WINGS OF HOPE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1101624 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WINGSS - HUMANITARIAN AID ORGANIZATION

Educational Activities for Women, Single Parent families and ChildrenRecreational and leisure Activities - Drop in, outreach workHealth Promotional ActivitiesWelfare Advice and Support to Single Parent FamiliesActivities that support community integration and social cohesion

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WESTMINSTER AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS AND IN PARTICULAR MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN HARDSHIP BY:1) RELIEVING POVERTY, SICKNESS BY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO THE SAID INHABITANTS IN NEED OF SUCH ADVICE THAT MAY INCLUDE WELFARE BENEFITS, COUNSELLING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION.2) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OF LANGUAGE AND OTHER SUBJECT CLASSES.

Area of benefit: WESTMINSTER AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£71k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £6,555 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £41,998 and total expenditure of £35,443. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £450, which is below the stated policy target of maintaining funds equivalent to at least three months of expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months expenditure (held: £450)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds, which have not been designated for a specific use, should be maintained at a level equivalent to at least three months expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Kensington And Chelsea · Sudan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£42k£71k
31/03/2024£110k£65k
31/03/2023£93k£65k
31/03/2022£18k£16k
31/03/2021£19k£16k

Common questions

Is WINGS OF HOPE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £6,555 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £41,998 and total expenditure of £35,443. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £450, which is below the stated policy target of maintaining funds equivalent to at least three months of expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/05/2026£20kHope Lives
City Bridge Foundation01/02/2024£63kGrant to Wings of Hope community Association
UK government25/08/2023£12kALB-Sport England-Fitness and activity for African refugee women
Sport England25/08/2023£12kFitness and activity for African refugee women
The National Lottery Community Fund28/04/2023£9kSupporting women facing financial crisis
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/04/2023£80k"Impact of Foreign Food culture Heritage in West London 2"
The National Lottery Community Fund06/08/2021£9kImproving young mothers' Parenting skills
UK government21/08/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund21/06/2019£10kSUPPORTING HOMELESS CHILDREN
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2016£10kEnglish language training for local refugees
The National Lottery Community Fund09/07/2014£10kWings of Hope Healthy Living Project
The National Lottery Community Fund04/10/2012£10kPositive Parents Practice & Life Skills
The National Lottery Community Fund20/04/2011£5kMovement to the Max
The National Lottery Community Fund17/07/2009£5kRefugee Parents Anti Drugs & Health Educational Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund16/07/2007£5kWings of Hope Women's Aerobics and Fitness Project
The National Lottery Community Fund23/05/2005£5kNew Programme