Online Directory
This is a directory of voluntary and community organisations based in Westminster and/or working with Westminster residents.
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St Giles-in-the-Fields and William Shelton Educational Charity
We give grants to organisations who are improving the educational opportunities of children and young people from birth to age 25 who live (or attend school) in south Westminster and small part of Camden.
St James's Church
St James's is a Church of England church in the heart of London, near Piccadilly Circus. Rooted in God's earth, we envision a just society and a creative, open-hearted church. Our projects include Feast and Sunday Breakfast, which are weekly meals for over 100 people experiencing…
St Martin in the Fields
The St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity helps homeless and vulnerably housed people. We are best known for our annual BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields. The money we raise directly supports people through The Connection at St Martin-in-the-Fields and across the UK through the…
St Vincent's Family Project
St. Vincent's Family Project aims to resource young families in Westminster especially where there are difficulties. The Project addresses the issues of parenting, child welfare and social exclusion by providing services for parents, children and the creative art therapies to Westminster primary…
St. John's Wood Adventure Playground
Out of school play activities for children aged 5 - 12
St. Mungos
We provide support to people across almost every London borough. Our support ranges from emergency housing, opportunities to learn new skills, like our Putting Down Roots gardening programme, through to innovative accommodation projects, like Housing First. We also provide similar services in…
St. Vincent's Family Project
We support vulnerable families of young children (0-5) in South Westminster through community space, support and advocacy, therapy, parenting and health programmes. We have a free creche to families on low incomes and a Sensory Room, with a range of family activities provided through the year. In…
Street Souls - Emmaus Greenwich
Twice a month Street Souls, offers support to anyone who is struggling financially, from families who cannot afford food, retired people experiencing loneliness and social exclusion, to people who are sleeping rough. We provide food, other items and signposting to local services.
Street Storage
Street Storage provides those experiencing homelessness with free, secure storage for their belongings, including personal documents. In turn allowing people experiencing homelessness physical respite from carrying their belongings, peace of mind and opening up opportunities to be supported to take…
Streetwise Opera
Streetwise Opera is an award-winning national charity that uses music to help people make positive changes in their lives. Working with people who are or have been homeless, we run workshop programmes across England, stage critically-acclaimed operas.
Sudanese Nubian Association
The Sudanese Nubian Association was established in 1999 and registered as a charity with the Charity Commission in 2006. All of our Seven Trustees are working as volunteers along with Association’s members. The main purposes of the Association is to help our community by providing relief and…
Sudanese Supplementary School
A supplementary school, working with children aged 4-16+ years of age. The school offers high-quality community language (Arabic as mother tongue) teaching. Emphasis on the National Curriculum by providing lessons in English, Maths and General Science. We also • Engage with…
Sudanese Women's Union
The charity’s object (“the objects”) Everyone is equally entitled to all rights and freedoms without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, or other status. 1. Sex Discrimination: It is…
Sudanese Youth Club
The Sudanese Youth Club is for British-Sudanese young people and is deemed to be extremely vital to the process of including young Sudanese people (2nd Generation) into the community, the enhancement of their leadership skills and their positive contribution to the overall wellbeing of the…
Support and Advice on Sexual Health Services (SASH)
Providing a service that puts Tri Borough residents at the center of improving their sexual and reproductive health by providing: 1) 1:1 and group psycho-social support 2) Community engagement 3) Service user forums 4) Complementary therapies 5) Structured counselling 6) Peer mentoring and…
Supportmatch Homeshare Service
Supportmatch Homeshare is an AWARD-WINNING Homeshare provider, helping people who need support at home to live more independently by matching them with a lovely live-in Homesharer who will be offering between 10 to 15 hours of help and support with tasks such as cooking, general cleaning, shopping,…
Tell It Parents Network
Tell It Parents Network's key aim is to empower and support social and economically disadvantaged parents based on the belief: it takes a whole community to raise a child. We foster community self-efficacy to enable more secure, fulfilling and prosperous life experiences for local parents and…
Thames Reach
Thames Reach works with men and women sleeping on the streets in central London. Offering advice and assistance, we manage temporary and permanent accommodation and have resettlement teams. In Westminster, our outreach workers contact street sleepers; we manage a small hostel and some permanent…
Thamesbank Community Hall
The Thamesbank Centre is a Community run centre in Pimlico in Peabody Avenue. With events including Yoga, Open Age for the over 50s and Arts and IT courses the centre is at the heart of our local community. You can also book the centre for private events We are located at: Thamesbank Centre,…
The Access Project
At The Access Project we support students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university. The Access Project was established in 2008…
The Advocacy Project
The Advocacy Project helps people speak up about things that are important to them. Sometimes people need support expressing what they want to say and having their point of view taken seriously. Advocates are there to be on someone’s side. They can help a person get the information they need,…
The Black Boy Joy Club
We support and promote the lives of BAME LGBTQI+ persons providing interventions around mental health and well being.
The Cartoon Museum
You will be: Passionate about cartoons and comics Approachable, friendly and enthusiastic Hands-on, confident and able to take responsibility Proactive in approaching and welcoming people Able to build rapport with people Able to follow instructions carefully Confident in your own ability and…
The Cockpit
Purpose built professional theatre, studios and learning centre owned by City of Westminster College
The Cockpit Theatre
Theatre/Bar/Space Hire/Classes. The Cockpit is a purpose built 220 seat in the round theatre and studios featuring a very wide range of theatre, music, classes and courses. We are the busiest independent theatre of our size in London and are owned by City Of Westminster College.
The Courtauld Institute of Art
The Courtauld's Conway Photographic Library includes almost a million images dating from the inception of photography to the present day. The digitisation, cataloging, conservation, and publication of these collections online to a public audience is part of the Lottery-funded Courtauld Connects…
THE FLOURISH GROUP CIC
Flourish is a not for profit organisation - We design for social good and promote creativity in the community. We want to see an end to 'magnolia walls' in public and community spaces and see spaces that actually reflect our communities created with them, not designed at them. We run art and craft…
The Hellenic Centre
The Hellenic Centre, established in 1994, is a non- political and non-governmental organisation with a mission to promote an awareness and appreciation of Hellenic culture for Greeks and non- Greeks alike. Most of the cultural events, lectures, exhibitions, concerts are free to the public.
The Hot Choc Mob
We're a friendly group of volunteers who meet regularly to engage with the homeless community on the streets of London. Our purpose is to interact with rough sleepers and other vulnerable members of society, while providing hot drinks, food, clothing and a chat! The Hot Choc Mob was created by…
The Hot Choc Mob Homeless Volunteer Group
We're a friendly group of volunteers who meet regularly to engage with the homeless community on the streets of London. Our purpose is to interact with rough sleepers and other vulnerable members of society, while providing hot drinks, food, clothing and a chat! Our main objective is to create a…
The House of St. Barnabas
We support people affected by homeless into lasting work. We run ten-week employment preparation programmes which include personal development training, employability skills and work experience in our social business.
The Kids Network
The Kids Network supports children at a crucial time in their lives, in the lead up to and often during the transition from primary into secondary school. We do this by providing them with a volunteer mentor, a local hero from their London community. We exist because 50% mental health issues can be…
The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation
Founded in January 2016, THE MIRANDA BRAWN DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION is a multi-award winning registered charity which is working hard to help increase education, career success and diversity within the UK and beyond. Our Charity Registration Number is 1186528.
The Money Carer Foundation
The Money Carer Foundation is a national social enterprise that provides a trusted appointeeship service to protect vulnerable adults and to manage their everyday finances in line with our local partnership with the DWP. This involves paying utility bills, care contributions, rent and dealing with…
The Mosaic Community Trust
THE MOSAIC …..Pieces of different forms, shapes, sizes, and colours brought together to form a beautiful image-an image of our communities...… OUR VISION Diverse and mutually support communities across London empowered to access local services to enhance health, well-being, and…
The Passage
The Passage offers a wide range of services to meet the varying and complex needs of rough sleepers in Westminster. Our aim is to help individuals address the issues that have contributed to them being – or are keeping them – homeless and to enable them to move on to live safe, happy…
The Philological Foundation
The Philological Foundation is an educational charity that gives grants and funding to individuals and schools within the City of Westminster and the London Borough of Camden. Details of the funding available are given on the website - www.philological.org.uk
The Phoenix Garden
The garden is one of the few green spaces in the area and not only provides people with peaceful retreat from the city, but also essential habitat for urban wildlife. We garden using environmentally friendly and sustainable practices - recycling all our green waste onsite, growing the 'right&…
The Photographers' Gallery
The Photographers' Gallery (TPG) is the UK’s foremost centre for the presentation and exploration of photography in all its forms and home to an international community of photographers. Open 7 days a week, TPG presents a diverse and acclaimed programme of exhibitions, events, talks, workshops and…
The Pimlico Foundation
Outbreak has been established as part of the Pimlico Foundation, a Christian charity which strives to create positive futures for young people living in Pimlico, central London. Outbreak connects, empowers and brings hope to young people offering mentoring, schools work, detached youth work,…
The Royal Parks
Volunteering helps our organisation to protect, maintain, conserve and care for London’s eight royal parks. We are proud to offer a diverse range of volunteering opportunities to a range of individuals across our green spaces which help to enhance these sites for people, and for biodiversity. Our…
The Salvation Army Anti-Trafficking & Modern Slavery Department
The Salvation Army has delivered the UK Government’s contract to provide support for victims of Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking since 2011. As part of the contract, The Salvation Army are required to provide a safe, effective & demand led Transport Service.
The Scout Association - 4th City of Westminster Scout Group
Are you looking for adventure, outdoor excitement, challenges, and new experiences? If so, the Beavers, Cubs, and Scouts of the 4th are for you. Open to girls and boys, all are welcome. Beavers and Cubs meet at St Peter's School Lower Belgrave Street, and the Scouts meet at Westminster…
The Screen Community
The Screen Community engages with diverse and hard to reach young people and provides skills training in Film, Television and Games Design with routes to further education and employment.
The Swedish Church
The Swedish Church in London is a Protestant/Lutheran church open for anyone, offering service, worship, activities and events for all ages throughout the week. The main focus is the Swedish community in London and the whole of UK and Ireland.
The Thorney Island Society
The Thorney Island Society is a voluntary amenity and civic society which came into being in 1985. It is concerned with the heritage and welfare of the physical environment of a widening area, sometimes referred to as the 'Westminster Village'. It organises visits and social events, reviews…
Third Age Counselling
We are a team of highly qualified community counsellors serving local communities aged 50+ depending entirely on donations to fund our services - soon to branch into inter-generational projects.
Third Sector Media
Third Sector Media is dedicated to using film and digital media for social change. We deliver our own projects as well as providing film production services to charities and third sector organisations. Our main objectives are: - Use film to raise awareness of diverse social issues. - Give a voice…