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Shepherds Bush Families Project & Childrens Centre

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1080495LondonPoverty relief
Income£216k2025-03-31
Spending£238ksame year
Spent / received101%5-year average
Size in its cause77th pctPoverty relief
Registered2000Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Shepherds Bush Families Project & Childrens Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03664056). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shepherds Bush Families Project & Childrens Centre reported income of £216k and spending of £238k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £365k to £216k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shepherds Bush Families Project & Childrens Centre sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Balstraw Limited (£216k), Redeemed Christian Church of God ("RCCG") Majesty Court (£217k) and Zion of the Holy One of Israel Ministries (£216k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.

Income and spending

£0£91k£183k£274k£365k2021 Income: £365,0992021 Spending: £303,81920212022 Income: £305,3992022 Spending: £308,27820222023 Income: £295,3822023 Spending: £345,75820232024 Income: £336,6812024 Spending: £339,18220242025 Income: £216,4112025 Spending: £238,3352025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Deliver services to families living in temporary unsuitable acommodation. We run a drop-in for parents & children, respite playgroup, after school club. Families have access to one to one advice, social work & counselling support, adult groups and classes, cooking & laundry facilities. During school holidays activities are provided for school age children and annual summer programme for families.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Balstraw LimitedLondon£216k
Redeemed Christian Church of God ("RCCG") Majesty CourtWembley£217k
Zion of the Holy One of Israel MinistriesLondon£216k
Widnes FoodbankCheshire£217k