BISHOP CREIGHTON HOUSE SETTLEMENT

Registered charity 1059084 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Community centre and outreach services to children, older people and young people with learning disabilities.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS;(B) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY); AND(C) TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF AGE, DISABILITY, ILL-HEALTH, YOUTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM AND OTHER LONDON BOROUGHS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SERVICES RELATING TO BEFRIENDING, MENTORING, TRAINING, MOBILITY AND HOME ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£845k
Latest spending
£824k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £20,778 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £844,857 and expenditure of £824,079. Per the trustees' report, the current level of reserves is broadly in line with their stated target of £514,000, and the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £514,000 (held: £517k)
“The trustees confirm that the current level of reserves is broadly in line with their target of £514,000.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 122
  • Government income: £246,728 — grants £246,728 (4); 29% of the £844,857 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 150
  • Government income: £253,803 — grants £253,803 (4); 33% of the £766,342 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 150
  • Government income: £492,332 — grants £492,332 (4); 51% of the £962,964 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£845k
Total spending
£824k
Cost of raising funds
£210k
Reserves (reported)
£450k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~6.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 24.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hammersmith And Fulham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£845k£824k
31/03/2024£766k£762k
31/03/2023£963k£684k
31/03/2022£853k£614k
31/03/2021£737k£724k

Common questions

Is BISHOP CREIGHTON HOUSE SETTLEMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £20,778 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £844,857 and expenditure of £824,079. Per the trustees' report, the current level of reserves is broadly in line with their stated target of £514,000, and the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds BISHOP CREIGHTON HOUSE SETTLEMENT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BISHOP CREIGHTON HOUSE SETTLEMENT as a grant recipient include CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON, THE BAND TRUST, HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIES, THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST, GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2025£27kOlder People & Housing
THE BAND TRUSTFY2022£20kSpecific grantee
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2022£15kOlder People & Housing Programme
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIESFY2024£5kFunding towards a project providing life-long support for people with learning disabilities and mental health issues/physical disabilities.
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/05/2026£20kBrighter Futures - for people with a Learning Disability
Sport England21/07/2025£2kStay Active for disabled & older people
The Mercers' Company15/05/2024£79kGrant to Bishop Creighton House Settlement
The National Lottery Community Fund02/02/2024£20kCircle of Care - for older people with dementia
The National Lottery Community Fund15/07/2022£10k'Healthy Minds' for people with learning disabilities
The National Lottery Community Fund04/07/2022£106kHomeline for older people
City Bridge Foundation17/11/2021£75kGrant to Bishop Creighton House Settlement
The Mercers' Company03/03/2021£5kCovid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant
The Mercers' Company14/05/2020£30kGrant to Bishop Creighton House Settlement
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2020£10kSafer homes for vulnerable people
City Bridge Foundation07/09/2018£107kGrant to Bishop Creighton House Settlement
The National Lottery Community Fund18/05/2016£10kLive Life - Health & Wellbeing for People with Learning Disabilities
City Bridge Foundation26/11/2015£20kGrant to Bishop Creighton House Settlement
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2014£10kSafe Homes / Saving Homes - 'Volunteers for Life'
City Bridge Foundation31/10/2012£123kGrant to Bishop Creighton House Settlement
The National Lottery Community Fund23/08/2005£102kBCH Mentoring Project for isolated people with learning disabilitiess & sup

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRADBURY COMMUNITY HOUSE CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BISHOP CREIGHTON HOUSE SETTLEMENT£845k—0above—no doubt
BRADBURY COMMUNITY HOUSE CHARITY FY2025£142k—0unclear—no doubt
CHILDREN CARE CENTRE FY2025£231k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARYS SOCIAL CENTRE FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt
REACH LEARNING DISABILITY FY2025£3.9m——above—no doubt
ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOMES FY2025£3.6m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.