GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL

Registered charity 288538 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEUTSCHER SOZIALAUSSCHUSS GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL, DEUTSCHER SOZIALAUSSUSS, GERMAN ADVICE CENTRE

The German Welfare Council offers independent help and advice free of charge for people predominantly of German origin or connections with personal and social problems. This help is provided by a bilingual social worker with a wide experience of statutory and voluntary provisions for social care in both Germany and the UK.

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Latest income
£131k
Latest spending
£145k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £183,891, which the Chairman notes is part of reserves consolidated to more than £180,000. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £235,602 to £221,188. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£131k£145k
31/12/2024£121k£131k
31/12/2023£231k£127k
31/12/2022£120k£115k
31/12/2021£89k£99k

Common questions

Is GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £183,891, which the Chairman notes is part of reserves consolidated to more than £180,000. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £235,602 to £221,188. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL as a grant recipient include The Schroder 1905 Trust.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Schroder 1905 TrustFY2025£102k
The Schroder 1905 TrustFY2024£100k
The Schroder 1905 TrustFY2023£93k
The Schroder 1905 TrustFY2022£71kSupport of its Social Worker and its Emergency and Heating Grants programme