WIMBLEDON GUILD OF SOCIAL WELFARE (INCORPORATED)
Registered charity 200424 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WIMBLEDON GUILD, WIMBLEDON GUILD (OF SOCIAL WELFARE)
The Wimbledon Guild is a dynamic charity with a longstanding heritage that helps local people to lead a better life by tackling poverty, supporting ageing & encouraging mental well-being. It provides support from the heart of the community by reaching out to people in the Merton borough with a range of services e.g. grants, counselling, outreach & activities for older people.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £917,177 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a net operating deficit and investment losses. Per the trustees' report, total net assets stood at £31,508,820, with free reserves of £505,987, which the trustees consider adequate to meet objectives and manage risks.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (31% of income)
“Charitable activities 5 794,134 760,448 - 1,554,582” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £0.5m (held: £506k)
“The trustees have determined that the minimum level of free reserves required to be held is £0.5m which currently represents about 7.5 months of annual unrestricted expenditure.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Wimbledon Guild Promotions Limited
“Wimbledon Guild's trading subsidiary, Wimbledon Guild Promotions Limited, has been dormant since 1 April 2016.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
WG PROMOTIONS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- The subsidiary is dormant and prepared accounts under the small companies regime, implying no significant intra-group trading activity or balances requiring specific disclosure beyond standard dormant status.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wimbledon Guild (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- STANCOMBE, Fiona Eliza — director, appointed 07/10/2025on trustee list
- WARD, Timothy Raines Dorrington — director, appointed 07/10/2025on trustee list
- CARLYLE, Jo-Anne, Dr — director, appointed 07/10/2025on trustee list
- OLADIPO, Eniola — director, appointed 03/10/2023on trustee list
- PFEIFER, Alexander Albert — director, appointed 24/10/2022on trustee list
- HAQUE, Frances — director, appointed 24/10/2022on trustee list
- RICHARDS, Howard Stephen — director, appointed 06/10/2020on trustee list
- SIDDIQUI, Amir Murtaza — director, appointed 09/12/2002on trustee list
- STEELE, Richard Andrew — director, appointed 29/01/2001on trustee list
- COOKE, Susan Elizabeth — director, appointed 25/09/2000on trustee list
- PRIDMORE, Wendy — secretary, appointed 04/01/2012
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: The Wimbledon Guild — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 09/08/2012.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£403k
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (64% 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: 16.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- SUSAN ELIZABETH COOKEchair
- AMIR SIDDIQUI
- Alexander Pfeifer
- Dr Jo-anne Carlyle
- ENIOLA OLADIPO · trustee of 1 other charity
- Fiona Eliza Stancombe
- Frances Haque · trustee of 1 other charity
- Howard Richards
- RICHARD ANDREW STEELE
- Timothy Raines Dorrington Ward
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Merton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WIMBLEDON GUILD OF SOCIAL WELFARE (INCORPORATED) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £917,177 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a net operating deficit and investment losses. Per the trustees' report, total net assets stood at £31,508,820, with free reserves of £505,987, which the trustees consider adequate to meet objectives and manage risks. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds WIMBLEDON GUILD OF SOCIAL WELFARE (INCORPORATED)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WIMBLEDON GUILD OF SOCIAL WELFARE (INCORPORATED) as a grant recipient include PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUST, MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL, THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATION, THE DOUGHTY FAMILY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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