EQUALITIES WORK

Registered charity 1168738 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Talks and Films: Organising talks and films that promote education and foster discussion and reflection from an equality and diversity perspective Exhibitions: Organising a programme of art exhibitions with partners that address themes of equality and diversityEducation: Arranging courses and other opportunities that enable people to gain new skills and opportunities

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;(B) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£37k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £7,422 and total unrestricted reserves of £15,317. The trustees report that the charity operates in a challenging funding environment but maintains sufficient resources to meet ongoing liabilities and delivery commitments. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further explanation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months expenditure of the charity (reserves figure: £15k)
“Equality Work's policy seeks to balance these priorities by holding a level of reserves which equate to three months expenditure of the charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 11. PAYMENTS TO TRUSTEES & RELATED PARTIES
“No payments were made to Trustees or any persons connected with them during this financial period. No material transaction took place between the charity and the Trustees or any person connected with them.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Government income: £9,220 — grants £9,220 (1); 21% of the £44,728 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 4

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 4

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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
31/08/2025£45k£37k
31/08/2024£28k£37k
31/08/2023£26k£23k
31/08/2022£13k£9k
31/08/2021£15k£16k

Common questions

Is EQUALITIES WORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £7,422 and total unrestricted reserves of £15,317. The trustees report that the charity operates in a challenging funding environment but maintains sufficient resources to meet ongoing liabilities and delivery commitments. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further explanation. 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 Fund09/07/2026£20kGreen Futures for All
City Bridge Foundation13/12/2024£28kGrant to Equalities Work
City Bridge Foundation14/09/2021£30kGrant to Equalities Work
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2020£10kRights, Camera, Action!

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EQUALS (ENTITLEMENT AND QUALITY EDUCATION FOR PUPILS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EQUALITIES WORK£45k—0unclear—no doubt
EQUALS (ENTITLEMENT AND QUALITY EDUCATION FOR PUPILS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES FY2025£321k—0unclear—no doubt
RACE EQUALITY FOUNDATION FY2025£1.3mover £60,0002unclear—no doubt
Equally Ours FY2026£483k—1unclear—no doubt
DISABILITY EQUALITY (NW) FY2025£675k—0above—noted
EQUITABLE CHARITY TRUST FY2024£367k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.