West Silvertown Village Community Foundation

Analysis

West Silvertown Village Community Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03036200). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, West Silvertown Village Community Foundation reported income of £587k and spending of £637k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £737k to £587k (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, West Silvertown Village Community Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Plymouth Vcse (£581k), Rights and Equalities in Newham (£591k) and Community First Oxfordshire (£576k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 58%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £240k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.