TAMIL WELFARE ASSOCIATION (NEWHAM) UK

Registered charity 1047487 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as T W A N

PROVIDES ADVOCACY/ADVICE/INFORMATION , PROVIDE SERVICES. PROVIDE HUMAN RESOURCES, EDUCATION, TRAINING, THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR SAVING OF LIVES, DISABILITY, THE PREVENTION OF RELIEF OF POVERTY, ACCOMMODATION/HOUSING, ARTS/CULTURE/HERITAGE/SCIENCE, ECONOMIC/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT /EMPLOYMENT.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£221k
Latest spending
£173k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £173,222 and designated funds of £370,521, resulting in total funds of £543,743. The trustees report a net incoming resource surplus for the year, and the independent examiner found no matters requiring attention regarding compliance with accounting standards or records.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£221k£173k
31/12/2024£182k£151k
31/12/2023£247k£150k
31/12/2022£162k£112k
31/12/2021£198k£171k

Common questions

Is TAMIL WELFARE ASSOCIATION (NEWHAM) UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £173,222 and designated funds of £370,521, resulting in total funds of £543,743. The trustees report a net incoming resource surplus for the year, and the independent examiner found no matters requiring attention regarding compliance with accounting standards or records. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TAMIL WELFARE ASSOCIATION (NEWHAM) UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TAMIL WELFARE ASSOCIATION (NEWHAM) UK as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON, THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2023£132kCovering the salary costs of the casework manager
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2021£55k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£22k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20kHuman Rights (particularly access to justice)

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust17/06/2025£22kA grant to Tamil Welfare Association (Newham) UK
The National Lottery Community Fund07/11/2024£169kIMMIGRATION CASEWORK PROJECT
A B Charitable Trust04/07/2024£22kA grant to Tamil Welfare Association (Newham) UK
A B Charitable Trust04/07/2023£22kA grant to Tamil Welfare Association (Newham) UK
A B Charitable Trust21/04/2022£20kA grant to Tamil Welfare Association (Newham) UK
A B Charitable Trust08/10/2020£15kA grant to Tamil Welfare Association (Newham) UK
UK government20/08/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
City Bridge Foundation26/09/2019£68kGrant to Tamil Welfare Association, (Newham), UK.
A B Charitable Trust24/01/2019£10kA grant to Tamil Welfare Association (Newham) UK
A B Charitable Trust30/06/2016£10kRefugees, asylum Seekers Protect Human Rights
City Bridge Foundation18/03/2016£102kGrant to Tamil Welfare Association, (Newham), UK.
City Bridge Foundation08/10/2009£23kGrant to Tamil Welfare Association, (Newham), UK.
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2007£9kElders Day Centre
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/01/2000£5k"This organisation provides information and advice provides care and support services for the elderly as well as supplementary education with"