WEST LONDON ACTION FOR CHILDREN

Registered charity 1135648 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

West London Action for Children offers a range of counselling and therapy services for children in need, and their families, in the London boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington & Chelsea. We support families under stress to develop their confidence and skills to cope with the ordinary and extraordinary challenges of family life.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £54,250 for the year, primarily due to planned growth in its therapy team. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £1,591,098 remain well in excess of the levels required to maintain current services and cover the next 12 months' budgeted expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — West London Action for Children (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The City Bridge Trust — “The City Bridge Trust” (source page)
• Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea — “Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea” (source page)
• London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham — “London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham” (source page)
• Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation — “Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation” (source page)
• W6 Garden Centre & Cafe — “W6 Garden Centre & Cafe” (source page)
• Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School — “Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School” (source page)
• BBC Children in Need — “BBC Children in Need” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~27.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (72% 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: 4.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (21/04/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrea Christine Elaine Henry
• Ashley Dawn Chan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Aubrey St Louis
• Barbara Kapp
• Brian Dillwyn Huckett
• Dr Marium Meeran
• Elizabeth Webber
• John Habgood
• Katy Millard
• Margaret Kafton
• Ms Meg Kaufman
• Neil Adam Collins
• Ruth Rachel Caleb

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

Operates in: Hammersmith And Fulham · Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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