THE WOODLAWNS CENTRE

Registered charity 1154154 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOODLAWNS

The charity operates as a venue for hire for weddings, birthday parties, christenings, meetings, seminars and many other events as well as home to a number of small local voluntary organisations that mostly serve the needs of local older people including Streatham Darby and Joan Club. Our premises are often used by many other local voluntary organisations and private individuals for parties etc.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£121k
Latest spending
£143k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £14,151 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £15,256 to £9,977. Per the trustees' report, the charity is entirely self-financing through lettings and events, receiving no grants from the Council or Government, and holds unrestricted reserves of £6,267 against a policy target of three months' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Related party transaction with Streatham Darby and Joan Club (Charity No 254702) due to shared control/operations and lease history.
“These two charities operate with such a significant degree of control over each other that they do not operate independently of each other, i.e. they meet the legal definition of related parties.”
“The freehold of the Club premises at 16 Leigham Court Road, London, SW16 2PJ, was acquired by the London Borough of Lambeth in 1968” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Lease of premises held by London Borough of Lambeth.
“These two charities operate with such a significant degree of control over each other that they do not operate independently of each other, i.e. they meet the legal definition of related parties.”
“The freehold of the Club premises at 16 Leigham Court Road, London, SW16 2PJ, was acquired by the London Borough of Lambeth in 1968” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Croydon · Lambeth · Merton · Southwark · Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£121k£143k
30/09/2024£106k£111k
30/09/2023£108k£129k
30/09/2022£118k£102k
30/09/2021£83k£73k

Common questions

Is THE WOODLAWNS CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £14,151 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £15,256 to £9,977. Per the trustees' report, the charity is entirely self-financing through lettings and events, receiving no grants from the Council or Government, and holds unrestricted reserves of £6,267 against a policy target of three months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/10/2005£5kMake A Difference
The National Lottery Community Fund12/08/2005£10kInside' Street Party