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Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Hammersmith United Charities manages two Almshouses in Hammersmith providing 92 flats for low-income residents aged 60+, and runs a community grants programme awarding £390k to 46 local organisations in 2024/25. The charity distributed nearly £400k through H&F Giving and supports grassroots groups tackling poverty, isolation and inequality in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

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Almshouse management and supported independent living for older people; community grants programme funding grassroots organisations tackling poverty and social isolation; H&F Giving partnership distributing nearly £400k locally

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 46 grants awarded totalling £390,224 to community organisations in 2024/25
Key Metric 2 More than 11,200 people in the local community benefited from grants
Key Metric 3 92 Almshouse flats providing housing for 60+ residents on low incomes

Key Outcomes

  • 6 Almshouse flats refurbished and fire doors upgraded to new safety standards during the year
  • 5,000 people enabled to contribute to the local community through grant-funded volunteering and services
  • Multi-year flexible grants awarded to The Upper Room, Sulgrave Club and St Paul's Money Advice Centre to support longer-term planning

Geography

London

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Provided education, advice and support to 14,972 young people in 2025/26, including educating 13,786 young people in schools and community settings
Key Metric 2
Under 16s mediation service supported 94 families; 95% of young people were able to return to or remain at home and 88% reported less...
Key Metric 3
Overall 2022-26 strategy target was 40,000 young people reached; the final total was 49,244
87% of evictions from permanent social housing were successfully avoided through Outreach support
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
506 people had their homelessness ended in 2025/26
Key Metric 2
492 people received advice and guidance through the duty desk
Key Metric 3
Over 280 people provided a safe place to sleep each night
85% sustained accommodation with support; 73% moved on positively to a secure home.