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LCAT provides safe spaces for emotional, social and creative development through its community center activities.
- children and young people in our community centre, providing safe space for emotional, social and creative development. - Adult groups; we offer art psychotherapy, coffee mornings and craft clubs to vulnerable adults, including care leavers. This includes an art therapy group in a local sheltered housing complex and our community centre work.
Service · Procedural statement · From Latimer Community Art Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 6
LCAT's approach is a direct response to local people’s experience of the fire at Grenfell Tower.
Our approach is a direct response to local people’s experience of the fire at Grenfell Tower and their need for a high-quality, community-led recovery. LCAT began as a CIC and this thriving organisation developed into the charity it is today, addressing a continued need for accessible mental health support with 1 in 5 children aged 8 – 16 struggling with their mental health.
Context · Observational claim · From Latimer Community Art Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 5
LCAT operates in an area with significant disparities in education, employment and health outcomes.
LCAT operates in an area of London that despite being one of the most economically prosperous and diverse boroughs in the UK, the community is heavily divided - with sharp disparities in education, employment and health outcomes. 1 in 4 children in our community live in poverty and the number of children on Free School Meals has doubled in the last 4 years.
Context · Observational claim · From Latimer Community Art Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 5
LCAT delivered 2,527 sessions of art psychotherapy during the reporting period.
Our community centre activities were accessed 5,576 times and we delivered 2,527 sessions of art psychotherapy. Our art psychotherapy groups were attended 746 times during this reporting period.
Service · Metric statement · From Latimer Community Art Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 6
LCAT supported a total of 683 individuals during the reporting period.
In the reporting period (1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025) a total of 683 individuals were supported. This includes 344 children within the community activities at Henry Dickens and 59 adults. There were 280 individual children accessing art psychotherapy and 36 adults.
Service · Metric statement · From Latimer Community Art Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 6
85% of LCAT's clients reported an improvement in at least five symptoms by the end of therapy.
Our headline outcome is that, at discharge, 85% of LCAT’s clients report an improvement against their baseline on at least 5 symptoms since the start of therapy.
Service · Metric statement · From Latimer Community Art Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 6
LCAT delivered art psychotherapy at multiple schools and community centers during the reporting period.
During the reporting period as well as the extensive community and art psychotherapy service within Henry Dickens Community Centre, which includes our open groups and individual work with children and adults LCAT delivered art psychotherapy in the following locations: 1. Kensington Aldridge Academy 2. Avondale Primary [...]
Service · Operational statement · From Latimer Community Art Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 6
LCAT provides individual and group art psychotherapy sessions for children and adults.
- Individual art psychotherapy sessions, working 1:1 with referred children either in school or our community centre. - Group art psychotherapy sessions, working with children or adults in groups.
Service · Procedural statement · From Latimer Community Art Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 5
The charity's objectives include promoting mental and physical well-being through art psychotherapy.
Our charitable objects are to promote the mental and physical well-being and development of people living, working or studying in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and neighbouring London boroughs. We do this by: Providing effective psychodynamic art psychotherapy (and enabling others to do the same).
Service · Policy statement · From Latimer Community Art Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 5
The charity was established on December 13, 2023.
Latimer Community Art Therapy (LCAT) was established by a constitution dated 14 September 2023 and registered with the Charity Commission on 13 December 2023 as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by the proper law of England and Wales.
Governance · Policy statement · From Latimer Community Art Therapy — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 4
Woman's Trust has a designated fund for the provision of counselling services and advocacy.
Provision of counselling services and advocacy 50,000 40,000 50,000 40,000
Service · Policy statement · From Woman's Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 24
There were no related party transactions in the financial year, consistent with previous years.
There were no related party transactions in the financial year (2025: none)
Financial · Observational claim · From Woman's Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 25
The charity does not have any operating lease commitments beyond a one-month notice period.
Accordingly, Woman’s Trust had no operating lease commitments beyond the notice period.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Woman's Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 25
Woman's Trust has designated funds for specific purposes such as operational costs and counselling services.
The general funds of the charity include the following designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the Trustees for specific purposes:
Financial · Policy statement · From Woman's Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 24
The charity's total funds increased from £49,339 to £102,373.
Total 102,373 49,339
Financial · Observational claim · From Woman's Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 24
Woman's Trust had a significant increase in creditors and accruals from £11,495 to £17,906.
Creditors and accruals 17,906 11,495
Financial · Observational claim · From Woman's Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 24
The financial statements of Woman's Trust are prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)
Financial · Policy statement · From Woman's Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 20
The charity's financial statements are free from material misstatement.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error
Financial · Observational claim · From Woman's Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 17
Woman’s Trust's services aim to empower women affected by domestic abuse.
Empowering women affected by domestic violence to function better and to make better choices, enabling them to live fuller lives through, for example, better relationships with other family members and people outside the home
Service · Policy statement · From Woman's Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 15
The charity's financial statements are consistent with the Trustees' Report.
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: ... the information given in the Trustees’ Report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements
Financial · Observational claim · From Woman's Trust — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 17