THE GRIFFIN COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1013308 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide housing, recreation and leisure for elderly people and students in Tower Hamlets.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE: THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY INFIRM HANDICAPPED WHETHER PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY WEAK PERSONS BY THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE EAST END OF LONDON; ANDTHE PROVISION OF SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL STUDENTS FROM BARTS AND THE LONDON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON WITH A VIEW TO ASSISTING STUDENTS (INCLUDING POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS AND PERSONS ENGAGED IN RESEARCH) TO OBTAIN AND BENEFIT FROM EDUCATION OR TO PURSUE RESEARCH AT UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF FURTHER EDUCATION.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lewes, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £870,233 against a stated requirement to hold £150,000 to cover potential rental income interruptions, indicating a strong financial position. Per the trustees' report, the charity achieved a surplus of £4,322 for the year, with total net assets exceeding £1 million. The directors confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr VERONICA WHITEchair
• Dr AKINKUGBE OLUGBENGA
• Dr Chui Yee Fabia Chan
• Dr Kathryn Alice Price
• JUDITH WALKER Vice Chair · trustee of 1 other charity
• PROFESSOR BRIAN TREVOR COLVIN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Riya Raja
• Sophie Arthur
• Stephen Philip Rockhill

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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