The Women's Organisation

What The Women's Organisation does

The Women's Organisation is a UK registered charity (charity number 1127631) operating across the United Kingdom and Ireland as the largest developer and deliverer of training and support for women in the UK. The organisation operates a dual-entity structure: a charitable parent, The Women's Organisation Ltd (company number 6706841), and a wholly owned trading subsidiary, The Women's Organisation (Trading) Ltd, which functions as a social enterprise. Its headquarters are at 54 St James Street in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle, with a secondary office at 55-59 Adelaide Street in Belfast serving the All-Ireland region. The CEO is Maggie O'Carroll; the charitable body's chair is Susan Oshikanlu, the trading subsidiary's chair is Pat Shea Halson, and the treasurer is Mona Navin Mealy.

Core programmes include the Mind and Money Programme (a financial resilience initiative delivered in partnership with six Citizens Advice branches across the Liverpool City Region and reporting c.£5.18m income maximised and c.£5.43m debt managed for c.3,000 households), the Better Off Fund (employment-barrier grants), Business Start-Up Support, Women's Workplace Wellness, Personal Development, and Consultancy Services. The organisation also publishes research and information, with collaborative work alongside the Women's Budget Group, the Smallwood Trust, and Central England Law Centre. The trading subsidiary operates 54 St James Street as a move-in ready office and conferencing venue, generating trade income that is reinvested in charitable activities.

Revenue mechanics are hybrid: restricted and unrestricted grant funding (notably from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority), donations, and trading income from the office-hire business, all directed to programme delivery. The principal customer segments are women experiencing economic disadvantage, residents of the Liverpool City Region facing cost-of-living pressures, and partner agencies seeking consultancy support. The model is fundamentally a grant-funded human-service delivery operation with light asset-backed (property) trading income.

Name

The Women's Organisation

Legal name

The Women's Organisation Ltd

Website

https://thewomensorganisation.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Women's Organisation is a UK registered charity operating across the UK and Ireland as the largest developer and deliverer of training and support for women in the UK. From offices in Liverpool and Belfast, it delivers financial resilience, business start-up, women's health, and consultancy programmes to women experiencing economic disadvantage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Economic Development Charitable Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights (BPADAGAF), Women's Health & Life-Stage Wellness Education (Fertility, Pregnancy, Menopause) (EDAAAHAI)

Keywords

• Women's economic development
• Financial resilience support
• Community training services
• Business start-up support
• Charitable programme delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Women's Organisation is a UK and Ireland charity and social enterprise that delivers training, financial resilience support, business start-up assistance, personal development, women's health and workplace wellness programmes, consultancy, and policy research for women's economic development. It also operates 54 St James Street in Liverpool as a social enterprise providing office and conferencing hire, with all surplus income reinvested into its charitable programmes.

Product overview

The Women's Organisation is a charity and social enterprise offering a portfolio of services focused on women's economic development. The core offerings include the Mind and Money Programme (financial resilience and wellbeing support), Better Off Fund (employment barrier removal), Business Start-Up Support, Personal Development, and Consultancy Services. The organisation also operates 54 St James Street as a social enterprise providing office space and conferencing facilities, with proceeds supporting charitable programmes. The Women's Organisation operates across the UK and Ireland with offices in Liverpool and Belfast.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 54 St James Street: Move-in ready offices and executive meeting suites operated by The Women's Organisation at their Liverpool headquarters, with income supporting the charity's programmes
• Mind and Money Programme
• Better Off Fund

Products and services

• Mind and Money Programme A financial support programme for Liverpool City Region residents struggling with the cost of living, providing money management, debt advice, benefit applications, and wellbeing support delivered through the Citizens Advice partnership network.
• Better Off Fund A programme supporting individuals facing financial barriers to employment by providing grants for work essentials such as boots and clothing in the Liverpool City Region.
• 54 St James Street Office and Conferencing Hire Move-in ready offices and executive meeting suites in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle offering flexible-terms workspace for teams of 4 to 16+ people and conferencing suites for up to 120 guests; income from hire directly supports The Women's Organisation's charitable programmes.
• Business Start-Up Support Training and support for women wanting to start businesses, including readiness sessions and advice programmes delivered as part of the charity's women's economic development work.
• Women's Workplace Wellness A health and wellbeing programme focusing on women's workplace health needs, addressing the gender health gap and maternal health inequalities as part of the charity's Women's Health workstream.
• Consultancy Services Expert consultancy services for women's economic development provided across sectors to organisations and public sector commissioners.
• Research and Information Research publications and information resources on women's economic development and related policy issues, supporting evidence-based policy shaping.
• Personal Development Programmes for women's personal development and confidence building delivered as part of the charity's charitable offerings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 3,000 households supported
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Citizens Advice LiverpoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary delivery partner for the Mind and Money Project across the Liverpool City Region. CEO Heather Jessop accepted the national award on behalf of the partnership, praising the dedication of everyone involved in delivering the project.
• Citizens Advice WirralcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery partner for the Mind and Money Project serving the Wirral area of the Liverpool City Region.
• Citizens Advice HaltoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery partner for the Mind and Money Project serving the Halton area.
• Citizens Advice SeftoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery partner for the Mind and Money Project serving the Sefton area.
• Citizens Advice KnowsleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery partner for the Mind and Money Project serving the Knowsley area.
• Citizens Advice St HelenscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery partner for the Mind and Money Project serving the St Helens area.
• PennySmartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery partner for the Mind and Money Project providing financial wellbeing support.
• Vauxhall Law CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery partner for the Mind and Money Project providing legal advice and support for housing and welfare rights.
• Smallwood TrustflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Women's Organisation has worked in partnership with Smallwood Trust over recent years on gendered poverty initiatives. Smallwood Trust's leadership in highlighting and tackling gendered poverty is both vital and timely.
• Women's Budget Group (WBG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on gendered poverty research report 'Where Inequality Lives' produced by Women's Budget Group and Central England Law Centre.
• Central England Law CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the 'Where Inequality Lives' gendered poverty report alongside Women's Budget Group.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Citizens Advice: The UK's largest advice network and direct delivery partner of TWO's Mind and Money Programme across six Liverpool City Region branches. Operates a much broader consumer-facing advice mandate but is the central operational partner for TWO's flagship financial resilience programme.

Direct peers

• Fawcett Society: The UK's leading membership charity campaigning for gender equality and women's rights. Like The Women's Organisation, it pursues systemic change through research, advocacy, and policy influence, and operates from a UK-wide platform targeting women's economic and social outcomes.
• Working Families: UK charity supporting working families and campaigning for workplace flexibility, parental leave, and care rights. Overlaps with TWO's addressable pains (childcare, motherhood penalty, low pay, workplace wellness) and shares the women's economic equality policy space.
• Women's Aid: National federation of women's domestic violence support services. While more focused on VAWG, Women's Aid is a comparable UK women's charity delivering services through local partnerships and engaging in policy advocacy on gendered outcomes.
• Smart Works: UK charity helping women into employment through coaching, interview preparation, and work clothing. Overlaps with TWO's business start-up support and Better Off Fund work in removing financial barriers to women's economic participation.
• Women's Budget Group: An independent think tank and registered charity focusing on the gendered impact of economic policy. Direct research partner of The Women's Organisation on 'Where Inequality Lives' and shares the same intersection of gender, poverty, and economic policy that defines TWO's mission.
• StepChange Debt Charity: UK debt advice charity providing free, confidential debt advice and money management tools. Shares TWO's Mind and Money focus on debt management and financial resilience, with overlapping beneficiary cohorts (women in low-income households).
• Smallwood Trust: UK grantmaking charity tackling gendered poverty through direct financial support and partnerships. Direct strategic partner of TWO on gendered poverty initiatives and shares the same target beneficiary profile of women experiencing economic hardship.
• Turn2Us: UK national charity helping people in financial hardship access benefits, grants, and support. Operates adjacent to TWO's Mind and Money focus on benefit maximisation and income resilience, with a similar digital-plus-partnership delivery model.
• Agenda Alliance: UK alliance of more than 100 organisations working to create change for women and girls at risk of multiple disadvantage. Operates in the same intersection of gendered poverty, VAWG, and women's economic inequality that TWO's Mind and Money programme targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TheWomensOrg
• Facebookfacebook.com/MoneyAndMindLCR
• Instagraminstagram.com/thewo_org_uk

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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