WEST LONDON WELCOME

Registered charity 1183261 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

West London Welcome is a free drop-in centre for refugees, asylum seekers & migrants catering primarily but not exclusively to individuals & communities in Hammersmith & Fulham. WLW provides a warm space for people to come in out of the cold, have a cup of tea and socialise, hot lunch, learn English, share ideas and get advice.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£556k
Latest spending
£472k
Registered
2019

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£556k
Total spending
£472k
Cost of raising funds
£26k
Reserves (reported)
£360k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~9.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% 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: 4.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£556k£472k
31/05/2024£360k£402k
31/05/2023£431k£336k
31/05/2022£396k£224k
31/05/2021£196k£134k

Common questions

Who funds WEST LONDON WELCOME?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WEST LONDON WELCOME as a grant recipient include THE EMMANUEL KAYE FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, BEDFORD PARK, LONDON, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIES, CHK Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EMMANUEL KAYE FOUNDATIONFY2025£20k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, BEDFORD PARK, LONDONFY2022£16kCharities Group fundraising
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, BEDFORD PARK, LONDONFY2021£16kCharitable giving via Charities Group
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£15kMigrants and Refugees
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIESFY2025£15kThe grant will cover half the rental cost of their premises, used for all of their holistic services.
CHK FoundationFY2024£10k
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIESFY2023£10kTo fund towards a new full-time senior case worker.
THE HALL FAMILY CHARITYFY2025£5kGrant to Metro West London Welcome
CHK FoundationFY2023£5k
CHK FoundationFY2023£0
DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITYFY2022£0Grants to organisations

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/04/2025£275kWest London Welcome - A truly inclusive community
A B Charitable Trust07/10/2021£15kA grant to West London Welcome
Barrow Cadbury Trust30/09/2020£20kCOVID-19 - West London Welcome
UK government15/09/2020£10kVSCE CMC Fund
UK government02/07/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund