Wonderfully Made Woman

What Wonderfully Made Woman does

Wonderfully Made Woman is a registered charity (number 1182073) in England and Wales, founded in 2011 by Ehinor Otaigbe MBE, that provides community-based support services for women and girls who have experienced significant adversity across Greater Manchester. The organisation delivers its programmes through a network of physical hubs in Manchester (headquarters at Cariocca Business Park, Miles Platting), Bolton, and Middleton, plus a partnered site at Harpurhey Neighbouring Project. Its service portfolio includes a befriending service for single mothers (described as the first of its kind in the UK), a culturally appropriate African food bank, domestic violence and abuse support, mentoring, confidence-building workshops, wellbeing sessions, The Girl Child Project for ages 10-18, the Dance Together Project, the Faith Projects, the Manchester Maya Project, and the WMW Network membership programme. The charity also publishes the WMW Magazine 'U are not alone' and produces a weekly radio show on ALL FM 96.9 FM.

The organisation's underlying technology footprint is minimal: there is no proprietary platform, no mobile application, and no disclosed software or API integrations. Distribution and engagement are conducted through social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, YouTube), a private Facebook group, weekly Monday Zoom hangouts, monthly emails, the print magazine distributed via schools, health centres, libraries, churches, and mosques, and the community radio broadcast. The charity's revenue model is donation- and grant-funded; services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, and a PayPal donation link is available on the website. There is no disclosed commercial pricing model and no venture capital, private equity, or institutional investment. The customer base consists of individual women and girls facing adversity, including single mothers, young refugee girls, and Black, African, and ethnic minority families, with the food bank reaching over 1,800 people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Name

Wonderfully Made Woman

Legal name

Wonderfully Made Woman

Website

https://wonderfullymadewoman.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wonderfully Made Woman is a Greater Manchester-based registered charity that delivers free community support services, including befriending, food banking, domestic violence support, mentoring, and wellbeing programmes, to women and girls who have experienced adversity, through three physical hubs and a virtual membership network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Funding: The organisation operates as a registered charity (1182073) in England and Wales, funded primarily through donations and grants. A PayPal donation link is provided on the website. The charity receives support from various organisations and partners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Wonderfully Made Woman is a UK registered charity (No. 1182073) that provides free, culturally appropriate support services for women and girls experiencing adversity in Greater Manchester. Its core offerings include befriending for single mothers, a food bank, mentoring and confidence-building, domestic violence and abuse support, cost-of-living support, wellbeing sessions, The Girl Child Project, the Dance Together Project, and a quarterly community magazine — all delivered through physical hubs in Manchester, Bolton, and Middleton.

Product overview

Wonderfully Made Woman is a registered charity providing holistic support services for women and girls who have experienced adversity. The organization operates a multi-service model including a pioneering Befriending Service for Single Mothers, the Wonderfully Made Woman Network membership program, and a Culturally Appropriate Food Bank. Services are delivered through physical Hubs in Manchester (head office), Bolton, and Middleton, with additional programs including The Girl Child Project, Community Projects, Dance Together Project, Domestic Violence & Abuse Support, Cost of Living Support, Wellbeing Sessions, and Mentoring. The organization also publishes the WMW Magazine 'U are not alone'. All services aim to build confidence, restore wellbeing, and create safe spaces for women and girls across Greater Manchester.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Befriending Service for Single Mothers

Quantifiable outcome

• Supported over 1800 people with African food bank during COVID-19 pandemic
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• The Lord Mayor of Manchester (Councillor June Hitchen)flagshipOthers · 17 December 2018The Lord Mayor of Manchester, Councillor June Hitchen, officially launched the WMW Magazine 'U are not alone' at the 7th anniversary celebration event.
• Dr Erinma Bell MBE DLflagshipOthers · 17 December 2018Dr Erinma Bell MBE DL co-launched the WMW Magazine 'U are not alone' at the 7th anniversary celebration event.
• ALL FM 96.9 FMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with ALL FM community radio station for weekly Radio Show & Community Voice programme broadcast every Friday 11am-12pm, engaging the community through radio sharing stories, raising awareness, promoting wellbeing, and amplifying women's voices.
• The Black and Asian Research Advisory Group (BRAG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEhinor Otaigbe is a vital member of BRAG and participates in numerous community research projects.
• UK BME Anti-Slavery InnovatorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member contributing to anti-slavery initiatives and innovation.
• Mama Health and Poverty Partnership (Greater Manchester)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership dedicated to creating a safe, fair, and dignified environment for women, addressing health and poverty issues.
• Greater Manchester Answer Cancer ChampioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive role in raising awareness on early detection and prevention of cancer.
• Nigeria Community Manchester (NCM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEhinor Otaigbe served as Head of Women's Affairs at NCM, significantly enhancing community support and involvement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Anawim (Birmingham): Birmingham-based women's centre offering holistic support, refuge, and recovery services to women including those affected by domestic abuse, exploitation and the criminal justice system. Highly comparable hub-and-services model but operating in the West Midlands rather than Greater Manchester.
• Imkaan: UK-wide federation of specialist BME women's organisations working to end violence against women and girls. Comparable in targeting BME women and VAWG; positioned as a national umbrella while WMW is a delivery organisation in Greater Manchester.
• Magdalene Group: Norfolk-based charity supporting women and girls affected by sex work, trafficking, exploitation and domestic abuse through outreach, accommodation and trauma-informed support. Comparable women-focused, multi-issue service portfolio.
• Asian Women's Resource Centre: London-based charity providing support, advocacy and refuge services for Asian and minority ethnic women experiencing domestic and sexual violence. Directly comparable culturally specific VAWG model.
• Nia Project (Haringey): North London charity delivering services for women and girls who have experienced sexual and domestic violence, including refuge, advocacy and counselling. Comparable women-focused VAWG delivery model in a different region.
• Southall Black Sisters: Long-standing Black and minority ethnic women's charity providing domestic violence support, advice, and advocacy in West London. Directly comparable mission (BME women, VAWG, advice/advocacy) but with a stronger policy/litigation orientation and larger London footprint.
• Together Women: Yorkshire-based charity providing trauma-informed, women-only support across criminal justice, domestic abuse and mental health. Comparable multi-hub, women-only service delivery model in a different UK region.
• WomenCentre (Huddersfield): Calderdale and Kirklees women's centre providing holistic support for women experiencing domestic abuse, mental health issues and multiple disadvantage. Comparable women-only centre model with drop-ins, advocacy and skill-building.

Broad incumbents

• Women's Aid Federation of England: National federation coordinating a network of over 180 local domestic abuse services across England. Comparable in DV service delivery and women-focused advocacy; serves as the sector's main coordination body.
• Refuge: UK's largest domestic abuse charity operating the National Domestic Abuse Helpline and a network of refuges. Comparable in DV support delivery but vastly larger, nationally scoped, and not culturally BME-specialist.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wmadewoman
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC5XOQBfW1lWi45bdCnp8cYQ/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/search/top?q=wonderfully%20made%20woman
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wonderfully-made-woman
• Instagraminstagram.com/wonderfully_made_woman

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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