Southwark Charities

Registered charity 1137760 · since 2010southwarkcharities.co.uk·Greater London, Southwark·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£554k

Annual giving, year to 30 December 2025

From filed accounts

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Southwark Charities fits work that supports older people aged 55 and over living in Southwark, with a focus on their wellbeing, and its stated priority area is the London Borough of Southwark within Greater London.
Work that does not support those residents is not funded, so organisations should not apply for it.
Only non-statutory community organisations and charities qualify, and they need a governing document, a bank account in the organisation's name and at least three unrelated management committee members, trustees or directors.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but the charity asks you to discuss your proposal with it first and then apply through its Flexi-Grant online portal, so the process is relationship-led.
The annual report shows £554,258 awarded in its latest reported year, but no grant range is given, so use that initial discussion to find out what size of request is realistic.

Overview

Southwark Charities is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1137760).

Southwark Charities was founded to provide long-term secure housing for older people in the Borough of Southwark who are in "need, hardship or distress". Its charitable purposes also include providing housing accommodation for people who meet its eligibility criteria and relieving poverty through discretionary payments and grants. Today it makes grants to local community organisations and charities supporting the wellbeing of Southwark's older residents aged 55 plus, and it awarded £554,258 in its latest reported year.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Southwark Charities makes grants to local community organisations and charities working with Southwark’s older residents aged 55 and over. Its grant information focuses on the wellbeing of older people living in Southwark, including the social and community wellbeing of those residents. Eligible applicants are non-statutory community organisations and charities with a governing document, a bank account in the organisation’s name, and at least three unrelated management committee members, trustees or directors. The charity asks organisations to discuss their proposal with its Head of Grant Management before applying through its Flexi-Grant online portal.

Themes

Older people’s wellbeing

Geographic Focus

Greater London. Priority: The London Borough of Southwark.

What they don't fund

Organisations that are statutory
Organisations without a governing document
Organisations without a bank account in the organisation’s name
Organisations with fewer than 3 unrelated management committee members/trustees/directors
Organisations that are not community organisations or charities
Work that does not support older people aged 55 and above residing in Southwark

How to apply

Organisations first discuss their proposal with the Grants Manager, then submit an application through the charity’s online Flexi-Grant portal.

Who can apply:

Applicants must be non-statutory community organisations or charities, with a governing document, a bank account in the organisation’s name and a minimum of 3 unrelated management committee members/trustees/directors.

What to send:

A governing document.
A bank account in the organisation’s name.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Organisations are asked to discuss their proposal with the Head of Grant Management before applying.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Southwark
Greater London

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Southwark Charities.

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 30 December 2021	£887,699	£921,041	£165,837	Accounts for year to 30 December 2021
year to 30 December 2022	£673,768	£1,447,863	£290,073	Accounts for year to 30 December 2022
year to 30 December 2023	£46,868,569	£3,187,452	£395,305	Accounts for year to 30 December 2023
year to 30 December 2024	£1,986,745	£1,713,265	£485,669	Accounts for year to 30 December 2024
year to 30 December 2025	£2,078,623	£1,711,304	£554,258	Accounts for year to 30 December 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£166k grants

YE 2022

£290k grants

YE 2023

£395k grants

YE 2024

£486k grants

YE 2025

£554k awarded

Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 30 December 2021; year to 30 December 2022; year to 30 December 2023; year to 30 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 30 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

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.