Featured here are some Wandsworth based charities organised by Ward. Unsure what ward you’re in? Find out here.
Balham
City Kids Surfing – Connecting city kids with the ocean
Wandsworth Carer’s Centre – Supporting carers since 1995
Wandsworth Community Transport – Getting out and about. Wandsworth Community Transport provides specialist transport services across the borough of Wandsworth for community groups and individuals with mobility problems.
Balham Community Centre – Working in support of families in Wandsworth and the surrounding area for over 45 years.
Battersea Park
Enable – Working in partnership with councils, charities and other organisations to deliver health, leisure and community services and events that enrich people’s lives.
Community Empowerment Network – Join us in creating a more equitable society where everyone has access to resources and opportunities. Together, we can make a difference.
The Baked Bean Charity – Helping people with learning disabilities get more from their lives since 1997.
Carney’s Community – A registered charity, transforms the lives of disadvantaged and excluded young people through boxing, fitness, and mentorship.
Storm Family Centre – Empowering people for a brighter future
East Putney
Arts for Dementia – To inspire people living with dementia to get creative, connect, learn new skills and most importantly, have fun.
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – Muslims who believe in the Messiah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (peace be on him) (1835-1908) of Qadian.
Stray2me Rescue – A small team of volunteers, all based in the UK, who support a number of different rescuers in Romania.
Putney Rotary Club – Being “People of Action” is at the heart of what we do – we connect in supporting our communities to create sustainable change around the world.
Falconbrook – Islamic Culture & Education Centre
The Providence House Trust – For the last 60 years Providence House Youth Club has been passionate about improving the lives and outcomes for young people who predominantly come from Wandsworth.
Waste Not Want Not Battersea – We are dedicated to ensuring that perfectly edible and nutritious food does not become waste and instead is channelled for the benefit of our local community.
The Byron Society – Brings together all those interested in the famous Romantic poet Lord Byron, whose controversial works and astonishing life have entranced readers for more than 200 years.
Furzedown
The Furzedown Project – An activity centre and social hub for people aged 50 and over from Furzedown, in the London Borough of Wandsworth.
One Trust – Founded in 2015 in response to a need for specialist well resourced provision tailored for people with learning disability and profound and complex needs.
Mount Carmel – A centre of excellence for alcohol treatment
Lavender
Citizens Advice Wandsworth – Local charity that offers free, independent, confidential and impartial advice.
Become Charity – National charity for children in care and young care leavers
Share Community – Works with disabled people who need extra help and support to realise their dreams and aspirations.
Devas Club – Empowering young people, building futures.
North Elms
First Steps Nutrition – Independent public health nutrition charity for early years.
Floral Angels – Created in 2013 to recycle and reuse flowers from events, weddings and retailers. We deliver bouquets and arrangements to those in the community who would not normally receive flowers.
Foodcylce – Nourishing communities with food and conversation.
Opera Rara – To rediscover, restore, record and perform the lost operatic heritage of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Northcote
Refugees at home – UK charity which connects those with a spare room in their home to refugees and people seeking asylum who are in need of somewhere to stay.
Picture People – Promotes the creative education of people, particularly those living in marginalised and vulnerable communities, to empower them with the skills, knowledge and confidence in using visual media and technology to advocate for change.
The Pico Players – Amateur Orchestra in Central London. Inclusive atmosphere with weekly rehearsals, 3-4 concerts a year, and no auditions.
Roehampton
My Roehampton – Capacity building project to support the development of a thriving community and voluntary sector in Roehampton.
Estate Art – Award winning community organisation empowering Roehampton residents.
Racquets Cubed – Improving their mental wellbeing and physical literacy, making them happier, healthier and more confident children.
Shaftesbury and Queenstown
Battersea Arts Centre – Based just 7 minutes from Clapham Junction in the former Battersea Town Hall, BAC has been a home for extraordinary artists, young people and communities for the past 50 years.
Fine Cell Work – Rebuilding the lives of prisoners with the transformative power of needle work.
Wandsworth Bereavement Service – Providing one-to-one bereavement counselling for residents of the Borough of Wandsworth
South Balham
Positive Network Community Project – Primarily concerned with supporting the mental health of black minority ethnic groups within South London.
Noviha UK – One of the oldest Minority Ethnic Community led organizations in the United Kingdom. Established since 1981 and based in Balham, South London, the charity is committed to ending poverty, improving health and supporting the welfare needs of Ewes, their families and friends in the United Kingdom and Ghana.
Albany Trust – Specialist counselling and psychotherapy charity, focusing on a positive approach to sexuality and relationships. Against conversion therapy in the U.K.
More coming soon for Southfields, St. Mary’s, Thamesfield, Tooting Bec, Tooting Broadway, Trinity, Wandle, Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth Town, West Hill, West Putney.