Unfold

Registered charity 1082452 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WESTMINSTER BEFRIEND A FAMILY

Unfold gets people where they want to be. Powered by volunteers, our one-to-one mentoring is for young people aged 10 - 25 and women with children over 5. Open to everyone, we target those who face the most challenges,with specialised programmes for refugees, peer support groups for women. Goal-focused, we boost confidence and well-being, connecting people to their community for lasting impact.

Objects

(I) TO SAFEGUARD, PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN;(II) TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO, OR MALTREATMENT OF, CHILDREN;(III) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, POVERTY AND NEED AMONGST CHILDREN AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN;(IV) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BETTER STANDARDS OF CHILD CARE WITHIN THE AREA OF WESTMINSTER AND ITS ENVIRONS

Area of benefit: WESTMINSTER

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£642k
Latest spending
£629k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a net surplus of £13,497 and total reserves of £202,803. Per the Treasurer's Report, unrestricted reserves declined to £78,979, while the charity secured over 60% of the following year's budget in contracted funding. The trustees consider 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

Highest-paid employee band: £50,001 - £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“The chief executive officer, as the highest paid member of staff, received total benefits within £50,000-£60,000 band” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £79k)
“The Trustees hold the reserve policy to set aside sufficient unrestricted funds to enable the Charity to continue its charitable activities for three months if its income were to sustain a long-term downturn for whatever reason.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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: 253
  • Government income: £153,500 — contracts £62,000 (2), grants £91,500 (5); 24% of the £642,180 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

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

  • Volunteers: 246
  • Government income: £46,100 — contracts £14,200 (4), grants £31,900 (1); 10% of the £443,974 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 243
  • Government income: £97,070 — contracts £65,168 (2), grants £31,902 (2); 25% of the £389,753 total gross income on the same return

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Unfold (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

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

Total income
£642k
Total spending
£629k
Cost of raising funds
£216
Reserves (reported)
£150k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (70% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£642k£629k
31/03/2024£444k£490k
31/03/2023£390k£373k
31/03/2022£244k£223k
31/03/2021£261k£149k

Common questions

Is Unfold financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a net surplus of £13,497 and total reserves of £202,803. Per the Treasurer's Report, unrestricted reserves declined to £78,979, while the charity secured over 60% of the following year's budget in contracted funding. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of Unfold earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £50,001 - £60,000 band.

Who funds Unfold?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Unfold as a grant recipient include THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION, ST GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS AND WILLIAM SHELTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITY, WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY, STRAND PARISHES TRUST, HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2023£49kBroadening Horizons - mentoring for young people referred by statutory services.
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2024£49kBroadening Horizons - mentoring for young people referred by statutory services.
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2025£49kBroadening Horizons - mentoring for young people referred by statutory services.
ST GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS AND WILLIAM SHELTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITYFY2021£43kMulti-year grant
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2022£27kSupports vulnerable young people and families in Westminster.
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2025£22kUnfold supports families and young people in Westminster through mentoring, specialized programs, and empowerment initiatives.
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2024£21kUnfold supports families and young people in Westminster through mentoring, specialized programs, and empowerment initiatives.
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2023£21kUnfold supports families and young people in Westminster through mentoring, specialized programs, and empowerment initiatives.
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2021£15kFunding towards support for vulnerable young people and families in the Westminster area.
ST GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS AND WILLIAM SHELTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITYFY2023Unverified read£14kMulti-year Grant
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITYFY2021£10kCommunity
STRAND PARISHES TRUSTFY2021£8kFor running costs
ST GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS AND WILLIAM SHELTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITYFY2021£8kCrisis Grant
ST GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS AND WILLIAM SHELTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITYFY2022£6kStrategic Grant (Young Westminster Foundation)
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2025£6k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2024£6k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2023£5kProviding relief for those in need or sickness and the advancement of life
STRAND PARISHES TRUSTFY2023£5kFamily Befriending
STRAND PARISHES TRUSTFY2025£5kFamily befriending
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITH ST JOHN, WESTMINSTERFY2021£650Charities benefitting Westminster
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WITH ST JOHN, WESTMINSTERFY2025amount not statedCharitable giving

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
St Giles & St George10/12/2024£55kGrant to Unfold (was WBaF)
Greater London Authority27/09/2024£35kSupport Group & Mentoring for women in Westminster
St Giles & St George08/12/2022£6kGrant to Unfold (was WBaF)
The National Lottery Community Fund29/11/2018£9kAccess to Training
The National Lottery Community Fund02/11/2016£10kAchieving a Representative Volunteer Base
The National Lottery Community Fund15/04/2015£9kBuilding Bridges
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2012£120kWestminster Befriend A Family
The National Lottery Community Fund10/05/2012£5kLife Coaching Mothers for Positive Futures
The National Lottery Community Fund09/12/2010£5kFamily Drop-In Services
The National Lottery Community Fund13/08/2009£4kPositive Parenting for Homeless Families
The National Lottery Community Fund17/03/2008£5kHealthy Families
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2006£5kVisible - Creative Writing Project
The National Lottery Community Fund14/09/2004£158kThere is no project name available for this record

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UP - UNLOCKING POTENTIAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Unfold£642k£50,001 - £60,0000unclear—no doubt
UP - UNLOCKING POTENTIAL FY2025£3.2m——within—no doubt
FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE FY2025£1.5m—0unclear1.0%no doubt
MAKING A DIFFERENCE FY2025£30k—0unclear—no doubt
DEPAUL UK FY2025£25.4m——above—no doubt
YOUTH LEADS UK FY2026£472k—0unclear—no doubt

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