LANCASTER WEST CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY NETWORK

Registered charity 1078316 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GRENFELL CRECHE UNDER THREES CENTRE, ILYS BOOKER UNDER 5S CENTRE GRENFELL CRECHE UNDER 3S, ILYS BOOKER UNDER FIVES CENTRE, LITTLE WORMWOOD SCRUBS PLAYHUT, ST ANNES OUT OF SCHOOL GROUP

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.

Area of benefit: KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA AND THE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT NEIGHBOURHOOD.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£289k
Latest spending
£333k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: about 6 months of the resources expenditure, which equates to approximately £85,000 in general funds (held: £65k)
“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.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CAMPDEN CHARITIES TRUSTEEFY2025£3kReferral related funding

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation22/11/2017£10kGrant to Lancaster West Community Children's Network
City Bridge Foundation19/07/2017£10kGrant to Lancaster West Community Children's Network

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CIVITAS LIMITED1£10k
Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust1£700

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SPACE - SUPPORTING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LANCASTER WEST CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY NETWORK£289k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SPACE - SUPPORTING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FY2025£317k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE FY2025£525k—0below—no doubt
WANDSWORTH COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT NETWORK FY2025£914kOver £60,0001unclear—no doubt
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIMITED FY2025£2.9m—1unclear—no doubt
CHALONER CHILDRENS CHARITY FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt

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