LANCASTER WEST CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY NETWORK
Provide a range of services for families with young children living in Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and surrounding areas including nursery, out of school services, drop-ins, etc. which enables them to improve their quality of life
Objects
(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER EIGHT LIVING IN KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA AND THE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, RACE, RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL OR OTHER OPINIONS. (B) TO ASSOCIATE WITH THE INHABITANTS, THE LOCAL AND EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES, AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN WITHIN THE BENEFIT AREA FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH TH OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource outgoings of £43,724 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. The trustees acknowledge that the charity no longer has significant reserves and cannot continue to draw upon them to fund day-to-day activities, noting that previous funding from donations following the Grenfell Tower fire has been largely exhausted.
What the accounts disclose
“the unrestricted funds not committed (the free reserves) held by the charity should be about 6 months of the resources expenditure, which equates to approximately £85,000 in general funds.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- 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
Trustees
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £289k | £333k |
| 31/03/2024 | £254k | £356k |
| 31/03/2023 | £301k | £350k |
| 31/03/2022 | £275k | £303k |
| 31/03/2021 | £385k | £296k |
Common questions
Is LANCASTER WEST CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY NETWORK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource outgoings of £43,724 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. The trustees acknowledge that the charity no longer has significant reserves and cannot continue to draw upon them to fund day-to-day activities, noting that previous funding from donations following the Grenfell Tower fire has been largely exhausted. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds LANCASTER WEST CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY NETWORK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LANCASTER WEST CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY NETWORK as a grant recipient include THE CAMPDEN CHARITIES TRUSTEE.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE CAMPDEN CHARITIES TRUSTEE | FY2025 | £3k | Referral related funding |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Bridge Foundation | 22/11/2017 | £10k | Grant to Lancaster West Community Children's Network |
| City Bridge Foundation | 19/07/2017 | £10k | Grant to Lancaster West Community Children's Network |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CIVITAS LIMITED | 1 | £10k |
| Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust | 1 | £700 |
Charities like this
- THE SPACE - SUPPORTING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
- YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE
- WANDSWORTH COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT NETWORK
- CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIMITED
- CHALONER CHILDRENS CHARITY
- CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANCASTER WEST CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY NETWORK | £289k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE SPACE - SUPPORTING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT | £317k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE | £525k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| WANDSWORTH COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT NETWORK | £914k | Over £60,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIMITED | £2.9m | — | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHALONER CHILDRENS CHARITY | £147k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |