ETHNIC MINORITIES WIDOWS/WIDOWERS ORGANISATION UK LIMITED

Registered charity 1105900 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EMWWOU, EMWWOUL, ETHNIC MINORITIES WIDOWS/WIDOWERS ORGANISATION UK

We make donations of household goods such as clothing & cooking utensils. We provide domestic support, run a charity shop. We visit people (elderly & vulnerable widows & widowers & their families). We help every widows & widowers with their other needs but not money (cash) because we are in debt. We will help with finance fund when the shop picks up and we've cleared our debt.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Get email alerts

Latest income
£41k
Latest spending
£42k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates a single shop as its only source of income, which generated £40,886 in the year. However, the charity reports a net expenditure of £777 and holds unrestricted reserves of £(102,427), indicating a significant accumulated deficit. The trustees note that the shop was affected by the pandemic and that the charity is currently unable to pay its debts, with a stated aim to 'start paying our debts' in its next phase.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2024£41k£42k
31/10/2023£35k£36k
31/10/2022£35k£40k
31/10/2021£39k£36k
31/10/2020£30k£36k

Common questions

Is ETHNIC MINORITIES WIDOWS/WIDOWERS ORGANISATION UK LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates a single shop as its only source of income, which generated £40,886 in the year. However, the charity reports a net expenditure of £777 and holds unrestricted reserves of £(102,427), indicating a significant accumulated deficit. The trustees note that the shop was affected by the pandemic and that the charity is currently unable to pay its debts, with a stated aim to 'start paying our debts' in its next phase. Its FY2024 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 Fund21/05/2004£5kStart up project