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Urbanwise.London Limited
Urbanwise.London Limited is a registered charity (number 288102) based in London, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Mike Lachowicz since 2017. Latest income £216k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Urbanwise.London (the Urban Studies Centre) (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £216k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.urbanwise.london (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Urbanwise.London Limited
- Registered
- 1983
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£216k£242k
- 2024£193k£178k
- 2023£155k£155k
Earlier years
- 2022£143k£141k
- 2021£111k£110k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government contracts 10% · Government grants 23%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS IN AN URBAN SETTING WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO, BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO, THE GREATER LONDON AREA BY THE PROVISION OF A CENTRE (B) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN OR AFFECTING THE AREA OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM.
Grants received
22 grants · £554,508 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £206,300 (9 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £176,500
- John Lyon's Charity · £101,000 (5 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £57,188 (5 grants)
- Westminster Foundation · £13,020
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Mike Lachowicz Chair since 2017
- Hilda Mccafferty since 2012
- Jordana Smith since 2020
- Mahbuba Khan since 2022
- Mary Louise Stewart since 2015
- Sarah Katie Jacks since 2022
- Silvia Rossi-Fermo since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Mike Lachowicz Chair since 2017
- Hilda Mccafferty since 2012
- Jordana Smith since 2020
- Mary Louise Stewart since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Mike Lachowicz Chair since 2017
- Mahbuba Khan since 2022
- Sarah Katie Jacks since 2022
Portfolio (4)
- Hilda Mccafferty since 2012
- Jordana Smith since 2020
- Mary Louise Stewart since 2015
- Silvia Rossi-Fermo since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 288102
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17TH OCTOBER 1983 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED 9TH SEPTEMBER 1987, 28TH MARCH 1990, 1ST NOVEMBER 1994 AND 1ST SEPTEMBER 2007.AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 26 JAN 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 06 MAR 2017
- Companies House
- Company number 01762007 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02087417138 · learn@urbanwise.london
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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