ELIMHOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SOUTHWARK
The main activities of the organisation is a full time day community care for older people (5 days per week) for older people (Over 60s) in particularly but not exclusively Caribbean and African in residents in the London Borough of Southwark, Activities provide ensures access to community care, leisure time occupation and community care activities, support and services for the elderly.
Objects
TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF THE LOCAL INHABITANTS BY MEANS OF COMMUNITY CARE. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF THE LOCAL INHABITANTS PARTICULARLY PERSONS OF CARIBBEAN DESCENT WHO ARE VULNERABLE AND ARE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO BY THE REASON OF AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported total income of £229,394 and net expenditure of £182,508, resulting in a net surplus of £46,886 for the year. The trustees' report confirms that retained unrestricted reserves stood at £86,597, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet three months of operational costs.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustee’s have decided to hold and maintain in reserves funds to meet 3 months’ of the operational costs of the Community Centre”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 9
- Government income: £189,450 — contracts £94,725 (2), grants £94,725 (2); 83% of the £229,394 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 3
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 8
- Government income: £180,506 — grants £180,506 (4); 100% of the £180,506 total gross income on the same return
Trustees
- Emmah Muyachair
- AUDREY STRAKER
- Bill Morris
- Gwendolene Belfon
- Jaimie D'Cruz
- MR GRAHAM AUBYN
- REXFORD GODFREY
- Tracy Julian
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £229k | £183k |
| 31/03/2024 | £150k | £172k |
| 31/03/2023 | £181k | £159k |
| 31/03/2022 | £122k | £98k |
| 31/03/2021 | £90k | £74k |
Common questions
Is ELIMHOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SOUTHWARK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported total income of £229,394 and net expenditure of £182,508, resulting in a net surplus of £46,886 for the year. The trustees' report confirms that retained unrestricted reserves stood at £86,597, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet three months of operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ELIMHOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SOUTHWARK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ELIMHOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SOUTHWARK as a grant recipient include CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | FY2022 | £22k | Older People & Housing Programme |
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | FY2023 | £18k | Older People & Housing |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Bridge Foundation | 22/09/2023 | £122k | Grant to Elimhouse Community Association Southwark |
| London Borough of Southwark | 31/03/2022 | £15k | Grant to Elimhouse Community Association |
| The Mercers' Company | 24/09/2021 | £41k | Grant to Elimhouse Community Association Southwark |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/01/2021 | £10k | A Breadfruit Kitchen For Older People |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/12/2018 | £7k | "You and Yours 0 60s" Southwark |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT | 2 | £67k |
| HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £250k |
| THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £55k |
| Richmond Foundation | 1 | £18k |
| QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £14k |
| THE WIGHT AID FOUNDATION | 1 | £12k |
| THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION | 1 | £8k |
| MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- ELLERAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- JOHN AND ELIZA JELLEY HOMES FOR OLD PEOPLE
- EAST DULWICH COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION
- ELIZABETH DOWELL'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST
- MORLEY ELDERLY ACTION
- EMBRACING AGE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIMHOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SOUTHWARK | £229k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ELLERAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £229k | up to £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| JOHN AND ELIZA JELLEY HOMES FOR OLD PEOPLE | £147k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EAST DULWICH COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION | £51k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ELIZABETH DOWELL'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST | £69k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| MORLEY ELDERLY ACTION | £173k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |