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.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM (IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE AREAS OF CUSTOM HOUSE AND CANNING TOWN) AND INCLUDING (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THE FOLLOWING:1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY; 2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROVISION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING; 3) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT; 4) THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: CUSTOM HOUSE AND CANNING TOWN.

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

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

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

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

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.

• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest 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 02898308
• Trading subsidiary: ST LUKE'S PROJECT LIMITED Companies House 03138135

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.

• FRANCIS, Lee — director, appointed 22/10/2025on trustee list
• HODGSON, Adrian Peter — director, appointed 10/12/2018on trustee list
• CHARLES, Amala Rani — director, appointed 26/10/2015on trustee list
• AYRES, Freda — director, appointed 19/12/2013on trustee list
• ROSSILO-CALLE, Fransisco, Dr — director, appointed 11/02/2010not on trustee list
• RUIZ, Sarah Jane — director, appointed 24/10/2006on trustee list
• MCNEILL, John, Dr — secretary, appointed 19/09/1994

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

• SARAH RUIZchair
• Adrian Hodgson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Amala Charles
• Dr FRANK ROSILLO-CALLE
• Freda Ayres
• Lee Francis

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

Operates in: Newham

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

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Charities like this

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

• HOUSE PROJECT CENTRE income £160k
• CENTRAL COMMUNITY CENTRE ASSOCIATION income £104k
• KINGSLEY HALL CHURCH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE income £1.1m
• CATHAYS AND CENTRAL YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PROJECT income £967k
• WINTON HOUSE CENTRE income £123k
• QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY CENTRE income £26k

Side by side with its peers

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