THE KINGSTON AND DISTRICT WEL-CARE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 206286 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KINGSTON WELCARE

Kingston Welcare strives to provide a warm, caring, safe and stimulating environment where parents and children are supported by each other, and project staff offer activities which are designed to make families stronger. The project supports local parents who are seeking support with their parenting skills. The project offers both universal and targeted services to vulnerable families.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£99k
Latest spending
£83k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £16,166 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £92,587. The trustees report a reserves policy target of £40,000, which is comfortably covered by the current unrestricted reserves. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £40,000 (held: £93k)
“The Trustees policy is to maintain reserves of £40,000 to cover, as a minimum, an equivalent of three months operational expenditure” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Kingston Welcare (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kingston Upon Thames · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£99k£83k
31/03/2024£90k£87k
31/03/2023£54k£68k
31/03/2022£44k£57k
31/03/2021£77k£74k

Common questions

Is THE KINGSTON AND DISTRICT WEL-CARE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £16,166 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £92,587. The trustees report a reserves policy target of £40,000, which is comfortably covered by the current unrestricted reserves. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE KINGSTON AND DISTRICT WEL-CARE ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE KINGSTON AND DISTRICT WEL-CARE ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, MALDEN, Kingston Giving, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S HAM.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, MALDENFY2025£2kMission Giving
Kingston GivingFY2023£750to create a new website that will help people with differing needs with local sign- posting- benefited 600 to date
Kingston GivingFY2023£750to redevelop their garden for the children that access their services, many of whom have no gardens – benefitted 600 people
Kingston GivingFY2023£750to purchase and fit a Fire door to change separate one room into 2 for activities andprivacy for different groups – benefitted 600 people
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S HAMFY2021£750
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S HAMFY2023£725Local Charities
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S HAMFY2024£725Local Charities
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S HAMFY2022£700Local Charities

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government25/06/2020£4kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund05/04/2019£10kThe Parents Place
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2009£4kTime for Families