THE WEST END COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1138467 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST END TIME BANK

To develop the capacity and skills of persons who are socially and economically disadvantaged in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society. To relieve financial hardship, ill-health and other charitable need by providing a forum to enable charitable and other organisations to better co-ordinate their work.

Objects

1 TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF PERSONS WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE WEST END WARD OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER, IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY2 TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ILL-HEALTH AND OTHER CHARITABLE NEED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE WEST END WARD OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER, BY PROVIDING A FORUM TO ENABLE CHARITABLE AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO BETTER COORDINATE THEIR WORK3 SUCH OTHER PURPOSES THAT ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES AST THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE

Area of benefit: THE WEST END WARD OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER

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

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

Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£40k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £21,888, which the trustees state are 35% above their policy target of maintaining six to nine months' expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. The charity received an independent examination with no qualifications or matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between six and nine month's expenditure (held: £22k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between six and nine month's expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

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)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £2,640 — contracts £2,640 (1); 6% of the £45,478 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £2,640 — contracts £2,640 (1); 7% of the £36,432 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £4,000 — contracts £4,000 (1); 13% of the £31,257 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — West End Community Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden · City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£45k£40k
31/03/2025£36k£40k
31/03/2024£31k£35k
31/03/2023£34k£38k
31/03/2022£35k£37k

Common questions

Is THE WEST END COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £21,888, which the trustees state are 35% above their policy target of maintaining six to nine months' expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. The charity received an independent examination with no qualifications or matters requiring attention. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE WEST END COMMUNITY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WEST END COMMUNITY TRUST as a grant recipient include HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITY, WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2025£6k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2024£6k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2023£6kProviding relief for those in need or sickness and the advancement of life
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITYFY2024£3kCommunity
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITYFY2021£3kCommunity

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/07/2025£6kEFFECT Evenings of Friendship and Food bringing Everyone Closer Together
UK government17/07/2020£6kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2011£1kThe West End Intergenerational Seminars on Health (WISH)

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 THE EAST TO WEST TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WEST END COMMUNITY TRUST£45k——above—no doubt
THE EAST TO WEST TRUST FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt
WEST ITCHEN COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£396k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY WELFARE TRUST FY2025£50k—0within—no doubt
WESTWOOD CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025£87k—0unclear—no doubt
EAST END DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED FY2025£41k—0unclear—no doubt

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