CUSTOM HOUSE AND CANNING TOWN COMMUNITY RENEWAL PROJECT

Registered charity 1035200 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PITSTOP, SKILLSHOP, ST LUKES

The Charity manages a loved listed building that houses useful functions such as; a community halls, nursery, cafe, doctors surgery and office space for businesses and charities. With surpluses from rent income it provides cheap use of the halls to small community initiatives, directly runs mental health and elderly projects and provides a corporate umbrella for developing community groups.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£263k
Latest spending
£276k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £12,838 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £2,343,835. The trustees confirm that the charity maintains a minimum 3-month fluid reserve for staff and other liabilities, with secure investment deposits increasing to £748,095. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, confirming the accounts comply with accounting standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: St Luke's Project Limited
“In December 1995 the charity formed a subsidiary company, St Luke's Project Limited, to undertake the development of the St Luke's Church site.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

ST LUKE'S PROJECT LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • The form allows for extending the accounting reference period to align with a parent or subsidiary undertaking.

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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

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

Operates in: Newham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£263k£276k
30/06/2024£272k£276k
30/06/2023£270k£283k
30/06/2022£298k£257k
30/06/2021£252k£312k

Common questions

Is CUSTOM HOUSE AND CANNING TOWN COMMUNITY RENEWAL PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £12,838 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £2,343,835. The trustees confirm that the charity maintains a minimum 3-month fluid reserve for staff and other liabilities, with secure investment deposits increasing to £748,095. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, confirming the accounts comply with accounting standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CUSTOM HOUSE AND CANNING TOWN COMMUNITY RENEWAL PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CUSTOM HOUSE AND CANNING TOWN COMMUNITY RENEWAL PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE TOWN LANDS, RE:VISION NORTH LIMITED, CONFRATERNITY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT, THE HARRY BOTTOM CHARITABLE TRUST, ROSCA TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TOWN LANDSFY2025£12kDouble sculling boat
RE:VISION NORTH LIMITEDFY2022£8krelief of unemployment and the provision of training and employment opportunities
RE:VISION NORTH LIMITEDFY2024£6krelief of unemployment and the provision of training and employment opportunities
RE:VISION NORTH LIMITEDFY2025£5kRelief of unemployment and provision of training/employment opportunities
CONFRATERNITY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENTFY2024£4kGrants to institutions
THE HARRY BOTTOM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kReligious Grants
ROSCA TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE HARRY BOTTOM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIDFORDFY2024£1kRoof appeal
HYMNS ANCIENT AND MODERN LIMITEDFY2023£1k
KINGSWOOD BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£500

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/11/1996£764k"St Luke's Project, Newham - Conversion"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
LOCAL TRUST1£1.1m
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST1£7k
THE OAKDALE TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CASTLE HILL COMMUNITY CENTRE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CUSTOM HOUSE AND CANNING TOWN COMMUNITY RENEWAL PROJECT£263k—0unclear—no doubt
CASTLE HILL COMMUNITY CENTRE TRUST FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYDS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£742k——unclear—no doubt
WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025£491k—0unclear—no doubt
CALICO HOMES LIMITED FY2025£35.2m——unclear—no doubt
WITTON LODGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£4.0m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.