# WEST LONDON WELCOME

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1183261
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 7, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1183261


## Contact

- **Address:** International House, 109-111 Fulham Palace Road, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W6 8JA
- **Phone:** 07512789542
- **Email:** hello@westlondonwelcome.com
- **Website:** www.westlondonwelcome.com



## Activities

**Objects:** The objects of the CIO are:(1) To advance education and relieve financial hardship amongst those seeking asylum, those granted refugee status and migrants particularly by the provision of legal and other advice.(2) To provide or assist with the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time activity for refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and their dependents in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving their conditions of life and assisting their inclusion into the wider community, in particular but not exclusively by the provision of a drop-in centre

**Activities:** West London Welcome is a free drop-in centre for refugees, asylum seekers & migrants catering primarily but not exclusively to individuals & communities in Hammersmith & Fulham. WLW provides a warm space for people to come in out of the cold, have a cup of tea and socialise, hot lunch, learn English, share ideas and get advice.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | £556070 | £471767 | £406270 | 8 |
| May 31, 2024 | £359836 | £401755 | — | — |
| May 31, 2023 | £430783 | £336355 | — | — |
| May 31, 2022 | £395963 | £224319 | — | — |
| May 31, 2021 | £195508 | £134325 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Joanna Sarah Farquharson** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 16, 2019
- Antonia Benfield — appointed Nov. 21, 2022
- Betul Piyade — appointed Sept. 27, 2023
- Coco Campbell — appointed Feb. 7, 2023
- Efthymia Stathopoulou — appointed Dec. 14, 2022
- Helen Pickering — appointed Feb. 13, 2025
- John Clark — appointed Oct. 31, 2025
- Reza Beyad — appointed April 8, 2019
- Seema Alibhai — appointed April 8, 2019