for the Period Ended 31 March 2026
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Directors' report period ended
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 March 2026
Principal activities of the company
Directors
The director shown below has held office during the whole of the period from
1 April 2025
to
31 March 2026
The director shown below has held office during the period of
1 April 2025
to
23 February 2026
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006
This report was approved by the board of directors on
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
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The notes form part of these financial statements
This report was approved by the board of directors on
and signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
The notes form part of these financial statements
for the Period Ended 31 March 2026
Basis of measurement and preparation
Turnover policy
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Throughout the reporting period, NorthWest Women in STEM continued to deliver activities aligned with its mission to engage, educate and empower women and girls across the North West through accessible STEM education, networking and wellbeing initiatives. Community Outreach Events: - STEM Junior Champions -12th June 2025 “Egg-speriment Competition Winners”, (Girlguides, Ulverston). - International Day of the Girl - 4th-5th Sept “A Bug's Life” (Girlguides, Cumbria). Delivered an interactive entomology workshop exploring insects and biodiversity to over 2,000 Girlguides - STEM Junior Champions -22nd Sept 2025 “Petri Dish Detectives”, (Girlguides, Preston). - Girlguides Cityscapes Adventure, 21st-22nd March 2026 (Manchester). Engaged more than 2,000 Girlguides through STEM outreach activities. Public Engagement Events: - ELRIG Drug Discovery Conference, 22nd Oct 2025, Liverpool - Hosted the “Bridge the Dream Gap” panel discussion supporting women and early career researchers in life sciences. - International Women’s Day, 8th March 2026, Manchester - Go Beyond Conference, University of Salford, 25th March 2026 Beyond the Lab: Women in Life Science Hosted an industry panel showcasing career pathways and breaking barriers in life sciences Women in Tech “Tech Glow Up: Building Tech Futures” panel promoting careers and opportunities in technology. - Women’s Wellbeing, 25th March 2026 - Hosted a Hot Mat Pilates session to promote women’s health and wellbeing in collaboration with Infinite Woman Co. - Career Glow-Up Webinar Series - Launched lunchtime webinars with speakers on topics such as Imposter Syndrome. Northwest Women in STEM CIC was also recognised and shortlisted for a number of awards: - University of Manchester’s, Make a Difference Award for Social Impact, 8th May 2025 - Manchester City Councils, BeProud Award 2025, Promoting Equality, Diversity and Equality, 20th June 2025 - NOVI Women in Leadership Awards, Social Impact, 21st Nov 2025 - I Love Manchester Award 2025 - Most Loved Community Group, 25th Nov 2026 - I Love Manchester Award 2025 - Emmeline Pankhurst Award, 25th Nov 2026 - BioNow Award, Social Impact, 5th March 2026. As a volunteer led Community Interest Company, Northwest Women in STEM has experienced natural changes to its team and board. During the reporting period, Director Juliana Smith stepped down from her voluntary position due to increased professional commitments. The Board would like to express its sincere gratitude to Juliana for her valuable contribution to Northwest Women in STEM and wishes her every success in the future. We have also said goodbye to several STEM Ambassadors who joined the organisation as undergraduate students and have since graduated and secured employment. We celebrate their success and wish them the very best in their careers. These changes have provided an opportunity to welcome new volunteers and broaden our network. A new recruitment campaign has been launched to attract more talent.
During the reporting period, Northwest Women in STEM (NW WIS) actively engaged with key stakeholders to support the delivery of our mission and strengthen our community partnerships. We strengthened our relationship with ELRIG (Drug Discovery), whose continued support enabled Northwest Women in STEM to deliver public engagement activities especially with Early Careers Researchers in Life Sciences. We also collaborated with organisations including Girlguiding North West England, the University of Salford, Alliance Manchester Business School, Proteintech, and Infinite Woman.
No remuneration was received
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
29 July 2026
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Saba Khan
Status: Director