Housing & Homelessness Community & Social Justice 2025
Hammersmith United Charities

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

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

✅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

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London

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