ROOM FOR WORK

Registered charity 1160957 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RFW

Room for Work delivers employability skills courses to the unemployed. The courses equip participants with a range of skills that enable them to find work. Room for Work specialises in assisting skilled and mature workers, especially those who are long-term unemployed. The course is delivered 15 times each year in the Borough of Richmond and other locations in southwest London.

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Latest income
£114k
Latest spending
£111k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £803 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income of £113,984 and expenditure of £111,477. Free reserves stood at £12,235, which the trustees note equates to only 1.3 months of activity costs but are considered sufficient given the flexible cost base. Cash held at year-end decreased to £13,105 from the previous year's £16,137.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities
“Charitable activities 23 -- 63,457 63,457 69,498” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£114k£111k
31/07/2024£127k£126k
31/07/2023£90k£86k
31/07/2022£60k£62k
31/07/2021£74k£72k

Common questions

Is ROOM FOR WORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £803 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income of £113,984 and expenditure of £111,477. Free reserves stood at £12,235, which the trustees note equates to only 1.3 months of activity costs but are considered sufficient given the flexible cost base. Cash held at year-end decreased to £13,105 from the previous year's £16,137. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ROOM FOR WORK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROOM FOR WORK as a grant recipient include Richmond Foundation, HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HAMPTON WICK, EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Richmond FoundationFY2024£25kGrant awarded in 2023/24
Richmond FoundationFY2023£24kAccessing support and advice
HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENTFY2025£15kContribution towards running employability courses to support 30 unemployed people living in the HF area.
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HAMPTON WICKFY2021£13kUK and Overseas Mission
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£11kSkills and employment project for adults
HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENTFY2023£8kContribution towards 2 x 12-week courses for unemployed people aged 40+ - running costs
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HAMPTON WICKFY2024£4kUK and Overseas Mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HAMPTON WICKFY2022£4kUK and Overseas Mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST HAMPTON WICKFY2023£4kUK and Overseas Mission