Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

WEST LONDON ACTION FOR CHILDREN 

West London Action for Children offers a range of counselling and therapy services for children in need, and their families, in the London boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington & Chelsea. We support families under stress to develop their confidence and skills to cope with the ordinary and extraordinary challenges of family life.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,809,961 available, equivalent to 33 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 14 years

www.wlac.org.uk

team@wlac.org.uk

02073521155

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£625£667£-43£45£1,810£1,81032.52250
31/03/22£461£604£-143n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/21£577£540£37£40£2,071£2,071461650
31/03/20£480£423£57n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£489£483£6n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/18£622£514£108£47£1,691£1,69139.5130
31/03/17£501£469£32£40£1,594£1,59440.8130
31/03/16£452£513£-61£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£484£503£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£512£429£82£47£1,452£1,45240.680
31/03/13£618£568£50£43£1,328£1,3282890
31/03/12£432£419£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£1,270£378£892£53£1,146£1,14636.4110

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 32.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 22 employees
  • 50 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hammersmith And Fulham, Kensington And Chelsea,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
City Bridge Trust£133,700
BBC Children in Need£83,761
The Childhood Trust£55,000
Wates Foundation£10,000
John Lyon's Charity£7,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
John Lyon's Charity - Uplift grant to West London Action for Children
£7,500 02/02/2023
Cost-of-Living Uplift
The Childhood Trust - C-59273
£5,000 28/06/2022
The Parenting and Families Programme aims to support vulnerable families to improved mental health by providing free counselling and therapy services. WLAC provides individual and family therapy, as ....more
The Childhood Trust - Children and Young People Programme
£10,000 12/06/2022
Help us continue providing free specialist therapy and counselling services for vulnerable children, young people and families in West London. For over 100 years we have been supporting local ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to West London Action for Children
£83,761 10/08/2021
This project will deliver individual and group therapy for young people in West London affected by trauma, domestic violence and abuse. This activity will support them to increase confidence, reduce ....more
The Childhood Trust - Parenting and Families Programme
£5,000 22/06/2021
This WLAC Programme provides free specialist therapy and counselling services to vulnerable families to support improved mental wellbeing through individual or family therapy, and groups for parents, ....more
The Childhood Trust - Children and Youth Programme
£10,000 08/12/2020
Since 1917 we have been supporting local families overcome challenges in their lives, and helping children reach their potential. Help us to continue providing free specialist therapy and counselling ....more
The Childhood Trust - Children and Youth Programme
£10,000 08/12/2020
Since 1917 we have been supporting local families overcome challenges in their lives, and helping children reach their potential. Help us to continue providing free specialist therapy and counselling ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to West London Action for Children
£133,700 28/07/2020
£133,700 over 5 years (£25,800; £26,200; £26,700; £27,200; £27,800) towards the Counsellor salary and associated project costs to deliver a counselling service to Children and Young People in ....more
The Childhood Trust - Parenting and Families Programme
£5,000 03/07/2020
The WLAC Parenting and Families Programme provides specialist therapy and counselling services to families under stress to support improved mental wellbeing. Our objective is to help families develop ....more
The Childhood Trust - WLAC Children and Youth Programme
£10,000 10/12/2019
Mental ill-health affects 1/10th of UK children but only 1/4 are receiving any kind of specialist help. Many do not receive a service; continue to be disturbed; are at risk of becoming involved with ....more
Wates Foundation - West London Action For Children
£10,000 21/11/2019
Towards the cost of delivering the Parenting Programme.
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2018
£10,000 04/12/2018
Specialist talking therapies for vulnerable children have enormous benefits for their long term mental and physical wellbeing. We work with families who are in poverty and socially isolated. We ....more
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2017
£10,000 05/12/2017
Specialist talking therapies for vulnerable children have enormous benefits for their long term mental and physical wellbeing. We work with families who are in poverty and socially isolated. We ....more
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2016
£10,000 02/12/2016
Specialist talking therapies for vulnerable children have enormous benefits for their long term mental and physical wellbeing. We work with families who are in poverty and socially isolated. We ....more
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2015
£10,000 18/12/2015
Specialist talking therapies for vulnerable children have enormous benefits for their long term mental and physical wellbeing. We work with families who are in poverty and socially isolated. We ....more
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2014
£10,000 18/12/2014
Specialist talking therapies for vulnerable children have enormous benefits for their long term mental and physical wellbeing. We work with families who are in poverty and socially isolated. We ....more
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2013
£10,000 18/12/2013
Specialist talking therapies for vulnerable children have enormous benefits for their long term mental and physical wellbeing. We work with families who are in poverty and socially isolated. We ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - West London Action for Children Parenting Programme
£214,420 14/09/2011
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This project aims to assist vulnerable children, young people and their families by providing free group and one-to-one sessions dealing with a range of issues faced by families. These include ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 40-78
  • ASHLEY DAWN CHAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Operational Manager Gender Identity Clinic
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/04/2010, number: 1135648
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/03/2010, number: 07181950
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR23: 37 days late,
Main office

15 GERTRUDE STREET
LONDON
SW10 0JN

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO PROMOTE THE CARE AND EMOTIONALWELLBEING OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHERE APPROPRIATE, IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM AND THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA, WHOARE IN NEED BY REASON OF POVERTY, POOR HOUSING, ILL HEALTH, ABUSE, FAMILYRELATIONSHIPS, DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES OR OTHER FACTORS. THIS IS TO BE ACHIEVEDPRIMARILY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY TOGETHERWITH THE PROMOTION OF GOOD PRACTICE AND IMPROVED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN NEED, BOTHAT LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM AND THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA,

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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