KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA SOCIAL COUNCIL
Registered charity 1087457 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Kensington & Chelsea Social Council (KCSC) works to empower and support voluntary and community groups to improve the quality of life in Kensington and Chelsea - so that all citizens from the borough's vibrant and diverse communities can access services, influence decision-making and feel that they belong to an inclusive society.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £228,020 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £1,101,256 to £738,031. The trustees' report notes that unrestricted funds were £181,306, which is above the stated reserves policy target of £150,000, and the trustees are confident they can maintain a solvent organisation for the year ahead. However, the auditor's report highlights that the charity faces financial challenges due to reduced funding and a competitive fundraising environment, with 89% of income derived from two major funders.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL ICB) (89% of income)
“Our largest funders are the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and North West London Integrated Care Board (NWL ICB), income from which represents 89% of total income.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months’ running costs (£150,000) (held: £181k)
“It is our intention to hold unrestricted funds of £150,000, equivalent to six months’ running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Vicki Harrison-Carr — Director of Operations (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
- ASANTE-YEBOAH, Francois — director, appointed 24/03/2026on trustee list
- GUETT, Lydia — director, appointed 19/02/2026on trustee list
- OKALI, Peter Ukiwo — director, appointed 23/06/2025on trustee list
- KNIGHT, Lucy Carmen — director, appointed 22/05/2025on trustee list
- DULI, Remzije — director, appointed 20/02/2025on trustee list
- MONIQUE STEPHEN, Simone Chantel — director, appointed 19/05/2023not on trustee list
- DEB, Modan Mohan — director, appointed 02/11/2021not on trustee list
- THAWER, Shelina — director, appointed 09/03/2020on trustee list
- SPENCE, Angela — secretary, appointed 12/11/2014
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Shelina Thawerchair
- Francois Asante-Yeboah
- Lucy Carmen Knight
- Lydia Guett
- Peter Ukiwo Okali
- Remzije Duli
- Simone Chantal Monique Stephen
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea
Income and spending
Common questions
Is KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA SOCIAL COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £228,020 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £1,101,256 to £738,031. The trustees' report notes that unrestricted funds were £181,306, which is above the stated reserves policy target of £150,000, and the trustees are confident they can maintain a solvent organisation for the year ahead. However, the auditor's report highlights that the charity faces financial challenges due to reduced funding and a competitive fundraising environment, with 89% of income derived from two major funders. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.
Who funds KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA SOCIAL COUNCIL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA SOCIAL COUNCIL as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON.
Known funders
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