Kensington & Chelsea Social Council

Registered charity 1087457 · since 2001kcsc.org.uk·Greater London, Kensington and Chelsea·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£900

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

A small fraction of the prior year (£104k in year to 31 March 2023).

Key takeaways

Kensington & Chelsea Social Council's stated geographic focus is Greater London, with Queen's Park and Paddington named, and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea as its priority, so organisations working in those places are the natural fit.
Its funding reaches voluntary and community organisations through a community chest for grassroots groups and a collaborative fund for VCS organisations, and much of its offer is free advice, training and help with grant applications.
Its annual report gives annual giving of £900, the register does not confirm that scale, and no grant range is stated, so size any request cautiously and do not assume a typical amount.
No application process is published in the annual report, the register entry or its website, so get in touch through the contact shown before preparing a full application, and ask directly about timing, since nothing published covers it.

Overview

Kensington & Chelsea Social Council is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1087457).

Kensington & Chelsea Social Council exists to strengthen and champion local communities and the voluntary and community sector. It is the result of a merger of the Chelsea and Notting Hill Social Councils. It supports voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises across Kensington and Chelsea, and it distributes payments to the sector: through Mattison’s Community Chest it funded eight grassroots groups, and the Community Solutions Fund distributed around £600,000 to VCS organisations.

What they fund

Priority Areas

KCSC’s mission is to strengthen and champion local communities and the voluntary and community sector. It supports voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises across Kensington and Chelsea, as well as residents and groups serving the borough. Its offer includes free-to-access advice, guidance and training, organisational development, help with fundraising and grant applications, and information about funding opportunities. Alongside this infrastructure support, KCSC distributes payments to the voluntary and community sector and has funded grassroots groups through a community chest and VCS organisations through a collaborative fund. Its funding work reaches local voluntary and community organisations, while its broader approach helps them develop skills, governance and financial resilience.

Geographic Focus

Greater London; Queen’s Park; Paddington. Priority: The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Kensington and Chelsea
Greater London

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Kensington & Chelsea Social Council.

Young K&CFixed deadlinesGave £609k Westway TrustFixed deadlines The Campden CharitiesInvitation onlyGave £452k Peabody Community FoundationNo public processGave £264k Hollick Family FoundationNo public processGave £990k The Kensington + Chelsea FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £1.1M Croydon Voluntary ActionNo public processGave £222k The London Community FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £8.5M South Kilburn TrustNo public process Barking and Dagenham Council for Voluntary ServicesNo public process

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£1,482,244	£1,108,132	£104,927	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£1,661,547	£1,412,281	£136,289	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£1,019,064	£1,567,835	£104,347	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£1,267,068	£1,631,787	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£1,162,068	£1,388,140	£900	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£105k grants

YE 2022

£136k grants

YE 2023

£104k grants

YE 2025

£900 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

— No grants figure for that year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.