COMMUNITIES WELFARE NETWORK

Registered charity 1167437 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COWNET

The provision of information, advocacy, and advice services- The Provision of training for employment- The provision of financial capability training and advice sessions- The Provision of literacy and numeracy classes and supplementary education forchildren.- The provision of domestic, befriending, and recreational services for the sick, isolated, and disabled people.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£58k
Latest spending
£54k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £4,008 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £57,877 and total expenditure of £53,869. The trustees confirmed that unrestricted reserves stood at £17,254, which is below the stated policy target of 3-6 months' turnover. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, as the charity qualified as a small company.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3-6 months' turnover (held: £17k)
The organization ’s reserves policy is to maintain a level of unrestricted and undesignated reserves equivalent to 3-6 months' turnover — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of London · Lambeth · Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£58k£54k
30/06/2024£61k£55k
30/06/2023£58k£55k
30/06/2022£64k£57k
30/06/2021£50k£31k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITIES WELFARE NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £4,008 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £57,877 and total expenditure of £53,869. The trustees confirmed that unrestricted reserves stood at £17,254, which is below the stated policy target of 3-6 months' turnover. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, as the charity qualified as a small company. 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 Fund23/11/2005£5kEmployment Skills training and capacity Building
The National Lottery Community Fund21/08/2004£5kCommunity Mapping Project