LATIN AMERICAN HOUSE

Registered charity 1127253 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Community centre in Kilburn offering affordable space hire.Free welfare, housing and immigration information, advice and guidance in community languages for Latin American and other migrant communities.Supplementary education for children and young people, including a Spanish Saturday School (ages 4-12) Volunteering, employability and ESOL courses for adults. Community and cultural project

Objects

PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF PREDOMINANTLY ALL LATIN AMERICAN PEOPLE PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY LIVING OR WORKING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, PARTICULARLY THE GREATER LONDON AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS; AND ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS.THE CHARITY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM, ESPECIALLY GREATER LONDON

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£478k
Latest spending
£478k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £248 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £478,363 and total expenditure of £478,115. The trustees consider the charity financially stable and note that reserves of £92,018 are adequate and in line with their policy of maintaining three months of operating costs. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (held: £92k)
“The charity’s reserves policy aims to maintain free reserves equivalent to 3 months of operating costs.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saleemi Associates. 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 34
  • Government income: £49,714 — grants £49,714 (1); 10% of the £478,363 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 27
  • Government income: £136,070 — grants £136,070 (2); 28% of the £485,815 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Government income: £135,916 — grants £135,916 (2); 30% of the £447,463 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£478k£478k
31/03/2024£486k£487k
31/03/2023£447k£481k
31/03/2022£391k£432k
31/03/2021£445k£397k

Common questions

Is LATIN AMERICAN HOUSE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £248 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £478,363 and total expenditure of £478,115. The trustees consider the charity financially stable and note that reserves of £92,018 are adequate and in line with their policy of maintaining three months of operating costs. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saleemi Associates.

Who funds LATIN AMERICAN HOUSE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LATIN AMERICAN HOUSE as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON, THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, CAMDEN GIVING, YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2023£72kCovering the costs of an immigration solicitor’s firm to provide specialist immigration advice
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2021£54k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2022£15k
CAMDEN GIVINGFY2021£3kEmergency COVID-19 Fund
CAMDEN GIVINGFY2021£2kSocial Action Fund
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATIONFY2024amount not statedGrants to institutions

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation19/03/2025£120kGrant to Latin American House
City Bridge Foundation01/12/2023£2kGrant to Latin American House
City Bridge Foundation25/05/2022£4kGrant to Latin American House
City Bridge Foundation17/11/2021£3kGrant to Latin American House
The National Lottery Community Fund27/10/2021£251kSUPPORTING THE LATIN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES TO RECOVER POST-COVID
Camden Giving27/08/2020£2kLatin American House
Camden Giving09/04/2020£3kLatin American House - Covid19 Charity Fund
UK government01/04/2020£37kEU Settlement Grant Scheme Funding 21/22
Greater London Authority10/12/2019£5kGrant to 'Latin American House'

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S AID REFUGE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LATIN AMERICAN HOUSE£478k—0above—no doubt
LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S AID REFUGE FY2025£2.6mmore than £60,0001above—no doubt
HISPANIC WELFARE ASSOCIATION FY2026£228k—0above—no doubt
LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS SERVICE FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt
LATIN AMERICA BUREAU (RESEARCH AND ACTION) LIMITED FY2025£31k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.