WEST LONDON TURKISH VOLUNTEERS LTD

Registered charity 1181563 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST LONDON TURKISH VOLUNTEERS

We do festival once a year including Turkish cultural traditions in social context, including Turkish food, folk dances,Turkish music, we have weekend(Saturday) school for kids to help them Turkish speaking writing reading We have programs for Turkish food cooking for people who is interestedWe held religious days for Ramadan, eid or holy days

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Latest income
£343k
Latest spending
£156k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £683,900 to £862,071, resulting in a net income of £178,171 for the year. The charity holds significant tangible fixed assets valued at £1,200,570, primarily freehold property, while carrying bank loans of £375,597. The trustees report that the charity is dependent on volunteers and that the independent examiner found no matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 15/02/2024)

Total income
£503k
Total spending
£119k
Cost of raising funds
£20k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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
15/02/2025£343k£156k
15/02/2024£503k£119k
15/02/2023£285k£116k
15/02/2022£140k£98k
15/02/2021£86k£48k

Common questions

Is WEST LONDON TURKISH VOLUNTEERS LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £683,900 to £862,071, resulting in a net income of £178,171 for the year. The charity holds significant tangible fixed assets valued at £1,200,570, primarily freehold property, while carrying bank loans of £375,597. The trustees report that the charity is dependent on volunteers and that the independent examiner found no matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Hounslow22/06/2023£500Grant to West London Turkish Volunteers
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2022£10kWest London Active Together Again
London Borough of Hounslow18/06/2019£500Grant to West London Turkish Volunteers

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WEST LONDON TURKISH VOLUNTEERS LTD£343k—0unclear—no doubt
UNITED KINGDOM TURKISH ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION FY2025£292k—0unclear—no doubt
THE UNITED KINGDOM TURKISH ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE FY2025£219k—0above—no doubt
TURKISH RELIGIOUS FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FY2025£316k—0unclear—no doubt
AHLUL ISTIQAMAH TRUST UK FY2025£160k—0unclear—no doubt
TURKEN FOUNDATION UK FY2025£266k——unclear—no doubt

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