WEST HAM NON-ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY

Registered charity 207309 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST HAM UNITED NON-ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITIES, WEST HAM UNITED NON-ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY

West Ham Non-Ecclesiastical Charity is a registered provider of social housing providing accommodation for the elderly living or working in Newham. The Charity owns Harris Cottages comprising of 18 one-bed self contained units.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income

£139k

Latest spending

£116k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net inflow of funds of £96,218 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total comprehensive income reaching £96,218. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £2,267,025, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of approximately £250,000. The charity has no employees and relies on external management services provided by Newham Council.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 2 times annual income plus £50k (held: £2.3m)

“The reserve policy of the Charity is to hold reserves at 2 times its annual income to allow the Charity to adapt to changes in the income or expenditure, plus £50k to allow for emergency major property repairs. The Trustees currently believe this amount to be £250k circa, compared to £444k in cash reserves held at the year end, 31 December 2024.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Beever and Struthers. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Councillor Shaban Mohammedchair
COUNCILLOR WINSTON VAUGHAN · trustee of 1 other charity
Councillor Charlene McLean
Dr John Whitworth
Rev Christopher Owens
Reverend Canon Councillor Ann Easter

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

Operates in: Newham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£139k	£116k
31/12/2023	£137k	£118k
31/12/2022	£121k	£98k
31/12/2021	£93k	£84k
31/12/2020	£108k	£62k

Common questions

Is WEST HAM NON-ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net inflow of funds of £96,218 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total comprehensive income reaching £96,218. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £2,267,025, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of approximately £250,000. The charity has no employees and relies on external management services provided by Newham Council. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Beever and Struthers.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MARIE CELESTE SAMARITAN SOCIETY	1	£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ELTHAM UNITED CHARITIES.

ELTHAM UNITED CHARITIES income £279k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S HAM income £142k
POORS CHARITIES income £111k
HAREFIELD PAROCHIAL CHARITIES income £150k
THE GRIFFIN COMMUNITY TRUST income £152k
NEW HAW & WOODHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £124k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WEST HAM NON-ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY	£139k	—	above	—	no doubt
ELTHAM UNITED CHARITIES FY2024	£279k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S HAM FY2023	£142k	—	above	—	no doubt
POORS CHARITIES FY2025	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HAREFIELD PAROCHIAL CHARITIES FY2025	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GRIFFIN COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£152k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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