COMMUNITY SOUTHWARK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 13 September 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05090324
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,216,179
Latest expenditure: £1,083,156
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 11 Market Place, London, SE16 3UQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.communitysouthwark.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To support the voluntary and community sector, promote volunteering, encourage and facilitate partnership working, involvement and active participation, act as the key interface between the sector and statutory bodies, provide capacity building and support to enable sector organisation to manage themselves more efficiently.

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: 24 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,216,179
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,083,156

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: 17 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,047,985
Total Gross Expenditure: £974,411

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: 3 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 3 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £996,694
Total Gross Expenditure: £906,757

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: 11 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 11 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £931,432
Total Gross Expenditure: £866,941

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: 2 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 2 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £952,092
Total Gross Expenditure: £906,450

04 Official extract

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: 24 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,216,179
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,083,156
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 527015
Income From Government Grants: £167,104
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 210

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: 17 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,047,985
Total Gross Expenditure: £974,411
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 509342
Income From Government Grants: £128,304
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: 12

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: 3 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £996,694
Total Gross Expenditure: £906,757
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £12
Income From Government Contracts: 541932
Income From Government Grants: £339,730
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: 150

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: 11 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £931,432
Total Gross Expenditure: £866,941
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: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 403730
Income From Government Grants: £243,432
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 26

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: 2 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £952,092
Total Gross Expenditure: £906,450
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: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 575810
Income From Government Grants: £42,115
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

05 Official extract

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: 24 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 13893
Income Other Trading Activities: 140914
Income Charitable Activities: 1013436
Income Investments: 26186
Income Other: 21750
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1216179
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,081
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,077,075
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1083156
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7063
Expenditure Support Costs: 69477
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 17456
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £484,994
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,069,437
Assets Total Liabilities: £577,355
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £492,082
Creditors One Year Total Current: 577355
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £891,443
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 484994
Funds Restricted: 7088
Funds Total: 492082
Count Employees: 21
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: 17 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 7184
Income Other Trading Activities: 126074
Income Charitable Activities: 903106
Income Investments: 11621
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1047985
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,763
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £968,648
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 974411
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1073
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £333,828
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £674,666
Assets Total Liabilities: £315,607
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £359,059
Creditors One Year Total Current: 315607
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £655,191
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 333828
Funds Restricted: 25231
Funds Total: 359059
Count Employees: 29
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: 3 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 510
Income Other Trading Activities: 114523
Income Charitable Activities: 881661
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 996694
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,155
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £901,602
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 906757
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5155
Expenditure Support Costs: 797615
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £273,044
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £433,808
Assets Total Liabilities: £148,323
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £285,485
Creditors One Year Total Current: 148323
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £420,476
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 270676
Funds Restricted: 14809
Funds Total: 285485
Count Employees: 21
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: 11 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 7335
Income Other Trading Activities: 18195
Income Charitable Activities: 502172
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 403730
Income Total Income And Endowments: 931432
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £11,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £855,941
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 866941
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7446
Expenditure Support Costs: 12574
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £184,047
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £469,624
Assets Total Liabilities: £274,077
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £195,547
Creditors One Year Total Current: 274077
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £359,550
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 184047
Funds Restricted: 11500
Funds Total: 195547
Count Employees: 18
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: 2 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 9582
Income Other Trading Activities: 12568
Income Charitable Activities: 838009
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 91933
Income Total Income And Endowments: 952092
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £10,464
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £895,986
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 906450
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 29844
Expenditure Support Costs: 40308
Expenditure Depreciation: 25320
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £131,057
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £562,948
Assets Total Liabilities: £431,891
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £131,057
Creditors One Year Total Current: 431891
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £562,948
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 131057
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 131057
Count Employees: 19
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Southwark
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: COMMUNITY SOUTHWARK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-09-13T00:00:00

Charity Name: COMMUNITY SOUTHWARK
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2015-05-07T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 1060581
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1060581
Assoc Charity Name: VOLUNTEER CENTRE SOUTHWARK

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 31/03/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/07/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/10/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/04/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/05/2009AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 09/04/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 05/12/2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 04 APR 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 DEC 2015
Charitable Objects: 15.1 TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PUBLIC WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK AND SURROUNDING LONDON BOROUGHS, INCLUDING: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PROTECT HEALTH, RELIEVE POVERTY DISTRESS AND SICKNESS, PROMOTE VOLUNTARY WORK AND A VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PUBLIC.15.2 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF VOLUNTARY AND CHARITABLE SECTOR ORGANISATIONS PROVIDING HEALTH, COMMUNITY CARE AND CHILDREN’S AND FAMILY SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PUBLIC WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK AND SURROUNDING LONDON BOROUGHS, THROUGH PROMOTING GOOD PRACTICE AND PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN THE VOLUNTARY AND CHARITABLE SECTOR.
Area Of Benefit: THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK AND SURROUNDING LONDON BOROUGHS

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 396899
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: SOUTHWARK COMMUNITY CARE FORUM

Charity Name Id: 396893
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: COMMUNITY ACTION SOUTHWARK (CAS)

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff