# GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 288538
- **Other names:** DEUTSCHER SOZIALAUSSCHUSS GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL, DEUTSCHER SOZIALAUSSUSS, GERMAN ADVICE CENTRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Jan. 23, 1984
- **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=288538


## Contact

- **Address:** 35 CRAVEN TERRACE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W2 3EL
- **Phone:** 07385702407
- **Email:** info@gwc-london.org.uk
- **Website:** www.gwc-london.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST PERSONS PREDOMINANTLY OF GERMAN ORIGIN WHO ARE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUCH PERSONS AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS SHALL FURTHER THE SAID OBJECT. (B) TO RELIEVE THE AGED, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR ELDERLY PERSONS PREDOMINANTLY OF GERMAN ORIGIN WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF THEIR AGE OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

**Activities:** The German Welfare Council offers independent help and advice free of charge for people predominantly of German origin or connections with personal and social problems. This help is provided by a bilingual social worker with a wide experience of statutory and voluntary provisions for social care in both Germany and the UK.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £120830 | £131144 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £231168 | £127078 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £120000 | £114610 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £88564 | £98861 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £86073 | £92306 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **UDO FRANK BAUER** (Chair) — appointed June 15, 2017
- Anna Haase — appointed Jan. 31, 2022
- Antje Palmer — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Bettina Friedrich — appointed June 17, 2025
- JULIAN RHYS — appointed June 17, 2013
- VERENA GRONEWOLD