01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 24 June 1998
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
- Latest income
- £15,522
- Latest expenditure
- £18,110
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 112 EMBLETON ROAD, LONDON, SE13 7DG
Website recorded by the regulator: www.lewcas.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
LEWCAS is an ecumenical group working to help and campaign for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers. We provide regular food and basic household items for the destitute, travel cards to enable asylum seekers to study English at Lewisham College and give financial support to the work of the Lewisham Refugee Network, Action for Refugees in Lewisham and sometimes to people in particular need.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £15,522
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,110
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £25,447
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,158
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £19,405
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,350
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £15,406
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,902
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 August 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £23,692
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,135
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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 November 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 14 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £15,522
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,110
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £25,447
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,158
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 24 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £19,405
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,350
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3000
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,000
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 17
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 1 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £15,406
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,902
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £660
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 12
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 November 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 19 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £23,692
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,135
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £10,975
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 25
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Lewisham
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LEWISHAM CHURCHES FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1998-06-24T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 8TH MARCH 1998 AS AMENDED 26TH APRIL 1998
- Charitable Objects
- TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG ASYLUM SEEKERS IN SOUTH-EAST LONDON
- Area Of Benefit
- SOUTH-EAST LONDON
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 357781
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- LEWCAS
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures