KCSC Directory

ACAVA (Association for Cultural Advancement through Visual Art) is an educational charity which provides a range of public benefits through visual arts services. It develops public art and community educational projects and training in the use of digital technology. Acava provides studios for professional artists who are employed to deliver its public programme.

Active Link is an independent web site for the people of Kensington and Chelsea, produced by the people of Kensington and Chelsea. Information is powerful, perhaps today more than ever, and that is why Active Link has been established. Seeking good news and discovering helpful information will be the main focus of its work - and of course making sure that the news and helpful information then reaches as many people as possible.

2nd Tier membership organisation and network of advice agencies. We provide development support, training to advice centres and AdvicePro - an on-line case management software

Health charity that advances the health and well being of the UK's African population.

African Women Care (AWC) was established in July 1998 primarily as a self help group to deal with issues affecting women and children from the Black African Community living in the UK.

Our work addresses issues of poverty, disadvantage, women’s disempowerment, unemployment, health, social exclusion and skills development.

Specifically we offer:

(1) Advice, information, support and advocacy including outreach work enabling women to access services in the area of health, social care, housing and welfare benefits.

(2) Provide support services counselling and mentoring for women who have experienced or affected by domestic violence.

(3) We run befriending service to provide home and hospital visits through an existing pool of committed volunteers for women with terminal or life-threatening illnesses.

Our aim is to give each individual the tools to prevent a range of negative physical and emotional impacts and so create "a life-time of well-being for all"

We provide a range of cultural, educational, training and spiritual activities as well as facilities for the community this includes: A homework club and study centre, Arabic and Quran schools, youth activities, parental empowerment programmes, community cohesion initiatives, elderly well being project, Health and psychological support, referral and signposting, family counselling, prayer facilities and spiritual guidance.

Alan Morkill House is a residential care home for older people and those who have dementia. The home consists of 49 individual bed-sitting rooms with full disabled access. We work in partnership with local authorities, organisations and residents to create safe, sustainable communities. We aim to support our residents and help them to make the most of opportunities in their lives.

Alnoor supports the educational, social, cultural and recreational needs of the Moroccan community in particular and the wider community in general.

Empower women from all backgrounds with knowledge, skills and confidence to better themselves & their families, tackle isolation and integrate.
Supplementary School to Build Children's confidence, self-esteem and resilience through additional Maths, English and Sports activities.

UMARU was initially formed to helping the integration of Angolan women into British Society. We also aim at helping in the promotion of Angolan women by elevating their education, cultural level and improving their general skills; promoting and strengthening the understanding of Angolan culture, heritage and solidarity amongst Angolan women and promoting awareness through discussion of issues affecting Angolan women and women worldwide. UMARU wants to be an adequate forum for exchanging experiences, discussing ideas, learning a little more about each other and sharing difficult and happy times. UMARU also wants to provide a perfect forum by keeping in touch with our country, sharing our hopes, and identities and bringing together different generations.

Helping the Arabic communities:
1) to know their cultures,
2) to be part of the British society
3) help them to grow and raise their children in good way
4) help them to deal and solve their children problems.

Arts Versa LTD is a not-for-profit organisation providing high-calibre arts, media and education services. These include event management, film production and consultancy with a specialism in accessing ethnic minorities and multicultural communities.

AUGB exists to develop, promote and support the interests of the Ukrainian community in the UK.

Cultural, education and welfare services for the Bangladeshi community

Food growing to support and develop individuals.

A number of committees support the activities of the community, which is administered by an elected Council. Beit Klal Yisrael is a member of Liberal Judaism and an affiliate member of the World Congress of Gay and Lesbian Jewish Organisations.

As a Community Interest Company, all of Bikeworks' profits feed back into our programmes which are aimed at getting the people most marginalised from the job market into employment, running our all ability club, recycling bikes, running cycle training for individuals and schools and more!

Blenheim CDP is a leading substance misuse charity working across London that provides support services for drug and alcohol users, and their families and carers.

Breathe Easy Westminster is a patient led, patient funded local group for anyone affected by a lung condition and for those who look after them. We offer free mutual support, friendship, information and education
It is not all serious stuff, our meeting on the 3rd Monday of every month is held on the 8th floor at Ada Court, 10-16 Maida Vale W9 1TD from 11.00 to 15.30 pm. We have raffles, outings and guest speakers, Most importantly - we network and have fun.

The charity's principal activity is to encourage horticulture in the royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea through an annual competition

British Black Anti Poverty Network is a grassroots led network of community groups whose aim is to reduce poverty in disadvantaged and marginalised communities. We do that through our advice, advocacy and informative services in RBKC and nearby boroughs.

Brownbaby was conceived by the Artist Toby Laurent Belson, to design, develop and run Arts & Humanities projects.
Brownbaby exists as a way to explore, acknowledge and promote the reality of mixing and serve the communities in which mixing occurs.

Brownbaby does not wish the term ‘mixing’ to automatically imply miscegenation, because Brownbaby believes that ‘mixing’ simply describes the act of people living together, side by side, as equals, in peace.

CALM offers Mediation and Restorative Justice to residents of LBHF, RBKC and tenants in the City of Westminster, Hounslow, Brent and Hillingdon. CALM also provides training in Community Mediation, Family Mediation Workplace Mediation and Restorative Justice.

Does a friend or family member rely on you for support?

If so, you may be a carer, which means that you can get support to look after the person you care for – and to take care of yourself.

You might be looking after your brother or sister, your partner, your parents, your adult child or someone else; they might have a physical or learning disability, a health condition, mental health needs, misuse drugs or alcohol, or have become older and frail. You might have been looking after them for years, or have only just started.

Whatever the situation, if you and the person you care for are over 18, then Carers Network can help you with:

• Carers Assessments
• Information and advice
• Social events and activities

If you are a carer and live in Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster or Hammersmith & Fulham talk to Carers Network today!

Carnival Village Trust is a registered charity dedicated to the the development of Carnival Arts.
As London´s development agency for Carnival Arts, we spotlight the arts, crafts and business of a relatively unsung art form in the UK, extending to its roots and broader culture. We have the background to do so and are well placed in the locality of Europe’s largest carnival.

With preparation and performance central to the artform, we also host venues in Notting Hill, West London. Carnival Arts and African Caribbean events add to a diverse programme from theatre, music and dance to comedy and film.

Community accountancy project that provides financial advice and training to small charities and voluntary groups.
Services include one-to-one casework, training courses and publications, all of which are geared towards providing people with the basic financial skills needed to run successful organisations.
CASH also undertakes bookkeeping, pay roll, Independent Examinations and production of management accounts for small and medium organisations.

Our mission is to address the issues that prevent children from reaching their full physical, emotional and educational potential and which affect the well-being and stability of the family. Our work is to provide community based social work services, counselling, play therapy, psychotherapeutic and mediation services to support individuals and families in need. Our goals are to work at a grassroots level, enabling emotionally and materially disadvantaged children and families to transform their own lives and to access the opportunities society offers.

Chelsea and Westminster Health Charity supports innovation and excellence at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and in the communities it serves. 

Chelsea Old Church is a welcoming and friendly place to come and worship.

Situated in the heart of London, this 'Secret Garden' is a centre of education, beauty and relaxation. Chelsea Physic Garden was founded by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London in 1673 for its apprentices to study the medicinal qualities of plants.

Chelsea Theatre, London's theatre for Live Art, is dedicated to commissioning, producing and presenting the freshest and most innovative artists, both nationally and internationally

Chickenshed's mission is to create entertaining and outstanding theatre that celebrates diversity and inspires positive change. Chickenshed is a theatre company with 40 years' experience in teaching and creating theatre. We are renowned for our inclusive approach to making theatre which means working with people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to create work that is inspired by the people taking part. The result is vibrant uplifting and imaginative theatre that is hugely enjoyed by both participants and audiences alike.

We run regular theatre workshops , during term times for children , young people and adults within the Tri Borough as well as our theatre in Southgate.

Children and Family Link provides brief solution focused Counselling for parents and carers living in the borough of Kensington & Chelsea and surrounding districts. We also offer Counselling Skills training for those who would like to extend their parenting skills or interested in developing skills for use within a helping environment or in a voluntary capacity. We also provide Counselling to Children, together with their parents or carers aimed at developing a better level of communication between parents and children and also to foster a healthier level of relationships within the home.

The Children’s Hospital Trust Fund was set up 30 years ago by a team of paediatric doctors. We are based at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. We are a separate entity to Chelsea and Westminster but work closely with the children’s medical teams to support their invaluable work.
Our day to day work includes buying medical and surgical equipment for the children’s and babies' medical teams. We support the medical teams, the children, babies and their families at the Hospital and provide help where it is urgently needed.
We’ve had numerous large appeals in the past where we’ve raised over £2million to fund substantial projects in the neonatal and paediatric wards at Chelsea and Westminster. Our current appeal, The Pluto Appeal, is to raise £1.5million to buy state of the art robotic surgical equipment for the new children’s operating theatre.

The aim of the charity is to provide information, support and advice to the ethnic Chinese in the UK who are disadvantaged by either poverty, linguistic and cultural barriers or being in a disadvantaged situation.

A Roman Catholic Church

In addition to our main offices we also operate out of The Curve Community Centre every weekday 10am to 11am and again 5pm to 8pm. We can give free independent confidential advice all residents affected by Grenfell and if you prefer we can meet you at different locations. We have a team of specialist advisers who can help with all aspects of Housing, Welfare Benefits, Employment, Debt and Consumer. We can also have a chat with you about any concerns you might have around receiving charitable donations such as savings plans, setting up a trust, managing your money or any other matters.

Developing Diversity in Culture, Arts, Heritage

Homes for Fathers and Families (“HOFF”) is a project aimed at providing the same degree of support for single fathers as is available for single mothers in the UK.

We provide affordable childcare education for children under 5 years old. This is to get them used to a school environment before they go to compulsory education service. We provide a wide range of activities for children to learn through play. We also have dance, movement sessions and storytelling sessions.

The Dalgarno Trust is a dynamic young charity that works in partnership with the local communities, statutory, private sector and voluntary organisations to `build better futures ……..together`.
Our aims are:
1. To enable people from diverse backgrounds to change their lives, fulfil their potential and break the cycle of poverty, ill-health and deprivation
2. To provide a range of services, projects and activities that offer education, training, employment, health improvement, social and cultural opportunities through our own projects and in partnership with other providers
3. To develop long-term sustainability of the community through the development of economic opportunities including social enterprises, small business and entrepreneurial activties
4. To create a strong, inclusive, vibrant and active neighbourhood
We manage and develop an Enterprise Hub, a Community Centre, a large Health consortia, Community Champions Health project, Children & Youth services(including Homework Club, Junior programme), Adult learning and training programme, Volunteer Project and Arts, Sports & social events programme

Earl’s Court Community Nursery offers a convenient location for parents working locally to source professional childcare; a service that boasts strong community links and a flexible range of learning activities and resources to suit sound pre-school development. We are based three minutes walk from Earl's Court Tube next to Olympia, open 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., 51 weeks a year and cater for 42 children, aged 8 months to 5 years.
The nursery is part of the London Early Years Foundation portfolio, which is well respected in Central London for its high standards, in line with Ofsted recommendations and valuing feedback and interaction with parents.

The area of the Society’s interest, defined by the Society as the neighbourhood of Earl’s Court, based on the original Earl’s Manorial Lands, is from Kensington High Street in the north to Fulham Road in the south and from the West London Railway Line in the west to cover Courtfield, Ashburn and Lexham Gardens. to the east without defined borders.

The purpose of the Earth Champions initiative is to inspire people, especially youth, and to involve world communities in seeking their own champions who are dedicated to finding solutions to environmental problems.

Ebony is an organisation that delivers a variety of steelband workshops and community projects for disadvantaged young people – particularly those from the Afro-Caribbean community.

Elizabeth Finn Care has been helping people overcome the worst effects of poverty for over a century.

To turn dreams into action at the pace of the individual.

The main aim of the Ethiopian Women’s Empowerment Group is to promote the mental well being, integration,community cohesion, education and positive images of refugee and migrant women in London.
The organisations provides advice,advocacy and support to refugee and migrant women who primarily resides in west London. We also work in partnerships with the voluntary and community organisations to provide training and information workshops on education ,accessing employment and health services.

Our vision is of a society where all families are free from poverty, disadvantage and social exclusion

We support young people between 7-17 who care for a family member be they disabled, have a mental health issue or drug/alcohol problems. We offer fun groups and outings bi monthly to two groups aged 7-11 and 12-17.

We have activities in the holidays with other young people with similar experiences. We will listen and offer emotional support to the young people if they need it and work closely with their family and statutory organisations with support plans. We advocate on the young person's behalf where necessary and can support them to have their views heard. We offer transport in the winter months to attend the bi monthly activities.

Family Friends provides befriending and mentoring services to disadvantaged families, through a network of trained volunteers. We help families living in deprived areas of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and South East Brent. Through respect, encouragement and support, we aim to ‘help families to help themselves’ by discovering their strengths and building on their coping skills. We offer two services: Parent Befriending - for a parent of a child aged 0-16 and Child Mentoring - for a child/siblings aged 5-16.

Play centre for 5-13 year olds

We run a Saturday club with integrated therapy for primary-aged autistic children in west London.

French African Welfare Association (FAWA) provides bilingual services for Francophone and other Africans who are excluded from the mainstream service including Congo, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Mali, Senegal and Guinea, Zambian, Ugandan, Kenyan, Nigeria who need support to access services and to move forward into independence in their lives in the UK. FAWA supports on a variety of issues including health, welfare benefits, signposting to ESOL, parenting, training and employment through:

• Drop in and referral services
• Information and advice on health and social services
• Translation, interpretation
• Community events
• Refugee and Asylum support
• Peer support for people living or affected by HIV
• Counselling and emotional support

The friends provide services within the hospital to enhance the patients' stay. It also buys equipment for Chelsea and Westminster hospital. It does this through various fundraising activities throughout the year

To support the funding of acquisitions of works of art and furniture for Leighton house museum. To support on going restoration and refurbishment projects.
To organise events in the houses in collaboration with the royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea and other partners.
To act as ambassadors for museum in the local, academic, cultural and other communities of interest.

The Friends have supported the work of the hospital for many years by providing additional funding, support and amenities.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans support and advice re hate crime, domestic abuse and sexual violence

As London’s largest emergency winter night shelter, Glass Door (formerly WLCHC) provides a safe, warm place to sleep for up to 100 men and women a night in partnership with churches across Hammersmith, Fulham, Kensington, Chelsea, Barnes and Putney. Homeless guests also access advice, food, showers and laundry facilities year-round from our Chelsea drop-in day centre. We help people get off the streets and help them build better futures.

The Golborne Forum brings together people living and/or working in Golborne to have a voice in and contribute to the regeneration of our vibrant community.

Greenhouse empowers young people in London’s disadvantaged communities to realise their potential through high quality, intensive sport and dance programmes delivered by inspirational coaches

The Hand in Hand Group has been active in London since 1981. Its purpose is to allow the disabled, housebound and elderly frail to participate fully in parish and local community activities and thereby relieve their loneliness and isolation.

Although the group originated from the church of St. Francis of Assisi in West London , its activities are open to anyone living in the neighbourhood, irrespective of creed.

The Hand in Hand Group currently has about 150 members, mostly from the Notting Hill area of London. It is run entirely by volunteers. The activities we organise include the following:

VISITS TO HOUSEBOUND MEMBERS
TRANSPORT TO CHURCH AT WEEKENDS
MONTHLY OUTINGS TO GARDENS AND PARKS, MUSEUMS, THEATRE, CINEMA, ETC.
MONTHLY COFFEE MORNINGS
FORTNIGHTLY SHOPPING TRIPS
AN ANNUAL HOLIDAY TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT

Almshouse charity providing good quality affordable sheltered housing in Holland Park. Homes are allocated from our waiting list to which the public can apply directly.

We manage a mother & baby hostel for homeless vulnerable pregnant women and new mothers, with support, advice, and educational activities for hostel residents and newly resettled lone parent families. Home visiting service to ex-hostel residents. Children's activities and parenting support.
Volunteering and work placement opportunities for students, including Social Work students, and community members, particularly lone parents and women.

Healthwatch is an independent charity with the duty to ensure that people's voices count when it comes to shaping and improving local health and social care services.

We are membership led and part of a national network of local Healthwatch across England.

At Healthwatch Central West London we cover Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, and Westminster.

Our aim is for local health and care services to be shaped by local people through their active involvement, needs and experiences, and a community which is informed about local health and care services.

Based in Portobello Road, Help Counselling Centre provides affordable, short & long-term counselling for people who need support in negotiating a crisis or some difficult aspect of living, as well as for those who wish to consider their life patterns and choices.

To deliver high quality and empowering housing, support, protection and care services in partnership with service users and local communities

Youngstars Ltd is a team of dynamic, enthusiastic and vibrant coaches who are also reliable, dependable and have a passion for getting young children active and involved in sports.

History Talk brings history to life. Sharing the past, understanding the present, shaping the future.

Holland Park Pre-prep and Day Nursery (HPPS) provides for children aged from 3 months to 8 years.

It is a private school founded in 1990.

Holy Trinity Church is part of the Church of England in the Diocese of London. We seek to be confident, compassionate and creative in Christian prayer, worship, mission and ministry for everyone.

Regional Care Advisory Service offering advice, support and training for all those affected by Huntington's Disease

Independent Age is a national charity that helps older people acoss the UK, through the 'ABC' of advice, befriending and campaigning. Independent Age provides national information and advice services on social care including care at home, welfare benefits and entitlements, befriending services and other social support. The service is available by telephone (0800 319 6789) and by email (advice@independentage.org) Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm. The service is complemented by written information available free to download from the website www.independentage.org
The advice line service is integrated with other local support including practical help with forms, assessments and other issues, and one-to-one and group befriending schemes.

Inkerman offer sheltered housing, home for life, staff on site, social activities, help when needed. Ensuring residents are secure. Have access to staff on CAS when they want, building up confidence to maintain an independent life in friendly surroundings.

The Isaac Newton Centre is a central London base offering an extensive range of facilities all of which will help make your event a success. We can host educational training courses and conferences, launches, events, seminars and association meetings.

We are a constituted small charity, faith based well being organisation, passionate about sharing information and experiences relative to Islamic medicine, nutrition and the environment.

Kensal Community Centre in the Golborne Ward of North Kensington in London exists to serve the community at large. A social club is open to members from 11am to 11pm seven days a week.

The Kensal Triangle Residents Association is a group of local residents from within the "Kensal Triangle" area within Kensal Green. Our goal is to work together to improve life within our area.

The Service User Network's aim is to work towards improving the mental health services received by service users in Kensington and Chelsea.

Kensington and Chelsea Mental Health Carers Association can help you to cope with the realisation that someone you know has a mental illness, seek appropriate help, discover your rights under the Mental Health Act and educate yourself about mental illness and how to cope. We operate a dedicated Carer Advocacy Service, run mental health carer support groups, operate respite trips and educational courses.

Kensington & Chelsea Social Council works to support locally focused voluntary and community organisations serving local residents.

We aim to develop a strong local sector voice to influence decision makers and encourage sector campaigning and lobbying to improve the quality of life of residents of Kensington and Chelsea.

We are a Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) and act as an umbrella body for voluntary and community organisations in Kensington and Chelsea.

We are an FE college with adult provision alongside H.E and Community learning

Registered charity teaching disabled people to swim. We should be operating from the Kensington Leisure Centre but this is not due to reopen until 2015.

To promote and stimulate public interest in the amenities of Kensington including good architecture and planning and to encourage the conservation, preservation and improvement of its buildings and open spaces.

We are a local Charity, we offer advice and support to those who are needy and deprived, we are one of the largest BME groups in the borough, and have worked with children & families service, schools and academies, alongside other local government bodies across London.

We run community based programmes such as homeless outreaches feeding and clothing, we have a sports coaching academy, and provide A level course to young people and adults.

KIDS London region provides a wide range of direct support services for disabled children, young people and their families.

The Organisation aims to work with, and support Refugees and Ethnic Minority community groups whose English is their second or third language and living, studying or working within Westminster City in particular and London areas in general through the provision of free generalist advice, information, advocacy, translation and guidance.

Hospital League of Friends providing comforts and amenities for patients and staff

Mobility Transport for people with disabilities or in wheelchairs in Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens

LEGS (Local Exercise Groups for Stroke) is a physiotherapy led rehabilitation project, consisting of a weekly evidence-based exercise and discussion/social support session for people who have had a stroke.

LEGS' core ethos is that our sessions are open to all individuals regardless of income, address or level of disability (as long as they can be safely accommodated in the group). We only charge a small fee to attend (which we have found facilitates adherence to the programme and contributes to people's empowerment), so our costs are subsidised by our fundraising efforts and we achieved UK Registered Charity Status in March 2018 (Charity Number 1177659). By becoming a Charity, as opposed to a clinically commissioned service, we are free to provide the service we feel is most effective, to as many as people as we can and we have always co-developed the service in response to feedback from our participants and the best clinical evidence we can find. We have 4 trustees responsible for the Charity, including our Physiotherapist and Founder who also operates as our CEO.

Facilitation and consultancy work to support the Health & Social Care sector across London. Working across providers, local authorities and other parties to engage and build partnering & co-production.

Originally started as an offshoot of the Trinidad Carnival in 1964, the Notting Hill Carnival has become an internationally acclaimed event which remains true to its Caribbean roots. Over the last four decades, it's matured into a melting pot of diverse cultural and musical genres that come together in modern West London streets.

The Lymphoedema Support Network represents, supports and empowers people affected by lymphoedema, promotes awareness of the condition and campaigns for appropriate, equitable treatment for all

Number of services addressing the communities needs including:
Youth Centre
Supplementary School
Sports and leisure

The Mangrove Steelband is for the whole of our local and wider community, young and old, whatever race, colour, creed, sex or ability to participate and work together within the band towards a mutual goal

The ownership of the Maria Assumpta Centre was transferred from the Religious of the Assumption to the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) to be used by Heythrop College on 28th February 2009.

Sheltered accommodation for older women offered by Women's Pioneer Housing Sheltered Housing Scheme.

Meanwhile Gardens Community Association aims to enhance the lives of residents in North Kensington and North Westminster by providing safe and inclusive open air leisure, play, training and educational opportunities in our four acre community park

Midaye is a charitable organisation established to address the needs of the BME community. Midaye Stands for Unification.

Our vision is that of a society that promotes and protects good mental health for all and that treats people with experience of mental distress fairly, positively and with respect.

provide a safe environment for Moroccan people in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and others to meet for mutual support.

Free, short-term (6-12 weeks) one-to-one counselling sessions in ARABIC & FARSI languages
For 18 years or above
Registered with a GP in Kensington & Chelsea, Queens Park or Paddington
Self-help workshops & psycho-educational groups to increase awareness & help to improve emotional wellbeing (with interpretation in Arabic & Farsi, if requested)
Support with mild to moderate psychological difficulties.

1. To provide the highest quality health & wellbeing services available to private, commercial & NHS clients.
2. Promote positive health and general wellbeing, with a focus on public health outcomes, mental health and wellbeing, safe and effect clinical trials and healthy ageing..
3. To increase access to appropriate information for the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and of general wellbeing, including positive mental health. Through proactive networking, to signpost patients and clients to evidence based sources of best practice and advice.
4. Ensure all staff have the right skills and training to carry out their duties competently. Our aim is to incorporate our 6 core values (care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment) across all aspects of our work – from office support through to service delivery with patients and clients.
5. To support the recruitment of clients to clinical trails through the provision of a safe and effective home visiting service, reducing the burden on the client to attend frequent hospital/trial centre appointments.
6. To provide vetted volunteer ‘companions’ who offer a befriending and social service, with weekly visits to support home care clients with their hobbies, getting out and about or simply having a chat over a cup of tea , reducing social isolation and promoting positive mental wellbeing.
7. The provision of personal care for people who are unable to provide it for themselves, because of old age, illness or disability, and which is provided to them in the place where those people are living at the time when the care is required.
8. To provide a safe, quality driven nurse led domiciliary care service to clients where their care needs are respected and that the clients are fully involved in the delivery of their own personal care
9. To provide nursing interventions & diagnosis for the purpose of maintaining the health and wellbeing of persons being cared for within their own home, such as the prevention and treatment of pressure sores, administration of medications (including intravenous medications), etc. so as to maintain the persons best potential health and wellbeing, prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge from hospital where nursing care may be required.

Providing opportunities for people to participate fully in the life of their community in ways which address and alleviate social and economic disadvantage

To offer young people living and working in the North Westminster area access, using youth work strategies, to a range of high quality, formal and informal learning and recreational opportunties. 

New Horizons - a modern, lively, convivial multi-activity centre for older people.

NICOLA provides opportunities for youngsters to get involved in creative activities, helping them develop useful skills, encouraging cultural and social awareness and fuelling interest in careers in the arts. Whilst providing outlets for artistic expression, our projects are also designed to promote an ethos of cooperation and tolerance.

The society is established for the public benefit for the following purposes:- (a) to protect and preserve and stimulate public interest in the area within the royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea known as Norland which area has been designated by the council of the said royal borough as a conservation area under the terms of the civic amenities act 1967 and is hereinafter referred to as "the area of benefit". (b) to promote high standards of town planning and architecture in the area of benefit. (c) to secure the preservation, conservation, development and improvement of features of general public amenity or historic or public interest in the area of benefit.

North Kensington Law Centre provides a free and independent specialist legal service to the community and promotes access to legal rights and equality of opportunity.

A community church offering activities for all ages youth, women, children and families. Open to those of faith and no faith. In our building we host a variety of activities from many groups.

The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union the advancement of:
(a) the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church;
(b) any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, district, circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church;
(c) any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church;
(d) any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church.

Octavia Housing is a forward thinking, not-for-profit organisation with a strong track record in social housing and providing care services.

Small Christian community centre. Runs various events such as Childrens Club, English classes. There to be rented out by the community. Mostly run voluntarily

Seminars and workshops to improve the quality of life and social welfare of African women and women from ethnic minorities.

Outside In Pathways is a project for people with learning disabilities. We offer inspiring art-based educational workshops for people with a wide range of difficulties, including autism and those with complex or high-support needs.

PDT is a not-for-profit regeneration company and social enterprise working for people, place, and community enterprise in London. Our mission is to facilitate social action and catalyse economic opportunities leading to growth in social and economic independence and wellbeing.

To reduce late presentation of long term conditions by encouraging screening and early testing amongst the Southern African communities and sign posting them to appropriate services

We achieve these aims by:

Running education and skills workshop and training sessions.
Using outreach interventions to distribute information, resources such as;leaflets, posters, booklets and condoms, in community settings such as clubs, places of worship, pubs,night clubs, food shops, hair salons, barbers and other community events.
Referrals and signposting to appropriate support agencies.
We provide Interpretation and translation services at service delivery points such as GP surgeries, hospitals, housing, Social Care services, benefit offices to improve communication between the user and service providers.
Running volunteer programmes to assist in our work.
Developing resources that are appropriate to our target group.

The parish runs a number of community based activities, including study support for local children, adult English language courses, amongst other things.

Support all people affected by Parkinson's Disease

We provide facilities for social welfare, recreation and healthy ageing with the object of improving the conditions of life and relieving the needs of older people aged 50 and over, particularly those of African and Caribbean origin living in the borough of K&C and the surrounding boroughs, as well as to offer care and assistance to those suffering from physical and mental disabilities.

We offer free transport to our Day care members, some of whom cannot use other means of travel. We get referrals from social services, G.P's and places of worship.

Pimento Community Project is a Supplementary School for young people aged 5 to 16.
It teaches a wide variety of subjects including English and Maths.

to provide play opportunities for all children especially those from vulnerable backgrounds including children and young people with complex needs

The Polish Club – Ognisko was established over 50 years ago and is ideally situated in the heart of Kensington.

To promote the antiques shopping area of Portobello Road and Westbourne Grove, to improve the local environment and to encourage fair dealing between PADA members and the public.

Portobello Café Society is primarily a networking/lobbying group which exists to support local independent businesses within North Kensington - especially, but not only, cafés, coffee bars, pubs and restaurants. We work to foster links between them as well as with the local community and local government. In addition we support community events (such as Small Business Saturday and International Record Store Day), and campaigns to protect and preserve local community assets.

The Film Festival was created in 1996 as a reaction to the moribund state of the British film industry, to provide a forum for new film-makers and give exposure to movies on different formats

To help children to succeed, create the childcare that families need, build learning communities.

Education and training for disadvantaged people leading to employment. Education includes supplementary school, structured educational internet activities. Advocacy, and advice. Computer courses from basic to advanced skills.

Rathbone is a UK-wide voluntary youth sector organisation providing opportunities for young people to transform their life-circumstances by re-engaging with learning, discovering their ability to succeed and achieving progression to further education, training and employment.

The RBKC Partnership of Supplementary Schools consists of a variety of schools that help pupils aged 5-19 with many subjects such as national curriculum, mother tongue and sports. The schools operate in the late afternoon or early evenings during the week-time or on the weekends, depending on the school.

Social welfare and health support services for people with HIV - with a particular focus on ageing, isolation and poverty.

The Royal Albert Hall is the world’s most famous stage. Since its opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world’s greatest musicians, singers, dancers, sportsmen, statesmen and world leaders have appeared on its stage. Over a million people each year enjoy live performances at the Hall, and millions more experience the Hall’s events through broadcasts, recordings and new media channels.

The Royal Albert Hall is a registered charity and receives no public revenue funding. One of the Royal Albert Hall’s charitable aims is to bring its work alive through its Education and Outreach programme. We strive to open up the Hall to children, teachers, young people, families and community groups in order to offer a wide calendar of events and make the most of the unique characteristics of the building. Our programme includes with specially created tours, workshops, projects and schools matinees.

To provide a fitting home and community for ageing or infirm veteran soldiers to whom the nation owes a debt of gratitude.

Local Salvation Army church and community centres offer a range of activities and services within their local communities. People can become involved in all sorts of ways, through volunteering with fundraising initiatives, attending church services and helping with local activities.

To provide information and support to scoliosis sufferers and their families

SHARP is a structured day programme for drug and alcohol dependency operating in Greater London, Liverpool and Bournemouth.

St Mary Abbots Rehabilitation and Training (SMART) supports people affected by mental illness on their path to recovery.

Through meaningful activity and training they aim to rebuild lives, giving people purpose, confidence and skills.

Snowflake School provides intensive intervention based on the principles of applied behaviour analysis including Skinners analysis of Verbal Behaviour. This provision is delivered in a safe, happy and stimulating environment.

We believe in the transformative power of play.

Through our work in West London, we have seen hundreds of children from disadvantaged backgrounds, or those that have experienced trauma, become a part of our family through our wide and varied activities, which offer something for everyone.

Established in 2007, we first focused on sports, but since then we’ve added healthy eating initiatives, arts activities, educational group trips, mentorship programmes, and holidays in the UK and abroad.

What binds these programmes is a commitment to creating a safe, open-minded, inclusive and loving environment, where we can play together and happy memories are made.

We offer a wide range of programmes and activities- from sports to art to cooking- so that every one of our kids can discover what gives them joy. We also offer support and guidance to parents and carers experiencing emotional, practical and social issues.

Health promotion, Mothers group meeting/discussions, Saturday School for Children and young people aged 6 - 19 years old, sport activities.
Half term and Summer trips
Occasional cooking /Girls and Mothers sessions.

A youth organisation that encourages new ideas inspires new growth an organisation that’s jazzy and chock full of Ideas.

S.P.I.D. (Specially Produced Innovatively Directed) is an award winning theatre and film company who uses the arts to regenerate neglected spaces. We create site specific projects which foster a sense of community by engaging people with their local environment. We are based in the Grade II* listed community rooms of West London's Kensal House council estate.

The charity is established to relieve poverty and sickness, advance education and protect and preserve health, particularly, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, of elderly Eritreans who have settled in London and who are in condition of need, hardship, sickness, isolation or distress by reason of their social, cultural and economic circumstances.

St Barnabas is a Church of England church, holding services 3 times on Sundays plus offering other activities to promote community and the welfare of its congregation and the surrounding areas and to give generously to needy people.

St Columba's Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) is a place of worship serving not only the Kensington & Chelsea area but London and Home Counties areas. St Columba's is affiliated with local charities; Borderline (helping homeless Scots in London) and West London Action for Children.

St Cuthbert's Centre is a registered charity committed to the relief of poverty, hardship, isolation and distress amongst vulnerable people from the Earl's Court and surrounding areas. Our aim is to maintain or improve the quality of life for all who attend the Centre.

Relief of persons suffering from leprosy and the families and dependants of such persons; funding professional education of those engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of leprosy; funding medical research related to leprosy and allied diseases.

The worship of Almighty God and the building up of a Christian community, together with the development of their spiritual lives, is the reason for St. George's existence. 

St. Mark's, London is one of the oldest churches in the lands of the immigration, and one of the first churches supported and cared for by our beloved Patriarch Shenouda III.

A Eucharist based church (using Common Worship Order One) in the best liberal Anglican tradition.

a lively and friendly church at the heart of Notting Hill Gate

St Peter's Hall was built in 1862 as a Church School.  It is now run by a charitable trust, the St Peter's Hall (1991) Charity, which supports education in the Notting Hill area

AMICI Dance Theatre Company is a unique dance theatre company integrating able-bodied & disabled artists and performers based in Hammersmith.The St. Philip's Pre-Amici Group Kensington is a parent run sociable neighborhood weekly event tutored by AMICI.
Free of charge on Friday 6-8 pm (Term time) for young and older people with learning disability,physical impairment and physical disability.
Participants are accompanied. Refreshments and chatter close the session and are enjoyed by both members and carers.

We represent the needs and concerns of the residents living in William Sutton homes, we represent them at conferences and meetings. We provide social events, we run a playgroup, social afternoons with the elderly and do outings and coach trips.

St Simon’s is a parish in the Kensington Episcopal Area and is part of the Diocese of London, itself part of the Church of England.

To provide information, refreshment services and a listening ear to HIV patients, their friends and relatives at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital and the Dean Street Clinic all part of the NHS Foundation Trust.

St Wilfrid’s is a residential home for older people. Our aim at St Wilfrid’s is to provide care to all residents to a standard of excellence which embraces the fundamental principles of the Care Standards Act 2000

Standing Together Against Domestic Violence helps to reduce the huge social and economic cost of domestic violence in the UK. Each year, 112 women die as a result of domestic violence.
Our proven method supports organisations, including the police, criminal justice partners, social services, healthcare workers and charities, to identify and respond effectively together to domestic violence. Our ultimate aim is to help these agencies to work in partnership, so that people receive the best support at the time they need it.

To ensure people get the right idea, we'll include a brief statement here that describes our organization. We'll tell people what we want to accomplish and exactly how we plan to do it.

Providing, to residents of south Kensington and Chelsea receiving mental health care, grants for household items, clothing and at times expenses on holiday, according to particular guidelines which can be provided on request.

A world where people with HIV live healthy lives free from prejudice and discrimination, and good sexual health is a right and reality for all.

To advance the Christian faith and to manage and maintain the Tabernacle School

This friendly group is made up of profoundly deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and hearing people with a vision to reach *deaf people in London and the world for Jesus Christ.

offers exciting, stimulating, challenging and creative for girls and young women

The Advocacy Project - We offer free, independent, confidential advocacy and user involvement services for those with mental health issues, a learning disability and older people.

TAHA provides
1.day care for Asian and other BME adults and older people with disabilities,luncheon service & health education & promotion service in Hammersmith & Fulham
2. respite and personal care services in London Borough of Ealing/Hounslow etc
3. Personal Care and personal support assistants for children & young people with physical, learning disabilies & mental ill health

Located in North Kensington we are an award-winning charity that delivers a rounded programme of educational, employment and pastoral support for the whole family. We provide opportunities to enable over 1800 local people each year to achieve their potential.
We offer:
Communicate – Adult learning programme, providing 10 ESOL and basic skills courses. IntoUniversity North Kensington - An innovative programme of academic support for children and young people enabling them to attain either a university place or another chosen aspiration (7 – 18 years).
IntoWork – An adult employment programme (16 years +) breaking barriers to work and training. Advice & Guidance – One-to-one support and coaching.
A Community Garden – A public garden open to the local community.
We also offer:
A confidence building Women’s Empowerment Project, free I.T. classes for beginners, a new literacy & numeracy support programme, and a Carnival Arts project for children during the summer holidays.

The purpose of the group is to allow the disabled, housebound and elderly frail to participate in joint and local community activities and thereby relieve their loneliness and isolation.

The K&C Foundation matches charities that are making a difference in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea with local residents who have the same concerns. They use a knowledge of local charities to guide people who want to donate their time, money and skills to make an impact.

Networking with Offenders and Offering Resolve (NOOR) is an innovative third sector social enterprise which was founded by its Chief Executive Bilal Dunn in urgent response to the growing need we have as a society to engage with our fractured youth community.

It has since developed educational programs through some of the Arts and Social Media as a way of bringing about social change by way of youth development. This has been achieved both locally within communities and amongst designated sections of the growing offender population within many of our country’s Young Offender and Adult Prison Institutions.

The Reader runs weekly groups where we bring people together to read novels, short stories, plays and poems, creating a space for people to be together, share thoughts and have personal reflections. Trained Reader Leaders read the stories aloud to the group each week and all our sessions are free to attend, so everyone--no matter their background or ability--can join in. Group members are welcome to read aloud, join the discussions or sit back and enjoy a good story. Shared Reading is about making personal connection – what the literature makes us feel, the meaning it holds for each of us, and the shared experiences we discover through discussions.
The Reader has been running Shared Reading groups in Kensington & Chelsea since 2010. We run groups across the borough each week in libraries, community centres, hospitals, and day centres. Please contact us for a list of our weekly groups.

The Second Half Centre, located in the NHS St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing on Exmoor Street W10, opened it’s doors to the over 50s community on October 29th 2012. It is open every Monday to Friday 9:30am to 5:00pm.

The Second Half Foundation (SHF), who created The Second Half Centre, was established with the purpose of building centres throughout the United Kingdom to serve men and women aged 50 plus to ensure that our growing ageing population will have a place to develop more meaningful connections and continue to learn and grow.

The mission is to get our ageing population together doing things they enjoy in a dedicated space: bridging the digital divide, learning new skills to get back to work, rediscovering the pleasures of old hobbies and finding new ones, exercising, and feeling involved through volunteering, mentoring and teaching.

As of 1st April 2014, Open Age now run and manage The Second Half Centre-they have been pioneering an active life for older people for over 20 years, preventing social isolation and loneliness and improving health and well-being. Open Age is a user led charity, working across Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster enabling older people, from 50 to over 100 years of age, to sustain their physical and mental fitness, maintain active lifestyles and develop new and stimulating interests.

Open Age has Over 350 weekly activities are provided from more than 60 sites, which include our the Positive Age Centre in North Kensington, the Open Age Hubs in Westminster as well as community centres, sheltered housing, church halls and libraries.

We work with young people aged 12-30, and are based in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

If you want to know more about contraception or how to kick an addiction; want to join a Young Women's group; have a heart to heart with a counsellor or to volunteer; stop smoking or get advice on benefits; we might just have the space for you.

The Video College was set up through a local residents' association in 1994 to give people of all ages an opportunity to train in one of the most vital areas of film making.

Theatre of Possibility is born with the intention of exploring new ways of using the theatre as a tool for helping people in need. That need could be either emotional or physical.

TIKO Foundation is an educational charity established to assist young men and women to fulfil their aspirations and to help them achieve their full potential both in their education and later professional careers. Through our grants, we set out to nurture exceptional talent and make education achievable for all.

We fund young asylum seekers or young people with limited leave through higher education in the UK who are not entitled to student finance. We fund this group of young people because their immigration status does not allow them to secure student finance and therefore does not allow them to access and progress in higher education, despite legally being allowed to live in the UK.

Total Family Coaching & Parenting is a community-based service that assists and supports parents in their role as caregivers. We promote parental competence and healthy child development by helping parents enhance their strengths and resolve problems that can lead to negative outcomes, developmental delays, and family dysfunction.
Our practitioners are highly skilled and experienced in delivering intervention packages to parents and families using a whole family model. Our team is multi-lingual and offering our services in different languages including Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Albanian, Serbo-Croatian, Punjabi, and Hindi, giving us the opportunity to speak directly with families in a language they understand as well as set the intervention to fit their ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds.

Independent charitable trust funder of work which tackles poverty and inequality in London.

Turning Point is the UK's leading health and social care organisation. We provide services for people with complex needs, including those affected by drug and alcohol misuse, mental health problems and those with a learning disability

Urban Eye is a London based art and design group, founded in 1998. It plans and implements art and regeneration projects to transform neglected spaces and improve public safety.

A community centre for learning, personal growth and enjoyment.

We provide and assist in the provision of play and other facilities, to develop the physical, mental and spiritual capacities of children, young people and the families. We aim to create a safe and friendly environment, offering informal support. Here people can meet others and access services such as community events, opportunities for learning, information, advice and guidance and a venue for private celebrations.

Warwick Pre-School is a nursery running since 1972, and we feel proud that we've been running for a successful 37 years. Furthermore, we are part of the Pre-School Learning Alliance, a national voluntary organisation, and registered as an educational charity. We also work very closely with the local community.

West London Action for Children helps families affected by trauma, abuse, domestic violence, mental health concerns, poverty, bullying, divorce, separation, isolation, emotional and relationship difficulties and the challenges faced by parents.

We offer counselling and therapy for vulnerable children and their families. We offer both individual work and group work at both our headquarters and in outreach locations including schools.

Westbourne Studios, one of Britain's most imaginative office and studio complexes, is home to over 100 innovative small businesses, predominantly from the creative industries. Westbourne’s thriving entrepreneurial community benefits from the collaborative environment created by the people who work within it.

Adding value, bringing choice.

We provide a range of low-cost, professional, user-friendly and flexible Community Transport Services to a variety of users, both groups and individuals, meeting their transport needs sensitively and professionally.

In everything we do we commit to being reliable, respectful, fair, ethical and sustainable.
We believe providing transport and training services are a means to a broader aim: harnessing community resources, meeting individual needs and creating social opportunities. Increasing disadvantaged people's independence, enriching their lives and improving their participation in society; by providing access to essential services, while being sensitive and helpful in meeting their transport needs.

We aim to keep services as affordable as possible for people with the least means. We offer quality and value for money; as services are delivered to a high standard in the most cost efficient way. We are user led and we have an innovative and approachable team that are always open to new ideas.

Firmly identified as a Social Enterprise we demonstrate, while delivering our core aims, that we stimulate the local economy and generate local employment opportunities. We offer people the chance, through volunteering and training, to improve their employment prospects, advance within their current employment and obtain useful life skills and vocational training.

Our mission is to be regarded as one of the best community based housing associations in West London by providing a viable housing service for those in need, at affordable rents.

The William Wilberforce Trust works through the local church to confront injustice and poverty and care for those in need. Through our integrated and holistic service provision we:

Rescue - those in crisis (homeless, ex-offenders, addicts, people in debt, mental health issues)

Restore - lives/the individual ( ex-offender mentoring, courses, counselling, debt advice)

Reintegrate - individuals as contributing members of society(debt free, accommodated, in community, not reoffending, not addicted)

Woman’s Trust is a support and mental health service for women affected by domestic abuse. We provide one-to-one counselling, support groups and workshops to help start re-building confidence in a safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment.

We provide support services for families with children under five years living on or around the Worlds End Estate.
Our main service are a FREE Drop In, Monday to Friday 9.30 - 11.45am.
Crèche for under twos Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 1 - 3.15pm
Pre-School for over twos Monday to Friday 8am - 3pm

We also run regular parenting classes, provide volunteer opportunities and student placements, and have free internet access for users of the centre.

We also run a number of events, which include parties, fetes, music workshops, support and advice sessions, Bring and Buy sales.

The YMCA's vision is of an inclusive Christian Movement, transforming communities so that all young people truly belong, contribute and thrive.

The project provides activities for local young people including a drop-in café. It also runs the Community rewards scheme which offers residential weekends and other leisure activities in return for voluntary work within the community.
Charity Number 10869