WANDSWORTH COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT NETWORK

Registered charity 1106354 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WANDSWORTH COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FUND NETWORK

THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE WANDSWORTH AREA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:3.1 THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE WANDSWORTH AREA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:3.1.1 PROVIDING A FORUM IN WHICH REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY GROUPS IN THE WANDSWORTH AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, CAN COME TOGETHER AND EXPRESS VIEWS ON MATTERS OF LOCAL INTEREST, AND THE CONVEYING OF SUCH VIEWS TO LOCAL PLANNERS AND DECISION-MAKERS.3.1.2 PROVIDING TRAINING, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ON SUBJECTS RELEVANT TO THE EFFICIENCY OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR;3.1.3 IDENTIFYING NEEDS IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND ESTABLISHING PROJECTS OR POLICIES TO ADDRESS THEM;3.1.4 ASSISTING IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDING PROGRAMMES TO CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, MONITORING FOR GRANTS, RECOMMENDING GRANTS, ASSISTING IN APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS;3.1.5 PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC ON THE OPERATION OF, OR PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY, THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR;3.1.6 ACTING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN RELATION TO GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND LEGISLATION.VOLUNTARY SECTOR' MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.3.2 THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE TO BE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE OBJECTS SET OUT IN CLAUSE 3.1.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £6,018 for the year, resulting in a modest deficit attributed to a period of funding transition. Total funds decreased from £221,219 to £215,201, with unrestricted reserves standing at £153,515. The trustees confirm that the charity maintained adequate liquidity and that the reserves position is appropriate given its size and risk profile.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Geetha Maheshwaranchair
• JOAN ROBINSON
• MOHAMED ALI
• NATALIE GIBSON-WILSON
• Rev Delroy Powell

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

Operates in: Wandsworth

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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