West London Welcome

Analysis

West London Welcome is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, West London Welcome reported income of £556k and spending of £472k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £196k to £556k (+184%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, West London Welcome sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Swings & Smiles (£556k), Chigwell Riding Trust for Special Needs (£557k) and D & L Trust Fund (£555k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95%, trading 2.9% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 5.5%. Reserves of £360k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.