Women Centre

What Women Centre does

WomenCentre (registered charity no. 1118366; company no. 06084795) is a West Yorkshire-based non-profit founded in 1985 and formed through the 2008 merger of Calderdale Well Woman Association and Womenspace. It delivers women-only support services across Calderdale, Kirklees, and Bradford, with offices in Halifax, Huddersfield, and Dewsbury. Core service lines cover domestic abuse support, mental health and counselling, migrant women's advocacy, support for young women (under 25), and — via its 2023 subsidiary WomenCentre Homes — housing-related provision. Operational scale includes an 80+ staff headcount, around 60 active volunteers contributing roughly 3,500 hours annually, 300+ members, and 4,880 referrals recorded in 2023/24 supporting around 3,000 women each year. The organisation has cumulatively supported more than 100,000 women over its 40-year history.

The business model is non-commercial and grant-funded: revenue is drawn from multi-year restricted grants (notably The National Lottery Community Fund, including £393,055 in 2020 for the Girls and Young Women's Project and £177,379 in 2023 for WomenCentre Homes), local authority and NHS commissioning, corporate giving (including Suma Wholefoods' Corporate Gold Supporter arrangement from June 2024, and a £4,000 GSK IMPACT Award runner-up award in 2022), individual donations, and membership income. Service delivery is operationalised through a proprietary "Women Centred Working" framework and referral partnerships with statutory agencies, with no AI/ML capability disclosed. Leadership is held by CEO Angela Everson and Deputy CEO Steph Mallas.

Name

Women Centre

Legal name

WomenCentre Calderdale and Kirklees

Website

https://womencentre.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WomenCentre is a West Yorkshire non-profit (founded 1985) delivering domestic abuse, mental health, counselling, housing, migrant, and young women's support services across Calderdale, Kirklees, and Bradford, with 80+ staff serving around 3,000 women annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Community Support Services

NAICS

Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF)

Keywords

• Women's support services
• Domestic abuse support
• Mental health counselling
• Social housing services
• Community charity services

Headquarters

HQ city

Huddersfield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government and Lottery Funding: Major revenue stream from government contracts and National Lottery Community Fund grants for specific service delivery programs
2. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate supporter memberships at Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels providing unrestricted funds
3. Individual Memberships and Donations: Annual memberships from individuals plus one-off donations from supporters
4. Low-Cost Counselling Fees: Sliding scale counselling fees based on income (£5-£20 per session)
5. Legacies and Bequests: Inheritance gifts such as the Doreen Pickles legacy for long-term sustainability

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

WomenCentre is a registered charity providing women-only prevention, intervention, recovery and empowerment services across Calderdale, Kirklees and Bradford in West Yorkshire. Core offerings include one-to-one counselling, mental health and wellbeing programmes, domestic abuse support, social housing through its WomenCentre Homes subsidiary, and specialist projects for migrants, survivors of trauma and girls/young women, all delivered through three physical centres and digital channels.

Product overview

WomenCentre is a pioneering charitable organization providing a comprehensive range of women-only support services across Calderdale, Kirklees, and Bradford in West Yorkshire. The organization operates as a unified service portfolio unified by its Prevention, Intervention, Recovery and Empowerment approach. Core services include mental health and wellbeing programs (Women's Mental Health & Wellbeing Service, Counselling, Moving Forward trauma course, This Is Me confidence course), domestic abuse support, housing services (WomenCentre Homes), and specialist programs for migrants and young women (Connecting Opportunities, Girls and Young Women's Project). Creative programs include Healing Moves self-defence, Rough Tracks for Life music therapy, and Pausing Together Videos. The services are delivered through physical centres in Halifax, Huddersfield, and Dewsbury, supported by volunteer-led groups and digital resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WomenCentre Homes: A subsidiary focused on creating social housing to meet the needs of women and their children, particularly those experiencing homelessness due to crisis issues.

Products and services

• Calderdale Services Women-only support services operating from the Halifax town centre, delivering prevention, intervention, recovery and empowerment services for women in Calderdale.
• Kirklees Services Women-only support services across Kirklees providing mental health, wellbeing and domestic abuse support across North and South Kirklees.
• Bradford Services (Survive & Thrive) Women-only support services delivered in the Bradford area under the Survive & Thrive programme.
• WomenCentre Homes A social housing initiative creating stable accommodation for women and their children experiencing homelessness due to crisis issues, with the goal of improved quality of life.
• Women's Mental Health & Wellbeing Service Safe women-only spaces providing holistic mental health support, including support groups, activities and specialist services for mothers apart from children, refugees, migrants, and LGBTQ+ women.
• Counselling Service (Kirklees) Low-cost one-to-one counselling and creative therapy provided by qualified therapists for women in Kirklees, with sliding-scale fees based on income (£5–£20 per session).
• Calderdale Counselling One-to-one therapeutic counselling service for women in Calderdale, provided by qualified BACP-registered counsellors.
• Moving Forward A 5-week trauma course delivered by qualified counsellors for women who have experienced trauma and/or domestic abuse, focusing on recovery and moving forward.
• This Is Me A 5-week confidence course delivered by qualified counsellors aimed at improving confidence and building self-esteem.
• Healing Moves Self-defence classes for women who have experienced trauma and/or abuse, combining Taekwondo techniques with trauma recovery support.
• Connecting Opportunities A project working with new migrants in West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire to develop skills and opportunities to find work and integrate into the local community, funded by the European Social Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund.
• Girls and Young Women's Project Age-appropriate support services for girls and young women in Calderdale and Kirklees, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund (£393,055 grant).
• Women Migrants' Dictionary A creative publication created by women migrants celebrating their experiences through drawings, photographs, video, text, quotations, poetry, proverbs and narrative.
• Rough Tracks for Life A music therapy service and album created by women at WomenCentre, featuring songs written and recorded by service users.
• Tuesday Social Club A friendly weekly social group providing crafts, colouring, knitting and social connection for women in Calderdale.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supporting over 3,000 women annually across Calderdale and Kirklees
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Suma WholefoodscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 19 June 2024Suma Wholefoods, the largest equal pay worker co-operative in Europe based in Elland, West Yorkshire, became Corporate Gold Supporter. This partnership reinforces shared values of equality and sustainability, building on years of mutual support.
• Freight Link EuropeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTransport company owned by Lesley O'Brien OBE, operating in the male-dominated haulage industry. Bronze Corporate Supporter of WomenCentre.
• Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union at Suma Food EllandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBronze Corporate Supporter organisation supporting WomenCentre through workplace fundraising activities.
• Connecting Opportunities PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partnership with 10 organisations including Migration Yorkshire, Halifax Opportunities Trust, Horton Housing, Leeds Asylum Seekers' Support Network, Nova/Dominion Training, PATH Yorkshire, Solace Surviving Exile and Persecution, The Children's Society, Touchstone to deliver services for women migrants across West Yorkshire and parts of North Yorkshire.
• University of HuddersfieldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with WomenCentre for Women in Business event at John Smith Football stadium, resulting in Huddersfield Giants partnership and community connections.
• Huddersfield Giants Women in BusinessminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports club event where WomenCentre was selected as charity partner, leading to donations of toiletries and scarves for women using services.
• Every Vaccination Matters ProgrammeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgramme where Zenebu was recruited as local leader to combat COVID-19, delivering culturally sensitive workshops in Kirklees.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hibiscus Initiatives: UK charity supporting migrant women, refugees, and asylum seekers in contact with the criminal justice system — directly comparable to WomenCentre's Connecting Opportunities programme for migrant women.
• Solace Women's Aid: London-based charity providing refuge, advocacy, and therapeutic services for women and children affected by domestic and sexual abuse — closely comparable service portfolio to WomenCentre's domestic abuse work.
• Surviving Economic Abuse: UK charity dedicated to raising awareness of economic abuse and supporting women experiencing it — closely comparable to WomenCentre's domestic abuse and financial empowerment work for women.
• Women's Trust: UK charity providing free counselling and support specifically for women experiencing domestic abuse, depression, or anxiety — direct peer in women-focused counselling and mental health services.
• The Women's Centre Cornwall: Independent women's centre offering holistic support including domestic abuse, mental health, and wellbeing services in Cornwall — near-identical organisational model to WomenCentre but serving a different region.

Emerging players

• Pathway Housing: Smaller UK charity providing supported housing and resettlement services for vulnerable women — partial overlap with WomenCentre Homes' social housing mission for women in crisis.

Broad incumbents

• Mind: National mental health charity offering information, support, and local services including counselling — overlaps with WomenCentre's mental health and wellbeing programmes, though Mind serves all genders and operates at much larger scale.
• Refuge: National UK charity providing specialist support for women and children experiencing domestic abuse, including refuge accommodation and outreach — directly comparable in mission and service mix, but at significantly larger national scale.
• Women's Aid: UK-wide federation coordinating local domestic abuse services, lobbying, and survivor support — overlaps with WomenCentre's domestic abuse and advocacy work but operates as an umbrella body for member organisations.

Regional players

• Womens Health and Family Services: Australian non-profit providing women-centred health, counselling, and family support services — comparable women-only, holistic service model but operating across a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/womencentrekirkleescalderdale
• Instagraminstagram.com/womencentre
• Xx.com/WomenCentreCK
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/womencentre-limited

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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