Wales Assembly of Women Cynulliad Merched Cymru
What it does
Regular members email Newsletter /Facebook/ Website https://walesassemblyofwomen.co.ukLinks with the Women's Nation Commission and representation at their conferenceWork with Equal Opportunities Commission and Violence Against Women Annual Audrey Jones Awards to encourage research by womenSee update of events and news on website
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTIVES OF WAW ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FORTHE WOMEN OF WALES. IN PARTICULAR,A) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ALL OR ANY OF THEFOLLOWING MEANS:• BY IDENTIFYING AREAS OF NEED AND BEARING IN MIND THE SCATTERED AND OFTEN ISOLATED CHARACTER OF MANY COMMUNITIES IN WALES, TO FACILITATE CONTACT BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS FOR MUTUAL SUPPORT AND TO STIMULATE DISCUSSION, CONSULTATION AND ACTION ON EQUALITY;• BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT ON EQUALITY ISSUES;• INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY ON EQUALITY FOR WOMEN;• COMMENTING ON PROPOSED EQUALITY LEGISLATION;• RAISING AWARENESS OF EQUALITY ISSUES.B) THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ALL OR ANYOF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:• RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;• EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS;• PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS;• CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW;• COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;• RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;• PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS;• PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS;• INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS;IN EACH CASE WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY IN WALES.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides other finance
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £1,140 and spent £1,950.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,140 | £1,950 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,750 | £1,240 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,205 | £1,704 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,186 | £1,233 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,195 | £407 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 5%, from £1,195 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £1,140 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 171% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Dr Jane CroadChair
- Dr Leah Hibbs
- Dr Victoria Cornish
- Professor Gerda Susan Roper
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 21 October 2025, 102 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 22 January 2025, 9 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 19 November 2023, 73 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 7 January 2023, 24 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 20 January 2022, 11 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 519993
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 14 March 1988
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 09/06/1984AS AMENDED ON 21/11/1987AS AMENDED ON 29/02/1992AS AMENDED ON 08/07/1995AS AMENDED ON 08/10/2011AS AMENDED ON 08 NOV 2015 as amended on 28 Nov 2020
- Website
- www.walesassemblyofwomen.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
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.