Citizens Advice Hammersmith & Fulham Impact Report 2024/25

Citizens Advice Hammersmith & Fulham is a free, independent advice charity serving residents of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. In 2024/25 the charity helped 17,031 clients across 68,851 issues — more than double the issues handled five years ago. Advisers secured £8,707,218 in income for clients. Social return on investment reached £17.43 in public value for every £1 invested. The 'More than Advice' model combines advice with library services, ESOL classes and skills workshops.

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📋About

Advice impact: 17,031 clients helped across 68,851 issues (more than doubled in 5 years); £8,707,218 in income secured; 54% of clients disabled or with long-term illness; top issues were disability benefits, Universal Credit, housing and debt Custom geography from upload: Hammersmith & Fulham

📊Key Metrics

17,031 clients helped; 68,851 issues addressed; 3,000 food bank vouchers issued; 1,600 clients supported via outreach; 4,000 people engaged at library events; 700 residents in community skills training Key Metric 1
70 volunteers across 7 roles; volunteer value: £632,039; 2,860 volunteer hours at libraries Key Metric 2
£8,707,218 income gained for clients; total social value generated: £31,346,447; fiscal value: £4,653,685; public value of improved wellbeing: £23,284,069; for every £1 invested: £2.59 fiscal, £17.43 public, £14.19 to people helped; £880,123 in additional funding leveraged Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Social return on investment: Every £1 invested generates £17.43 in public value and £14.19 value to people helped; stakeholder savings include £1,770,732 for DWP, £1,523,722 for housing providers, £731,497 for NHS, and £564,457 for LBHF through preventing homelessness and mental health demand
  • Community and 'More than Advice': 4,000 people engaged at library events; 700 residents in skills workshops; ESOL classes delivered; 3,000 food bank vouchers issued; 1,600 clients reached via outreach; 70 volunteers contributing £632,039 in value

📍Geography

London, Other

2024 Enhanced

The Felix Project Impact Report 2024

Nearly 16,000 tonnes of food redistributed — equivalent to 38 million meals — to over 1,200 community organisations across London
Key Metric 1
London's largest food redistribution charity, operating from four depots and Felix's Kitchen, rescuing surplus food from the food industry and delivering it to community organisations feeding people experiencing hunger
Key Metric 2
Rescuing and redistributing surplus food, preparing meals in Felix's Kitchen, launching Felix's Multibank for non-food items, farm rescue, and policy work to drive systemic change
Key Metric 3
18% more food redistributed than 2023; over 13,000 volunteers welcomed; 145 new community organisations added to delivery routes
2025

Social Impact Report 2025

£25m granted by Church Commissioners to fund SIIP; investments across housing for the vulnerable, community thriving and just energy transition; parishes involved in 31,000 social projects nationwide
Key Metric 1
Investments to date include Women in Safe Homes fund (£1.6m); Social & Sustainable Housing II fund (£2m); Recovery Loan Fund (£1m loan to SIB); 3.6% stake in Charity Bank (£1.1m equity investment)
Key Metric 2
Church of England parishes run or support approximately 8,000 food banks and 3,000 community cafes; poll suggests 23% of Britain's adult population received support from a church or Christian organisation in last 5 years
Key Metric 3
Women in Safe Homes: houses bought and leased to grassroots organisations providing refuge to vulnerable women and children; Charity Bank investment can unlock £8m+ in loans to charities and social enterprises for every £1m of capital invested