West London Action for Children

Analysis

West London Action for Children is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07181950). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, West London Action for Children reported income of £639k and spending of £693k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £461k to £639k (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, West London Action for Children 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 Bayis Lepleitos (£639k), The Jean Shanks Foundation (£639k) and Pinches Trust (£639k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 72%, charitable activities 20% and investments 7.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,275. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 27 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.

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.