Lewisham Local
Registered charity 1101616 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RUSHEY GREEN TIME BANK
The charity uses an asset-based approach and activities to involve people in volunteering and sharing their skills to connect and create community cohesion The charity facilitates stakeholders from the voluntary, statutory, education and business sectors to collaborate and share their assets like resources, training, expertise, time and money to help alleviate poverty and reduce social isolation
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £28,600 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £757,554. The trustees note that while the charity is currently stable, it faces financial risks from the loss of core funding from the local council and a shift to project-based funding, which may require the use of unrestricted funds to cover overheads.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £347k; policy: up to six months of annual expenditure but no less than three months)
“On 31st March 2025, Lewisham Local’s reserves were £356,897 restricted, £53,751 designated, and £346,906 unrestricted (free) reserves.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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).
- ROY WITTERchair
- Allison Streetly OBE
- Dehanna Sehi
- Gemma Juma
- Jonathan Prince MBE · trustee of 2 other charities
- Mary Pickles
- Mohammed Yusuf Malik
- Sheena Helen Starrett
- Simone Sharene Boothe
- Yusuf Malik
- Zahra Andalucia Wynne
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lewisham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Lewisham Local financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £28,600 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £757,554. The trustees note that while the charity is currently stable, it faces financial risks from the loss of core funding from the local council and a shift to project-based funding, which may require the use of unrestricted funds to cover overheads. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.
Who funds Lewisham Local?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Lewisham Local as a grant recipient include THE EIGHTY EIGHT FOUNDATION, SSP FOUNDATION.
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