THE TURKS HEAD COMPANY

Registered charity 1013903 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The historic Turk's Head is fully restored and kept in good condition. A cafe is open 7 days a week and upstairs is workspace. The charity uses the rental income to support community activities in the area.We organise an annual event for the whole community in mid summer and work on the creation of community assets. We plan to restore Wapping's river stairs and build a lido in Shadwell Basin

Objects

(A)TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS RESIDENT AND/OR WORKING IN WAPPING AND THE SURROUNDING ARES WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID PERSONS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID PERSONS; (B)TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS. THE BODY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

Area of benefit: WAPPING AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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

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Registered contact address: Tower Hamlets, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total income of £47,919 and charitable expenditure of £37,915, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £1,311,244, significantly exceeding the stated £5,000 refurbishment reserve, indicating strong financial stability. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

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• 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
• Risk management
• 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

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.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02734893

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Cluttons — “Proudly sponsored by Cluttons” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• ODYSSEOS, Andreas — director, appointed 12/02/2025on trustee list
• SCORER, Michael — director, appointed 02/06/2024on trustee list
• MARTIN, Deirdre — director, appointed 12/04/2011on trustee list
• ALDENTON, Jonathan Simon Peter — director, appointed 28/07/1992on trustee list
• MCATEE, Michelle Marie — director, appointed 28/07/1992on trustee list
• MARTIN, Deirdre — secretary, appointed 12/04/2011

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• JONATHAN ALDENTONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Andreas Odysseos
• DEIRDRE MARTIN
• MICHAEL SCORER · trustee of 1 other charity
• MICHELLE MARIE MCATEE
• Shahjahan Mohammed Shahid

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

Operates in: Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OUR HOUSE COMMUNITY.

• OUR HOUSE COMMUNITY income £256k
• TOPSHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £192k
• TURKISH WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPIC ASSOCIATION OF ENGLAND income £45k
• RIDDINGS PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE income £68k
• THE TAPPENDEN CHARITY income £190k
• WAKEFIELD DISTRICT HARRIERS AND ATHLETIC CLUB income £46k

Side by side with its peers

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