WEST LONDON WELCOME

Charity number: 1183261
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

West London Welcome is a free drop-in centre for refugees, asylum seekers & migrants catering primarily but not exclusively to individuals & communities in Hammersmith & Fulham. WLW provides a warm space for people to come in out of the cold, have a cup of tea and socialise, hot lunch, learn English, share ideas and get advice.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2025

Total income:
£556,070

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Donations and legacies £530.40k
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £16.14k
Investments £9.52k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£471,767

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Raising funds £25.86k
Charitable activities £445.91k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £25.86k
Charitable expenditure £445.91k
Retained for future use £84.30k

People

8 Employee(s)

9 Trustee(s)

92 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
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 May 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Joanna Sarah Farquharson Chair 16 December 2019
None on record
John Clark Trustee 31 October 2025
None on record
Helen Pickering Trustee 13 February 2025
None on record
Betul Piyade Trustee 27 September 2023
None on record
Coco Campbell Trustee 07 February 2023
None on record
Efthymia Stathopoulou Trustee 14 December 2022
None on record
Antonia Benfield Trustee 21 November 2022
None on record
Seema Alibhai Trustee 08 April 2019
None on record
Reza Beyad Trustee 08 April 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024 31/05/2025
Total gross income £195.51k £395.96k £430.78k £359.84k £556.07k
Total expenditure £134.32k £224.32k £336.36k £401.76k £471.77k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £5.00k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £530.40k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £16.14k
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £9.52k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £445.91k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £25.86k
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024 31/05/2025
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £16.65k
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £395.56k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £5.94k

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 May 2025 30 March 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2025 30 March 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2024 25 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 25 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 27 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 27 March 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 22 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 22 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 27 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 27 March 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 May 2019 as amended on 04 Oct 2023

Charitable objects

The objects of the CIO are: (1) To advance education and relieve financial hardship amongst those seeking asylum, those granted refugee status and migrants particularly by the provision of legal and other advice. (2) To provide or assist with the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time activity for refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and their dependents in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving their conditions of life and assisting their inclusion into the wider community, in particular but not exclusively by the provision of a drop-in centre

Contact information

Address:
International House
109-111 Fulham Palace Road
LONDON
W6 8JA
Phone:
07512789542
Email:
hello@westlondonwelcome.com
Website:

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