THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR WEST HAMPSTEAD

Registered charity 1135778 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a charitable company working for the benefit of the inhabitants of West Hampstead and providing a Community Centre.

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Latest income
£146k
Latest spending
£152k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £6,141 for the year, reducing its total funds from £120,749 to £114,608. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £51,956 are maintained above the stated policy target of £50,000, but warn that reserves will fall to this minimum level by FY 2026 without regular core funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: an excess of £50,000 (held: £52k)
“CAWH continues to maintain a reserve of an excess of £50,000 in unrestricted funding to cover up to 6 months running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees and related parties are members of the CAWH 101 Club lottery; aggregate donations including lottery contributions amount to £430.
“Several trustees and related parties are members of the CAWH 101 Club, a fundraising lottery, aggregate donations including to the lottery amount to £430 (2024: £660), all members are equally able to win from the lottery.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£146k£152k
31/03/2024£128k£125k
31/03/2023£143k£96k
31/03/2022£76k£79k
31/03/2021£76k£72k

Common questions

Is THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR WEST HAMPSTEAD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £6,141 for the year, reducing its total funds from £120,749 to £114,608. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £51,956 are maintained above the stated policy target of £50,000, but warn that reserves will fall to this minimum level by FY 2026 without regular core funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR WEST HAMPSTEAD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR WEST HAMPSTEAD as a grant recipient include THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUST, THE CHERUBY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUSTFY2023£10kmatch-funded alongside City Bridge Trust towards the provision of services and activities for older residents
THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUSTFY2023£5kadditional grant to help start a Warm Hub Soup Kitchen
THE CHERUBY TRUSTFY2026£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Camden Giving03/02/2026£5kCommunity Assocation West Hampstead
City Bridge Foundation16/03/2025£10kGrant to Community Association for West Hampstead
London Borough of Camden25/09/2024£10kGrant to The Community Association for West Hampstead
Camden Council25/09/2024£10kGrant to The Community Association for West Hampstead
Camden Giving11/06/2024£2kCommunity Association for West Hampstead
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2024£20kKeeping Well Together
City Bridge Foundation12/01/2022£30kGrant to Community Association for West Hampstead
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2021£10kGet Creative After School
The National Lottery Community Fund21/10/2014£147kKeeping Active Together! (KAT)
The National Lottery Community Fund09/08/2012£8kSilver Community Action

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEST HEATH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR WEST HAMPSTEAD£146k—0above—no doubt
WEST HEATH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£112k£24,8660unclear—no doubt
CHABAD OF WEST HAMPSTEAD LIMITED FY2024£142k—0above—no doubt
THE HAMPSTEAD VILLAGE SHUL FY2025£563k—0above—no doubt
HAMPSTEAD SEPHARDI COMMUNITY FY2025£132k—0above—no doubt
HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED FY2025£421k—0below—noted

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