ROOM FOR WORK

Charity number: 1160957
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Room for Work delivers employability skills courses to the unemployed. The courses equip participants with a range of skills that enable them to find work. Room for Work specialises in assisting skilled and mature workers, especially those who are long-term unemployed. The course is delivered 15 times each year in the Borough of Richmond and other locations in southwest London.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2025

Total income: £113,984
Total expenditure: £111,477

Total income includes £63,462 from 3 government contract(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 March 2015: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • RFW (Working name)
Company number:
09183037 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Garth Watkins Chair 18 March 2015
ACTIVATE SPORTS MINISTRY
Received: On time
Ian Michael Hopper Trustee 26 November 2024
None on record
Matthew Henry Robert Harris Trustee 25 February 2019
None on record
Rev DONNA WILLIAMS Trustee 18 March 2015
HAMPTON PAROCHIAL CHARITY
Received: On time
THE HAMPTON WAR MEMORIAL CHARITY
Received: On time
SCHOOL OF INDUSTRY OR GIRLS' SCHOOL
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024 31/07/2025
Total gross income £73.53k £60.43k £90.08k £127.09k £113.98k
Total expenditure £72.14k £61.79k £85.56k £126.29k £111.48k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A £47.17k £69.50k £63.46k
Income from government grants £9.74k N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 July 2025 22 May 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2025 22 May 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2024 21 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 21 April 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 22 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 22 April 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 22 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 22 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 23 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 23 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12 AUG 2014

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE COMPANY MAY DETERMINE, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.

Contact information

Address:
50 Broom Park
Teddington
TW11 9RS
Phone:
02089775468
Email:
enquiries@roomforwork.org
Website:

www.roomforwork.org Open in new window