HEALTHWATCH LAMBETH

Registered charity 1153444 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HWL

HEALTHWATCH LAMBETH?S OBJECTS ARE TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BYREASONS OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OFLAMBETH BY MAKING THE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES OF THE CITIZENS OF LAMBETH KNOWN TO HEALTH AND SOCIALCARE PROVIDERS.

Objects

THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH BY:1.PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SIGNPOSTING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT LOCAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES;2.MAKING THE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES OF THE CITIZENS OF LAMBETH KNOWN TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROVIDERS DRAWING ON CITIZENS’ NEEDS, INVOLVEMENT AND ASPIRATIONS WHETHER USERS OR NOT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES3.ENABLING LOCAL PEOPLE TO HAVE A VOICE IN THE DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND EQUALITY OF ACCESS TO LOCAL HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES AND;4.PROVIDING TRAINING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS FOR VOLUNTEERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN UNDERSTANDING, SCRUTINIZING, REVIEWING AND MONITORING LOCAL HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

Area of benefit: LAMBETH

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £179,891 from £205,493 the previous year, resulting in a net expenditure of £38,034. The trustees confirm that adequate assets are available to fulfill obligations and that future reserves and income are sufficient to meet current commitments on a going concern basis.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (89% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Patrick Mitchellchair
• ANDREW DOBSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Daphne Margaret De Souza
• David Maguire
• Dr Chioma Okonji
• Eileen Meredith Pembridge
• Jennifer Walker
• Max Ottaway
• Tom Lee
• Zahra Abbas

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

Operates in: Bromley · Lambeth · Lewisham · Southwark · Wandsworth

Income and spending

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