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Charity Details:

Wigtownshire Women's Aid

SC006427Registered charity from 11 May 1988
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Address 22 Bellevilla Road
Stranraer
Postcode DG9 8ED
Website wigwa.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
2.1 To provide temporary refuge for women and children (if any) who have experienced abuse (mental, physical or sexual) in their home or within a relationship. 2.2 To offer support, information and help to any women, child or young person who asks for such help. 2.3 To encourage women to determine their own futures. 2.4 To provide the opportunities for the education and emotional needs of the children to be met, particularly those resident in refuges. 2.5 To encourage statutory authorities and other agencies to recognize their obligations, legal and otherwise, towards abused women and their children (if any) and to act accordingly towards the prevention of abuse and relief of suffering. 2.6 Mindful of the fact that abuse is the result of the position of women in society, to promote education and to inform the community and their representatives with respect to the abuse of women and its prevention. 2.7 To encourage research into the causes, the prevention and relief of such suffering and abuse. 2.8 To encourage such training both for ourselves and others as will best meet the objectives of Wigtownshire Women's Aid. 2.9 To do all other things as will properly attain the above purposes.
Details of the charity's operations
Charity Status: Active
Last Updated: 01 Jul 2025
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 11 May 1988
Geographical Spread: A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Main Operating Location: Dumfries And Galloway
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty","the advancement of education","the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"
Types of activity undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals","It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Information Submission History
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Accounts
31 Jan 2021 £750,437 £648,871 26 Oct 2021 Yes
31 Jan 2022 £637,838 £614,969 31 Oct 2022 Yes
31 Jan 2023 £675,599 £639,594 18 Oct 2023 Yes
31 Jan 2024 £656,304 £642,675 30 Aug 2024 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Jan 2025 No Annual Information due by 31 Oct 2025
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSCR allowed an additional 9 months grace period for charities that were overdue/late when their annual information due by date fell between 01 March 2020 and 31 March 2021.

If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Information on details of charity trustees

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Charity accounts and constitution – what information do we publish?

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When a charity publishes its accounts on its website and has supplied us with a link, we have made this available. From late 2017, where the charity is a company, a registered social landlord or is also registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, a link is provided to the relevant regulator’s website where the accounts are made available. We accept no responsibility for the functionality, accuracy, or content of external websites – if you experience a technical issue with an external link, you should contact the charity directly.

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