COMMUNITY WELFARE SERVICES

Registered charity 1203771 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Community Welfare Services provides relief of poverty and addresses food insecurity for disadvantaged families with young children, new mothers and elderly individuals, by providing assistance to promote well-being and sustenance. We run various targeted initiatives aimed at ensuring access to food and daily living essentials, ultimately making a positive impact on the lives

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£179k
Latest spending
£165k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit in unrestricted funds of £3,938 against total funds of £11,062. The trustees attribute this deficit to the charity's first year of operation and expect it to be reversed through future donations. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially incorrect.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which the trustees deem appropriate after considering future commitments and the likely costs for the next year (held: £-4k)
“The charity's policy is to maintain Unrestricted funds at a level which the trustees deem appropriate after considering future commitments and the likely costs for the next year.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Gateshead · Hackney · Haringey · Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£179k£165k
30/06/2024£39k£42k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY WELFARE SERVICES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit in unrestricted funds of £3,938 against total funds of £11,062. The trustees attribute this deficit to the charity's first year of operation and expect it to be reversed through future donations. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially incorrect. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds COMMUNITY WELFARE SERVICES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COMMUNITY WELFARE SERVICES as a grant recipient include THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST, BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION, THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONFY2024£1kRefreshments for Christmas Carol event of this charity improving the lives of the elderly.
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2026£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/09/2025£20kFamily Basket
Sport England19/08/2025£14kActive Memories
The National Lottery Community Fund09/04/2024£20kFood Coupon Distribution

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 Struggles 2 Smiles.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMMUNITY WELFARE SERVICES£179k—0unclear—no doubt
Struggles 2 Smiles FY2025£123k—0unclear—no doubt
SPECIAL PLAY AND LEISURE AFTER SCHOOL HOURS FY2025£163k—0unclear—no doubt
Be The Mercy FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
SHRUBLANDS YOUTH AND ADULT CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£281k—0unclear—noted
NW5 COMMUNITY PLAY PROJECT FY2025£208k—0unclear—no doubt

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