Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

WEST LONDON EQUALITY CENTRE 

To advance equality, human rights, good relations and social justice towards the elimination of discrimination and inequality for BMERM Communities & other persons experiencing disadvantage; providing legal advice, seminars, volunteering and training for employment in Ealing and surrounding areas
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 17 years
(33 years as a company)

http://www.wlec.net

info@wlec.net

02082312574

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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£363£323£40n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/22£336£288£48n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/21£296£248£48n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/20£311£244£67n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/19£208£188£20n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/18£129£122£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£93£134£-41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£171£179£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£160£150£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£161£148£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£99£112£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£122£99£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£107£113£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£112£99£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£111£132£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£156£166£-10£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Who works here?
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Reading, Slough, Surrey, Throughout London,

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
National Lottery Community Fund£468,000
Trust for London£176,500
Henry Smith Charity£120,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Trust for London - West London Equality Centre
£90,000 29/06/2022
The funding is for two, part-time housing advisors to provide legal advice, support, and conduct casework for people facing housing issues in private rental sector accommodation. These categories of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Hate Crime Support Service
£468,000 29/03/2021
36
The project is using funding to expand and develop their anti-hate crime support and awareness raising work across Ealing Hounslow and Hillingdon. The funding is being used to expand their awareness ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to West London Equality Centre
£120,000 16/09/2020
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation that provides advice, support and information to BAME communities, refugees and asylum seekers in the London Borough ....more
Trust for London - West London Equality Centre
£86,500 26/02/2020
24
The funding is for a housing advisor who will provide help and support, legal advice and housing casework for people living in private rented accommodation and experiencing housing issues. These make ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Ealing Hate Crime Navigators
£474,469 10/01/2018
36
The project will support victims of hate crime and encourage the reporting of discrimination. This will be delivered through a series of training workshops and seminars out in local communities with ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ealing Equality Council
£75,000 07/09/2017
36
towards three years' running costs of an organisation that provides advice, support and information to BAME communities, refugees and asylum seekers in the London Borough of Ealing
Tudor Trust - Grant to Ealing Equality Council
£60,000 24/09/2014
36
over three years towards the running costs of an advice and advocacy service working primarily with BME communities across the London Borough of Ealing
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Ealing Equality Council
£30,000 31/05/2013
Ealing Equality Council promotes equality of opportunity and good relations between all. It provides legal advice and casework with the support of its volunteers and staff. A volunteer coordinator ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-74
  • KWAME AKUFFO Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Senior Law Lecturer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/10/2006, number: 1116413
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/08/1990, number: 02531302
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR14: 118 days late,
Main office

84 Uxbridge Road
Ealing
London
W13 8RA

Objectives

2.1. The promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit by:a) the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religion;b) advancing education and raising awareness in equality and diversity;c) promoting activities to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds; andd) cultivating a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity.2.2 To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.For the purpose of this clause ‘socially excluded’ means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one of more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards; crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society).2.3 The promotion of racial harmony for the public benefit by:(a) promoting knowledge and mutual understanding between different racial groups;(b) advancing education and raising awareness about different racial groups to promote good relations between persons of different racial groups;(c) working towards the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of race.”2.4. The promotion of Human rights (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent United Nations conventions and declarations) throughout West London and the UK by all or any of the following means:(a) Obtaining redress for the victims of human rights abuse;b) educating the public about human rights(c) Contributing to the sound administration of human rights law;(d) Commenting on proposed human rights legislation;(e) Raising awareness of human rights issues;(f) Promoting public support for human rights;(g) Promoting respect for human rights among individuals and corporations;(h) Eliminating infringements of human rights.”

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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