The Switch Charity Limited

Registered charity 1040962 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TOWER HAMLETS E B P, TOWER HAMLETS EDUCATION BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

The object for which the Company is established is the advancement of the education and training of children and young people resident in the UK, in particular by equipping them for employment in commerce, business and industry (the "Objects").

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE UK IN PARTICULAR BY EQUIPPING THEM FOR EMPLOYMENT IN COMMERCE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a moderate surplus and unrestricted reserves representing 63% of total funds. The trustees report that total reserves remain at more than 12 months of expenditure, providing a buffer for programme delivery. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. 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
• 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

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Switch (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~14.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• MARK CAMPBELLchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Alison Jane Arnaud
• Anita Bhardwaj
• Berna Mazici
• Fatima Johura
• Jade Hopeton
• Mohammed Hassan
• Rachel Dodds
• Ricardo Lobo
• Saiam Ahmed
• Suet-Li Wong
• Tina Fayemi

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

Operates in: Greenwich · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Side by side with its peers

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