Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 0

Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE TOWER PROJECT

The Charity's object and its principal activity is to provide a range of social and educational programmes and services that provides projects for children, young people and adults with physical disabilities, sensory disabilities, autism and/or learning disabilities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£3,643	£3,805	£-162	£9	£3,381	£3,381	10.7	126	1
31/03/22	£3,807	£3,121	£686	£8	£3,543	£3,543	13.6	104	1
31/03/21	£3,982	£3,077	£906	£8	£2,857	£2,857	11.1	103	0
31/03/20	£3,782	£3,640	£142	£8	£1,951	£1,951	6.4	131	5
31/03/19	£3,636	£3,477	£159	£8	£1,809	£1,804	6.2	122	10
31/03/18	£3,419	£3,313	£106	£7	£1,650	£1,644	6	117	0
31/03/17	£3,391	£3,168	£223	£9	£1,544	£1,537	5.8	122	0
31/03/16	£3,240	£3,034	£205	£8	£1,321	£1,279	5.1	186	0
31/03/15	£3,252	£3,343	£-91	£20	£1,116	£1,047	3.8	182	0
31/03/14	£2,996	£3,104	£-109	£53	£1,207	£1,013	3.9	177	0
31/03/13	£2,825	£2,828	£-4	£18	£1,315	£1,136	4.8	171	0
31/03/12	£2,773	£2,790	£-17	£20	£1,319	£1,130	4.9	173	0
31/03/11	£2,917	£2,764	£153	£17	£1,336	£1,210	5.3	176	0
31/03/10	£2,833	£2,397	£436	£66	£1,183	£1,042	5.2	163	0
31/03/09	£2,191	£1,946	£246	£129	£746	£617	3.8	145	0
31/03/08	£1,784	£1,795	£-10	£111	£501	£359	2.4	125	0
31/03/07	£1,619	£1,631	£-12	£37	£511	£311	2.3	119	0
31/03/06	£1,376	£1,390	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£1,079	£1,050	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£748	£733	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 10.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 7.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 27 years

www.towerproject.org.uk

info@towerproject.org.uk

02077909085

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

City Of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

126 employees
1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 43-76

TRACYLEIGH WILSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Administrator

AVELINE BEERE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Midday Meals Assistant

LORRAINE MARIA WRIGHT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: None

TIMOTHY ELSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: None

JULIA MASON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

PAMELA JUNE MASON JP, Other trusteeship: EAST LONDON NURSING SOCIETY TRUST,

SAMANTHA WALKER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: None

JILL SULLIVAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Full Time Carer, Other trusteeship: THE CEDAR CENTRE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/04/1997, number: 1061626
Registered at Companies House on 24/03/1997, number: 03338883

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

TOWER PROJECT
45-55 WHITE HORSE ROAD
LONDON
E1 0ND

Objectives

To promote the welfare of children, young people and adults with disabilities and/or learning difficulties, and/or long-term illness in any manner which now or hereafter may be deemed by law to be charitable within Greater London.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS

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