEARCH FOR PUBLIC DISSEMINATION AND CAMPAIGNING. 3. TO RELIEVE POVERTY OF WOMEN ACADEMICS FACING DISADVANTAGE OR DISCRIMINATION THROUGH GRANT-GIVING AND PROVISION OF SERVICES & ACCESS TO EVENTS / FACILITIES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Disability
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Netherlands Antilles
- Scotland
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £641 and spent £5,947.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £641 | £5,947 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 March 2024 | £7,696 | £684 | Not reported | 15 |
| 31 March 2023 | £9,350 | £9,248 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2022 | £985 | £985 | Not reported | 15 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 35%, from £985 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £641 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 928% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 4 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Professor Amy Bonsall-RedstonChair
- Dr Jennifer Leigh
- Dr Pamela Mei Na YEOW
- Professor Eleonora Belfiore
Filing record
Of the last 4 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 23 January 2026, 8 days early | Received 23 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 29 January 2025, 2 days early | Received 29 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 5 December 2023, 57 days early | Received 5 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 18 December 2022, 44 days early | Received 18 December 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1192281
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 11 November 2020
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Nov 2020
- Website
- www.wiasn.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.