The West Norwood Meeting Room Trust

Analysis

The West Norwood Meeting Room Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The West Norwood Meeting Room Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £31k, spending 271% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £13k to £11k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 162% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The West Norwood Meeting Room Trust sits at the 17th percentile: it is larger than about 16% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include James Colmer's Almshouses (£11k), United Charities (£11k) and Colman's Trust Cottages (£11k).

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.