LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 11 February 1991
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02393931
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,772,035
Latest expenditure: £1,741,246
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Resource Centre, 661 Barking Road, LONDON, E13 9EX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.lbwp.online (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT (LBWP) PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES UNDER A FRAMEWORK TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS: EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION AND HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES, COUNSELLING, SERVICE FOR YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS INCLUDING SUPPORT GROUPS, AND LEGAL ADVICE AND INFORMATION.IN ADDITION LBWP PROVIDES CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING TO PROFESSIONALS, RESEARCH AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 10 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 10 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,772,035
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,741,246

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,613,291
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,724,999

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 23 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,583,130
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,496,010

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,440,363
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,289,082

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 6 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,406,640
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,195,358

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,772,035
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,741,246
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 233000
Income From Government Grants: £473,148
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,613,291
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,724,999
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 233000
Income From Government Grants: £473,148
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,583,130
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,496,010
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 233000
Income From Government Grants: £162,181
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,440,363
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,289,082
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 235428
Income From Government Grants: £162,208
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,406,640
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,195,358
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 219928
Income From Government Grants: £236,174
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 281407
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1482705
Income Investments: 7923
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1772035
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £3,853
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,737,393
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1741246
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16235
Expenditure Support Costs: 64904
Expenditure Depreciation: 8285
Gain Loss Investment: 7923
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £260,284
Assets Total Fixed: 13652
Assets Own Use: 13652
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £640,286
Assets Total Liabilities: £241,658
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £412,280
Creditors One Year Total Current: 241658
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £398,228
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 260284
Funds Restricted: 151996
Funds Total: 412280
Count Employees: 22
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 March 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 192483
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1415516
Income Investments: 5292
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1613291
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,255
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,722,744
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1724999
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16200
Expenditure Support Costs: 88232
Expenditure Depreciation: 5226
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £188,528
Assets Total Fixed: 4233
Assets Own Use: 4233
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £607,068
Assets Total Liabilities: £229,810
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £381,491
Creditors One Year Total Current: 229810
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £214,304
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 188528
Funds Restricted: 192963
Funds Total: 381491
Count Employees: 23
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 177615
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1403495
Income Investments: 2020
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1583130
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,732
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,494,278
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1496010
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 3378
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £253,517
Assets Total Fixed: 3910
Assets Own Use: 3910
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £678,919
Assets Total Liabilities: £189,630
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £493,199
Creditors One Year Total Current: 189630
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £541,305
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 253517
Funds Restricted: 239682
Funds Total: 493199
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 348701
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1091613
Income Investments: 49
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1440363
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £54
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,289,028
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1289082
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 3270
Expenditure Depreciation: 3226
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £268,853
Assets Total Fixed: 5688
Assets Own Use: 5688
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £633,541
Assets Total Liabilities: £233,150
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £406,079
Creditors One Year Total Current: 233150
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £528,029
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 268853
Funds Restricted: 137226
Funds Total: 406079
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 March 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 354002
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1052555
Income Investments: 83
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1406640
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £345
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,195,013
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1195358
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6943
Expenditure Support Costs: 94589
Expenditure Depreciation: 1713
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £199,484
Assets Total Fixed: 383
Assets Own Use: 383
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £484,550
Assets Total Liabilities: £230,135
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £254,798
Creditors One Year Total Current: 230135
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £423,951
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 199484
Funds Restricted: 55314
Funds Total: 254798
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1991-02-11T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9TH. JUNE 1989AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02/12/2015AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 02/12/2015
Charitable Objects: THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE RELIEF OF MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISTRESS AMONG BLACK MINORITY ETHNIC AND REFUGEE WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN MALTREATED BY THEIR HUSBANDS OR MALE MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILY AND AMONG THE CHILDREN OF SUCH WOMEN.
Area Of Benefit: IN PRACTICE NEWHAM

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 63352
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: NEWHAM ASIAN WOMEN'S PROJECT

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures