THE TOWER PROJECT

Registered charity 1061626 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's object and its principal activity is to provide a range of social and educational programmes and services that provides projects for children, young people and adults with physical disabilities, sensory disabilities, autism and/or learning disabilities.

Objects

To promote the welfare of children, young people and adults with disabilities and/or learning difficulties, and/or long-term illness in any manner which now or hereafter may be deemed by law to be charitable within Greater London.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS

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 · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£4.7m

Latest spending

£4.5m

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £177,520 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total funds of £3,699,307. Free reserves stood at £1,379,019, which the trustees state exceeds their minimum policy target of three months' operating expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the independent auditors.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 8

“The number of employees receiving employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) in excess of £60,000 on an annual basis are as follows: - £60,000 to £69,999 £70,000 to £79,999 £80,000 to £89,999 £90,000 to £99,999 2026 Number 2 1 1 4” — page 30

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of operating expenditure (reserves figure: £1.4m)

“The trustees consider that a minimum level of free reserves equivalent to approximately three months of operating expenditure should be maintained.” — page 8

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by SCB (Accountants) Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education); Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
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
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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

Government income: £1,815,262 — contracts £907,631 (3), grants £907,631 (3); 38% of the £4,725,971 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Government income: £853,751 — contracts £853,751 (3); 19% of the £4,388,604 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 3
Government income: £1,219,263 — contracts £1,219,263 (3); 29% of the £4,230,419 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 1)

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03338883

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tower Project (matched by registered charity number).

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.

ELSON, Timothy — director, appointed 04/11/2021on trustee list
WILSON, Tracyleigh — director, appointed 04/11/2021on trustee list
WRIGHT, Lorraine Maria — director, appointed 04/11/2021on trustee list
SULLIVAN, Jill — director, appointed 03/11/2016on trustee list
SULLIVAN, Jill — secretary, appointed 04/11/2021

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £1.4m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: The Tower Project — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 13/10/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income

£4.7m

Total spending

£4.5m

Cost of raising funds

£10k

Reserves (reported)

£3.7m

Employees

113

Reported reserves equal ~9.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Tower Project – Caledonian Wharf: Requires improvement (11/02/2022) · CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

GAYNOR TENEN · trustee of 1 other charity
JILL SULLIVAN · trustee of 2 other charities
LORRAINE MARIA WRIGHT
SAMANTHA WALKER
Simon John Rouse
TIMOTHY ELSON
Tracyleigh Wilson

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

Operates in: City Of London · Hackney · Newham · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£4.7m	£4.5m
31/03/2025	£4.4m	£4.3m
31/03/2024	£4.2m	£4.2m
31/03/2023	£3.6m	£3.8m
31/03/2022	£3.8m	£3.1m

Common questions

Is THE TOWER PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £177,520 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total funds of £3,699,307. Free reserves stood at £1,379,019, which the trustees state exceeds their minimum policy target of three months' operating expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the independent auditors. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by SCB (Accountants) Ltd.

Who funds THE TOWER PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE TOWER PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£24k
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£24k
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£9k

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION	2	£7k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£2k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION	1	£200k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£170k
THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£82k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£56k
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST	1	£45k
THE PIERREPONT TRUST	1	£40k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HELPING DISABILITIES TRUST.

HELPING DISABILITIES TRUST income £131k
Crawley Community Action income £406k
PARITY FOR DISABILITY income £1.9m
LUPTON TOWER TRUST income £49k
THE TRANSFORMING AUTISM PROJECT income £201k
TOWER PLAYGROUP income £46k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE TOWER PROJECT	£4.7m	—	8	above	—	no doubt
HELPING DISABILITIES TRUST FY2025	£131k	—	0	above	9.4%	no doubt
Crawley Community Action FY2026	£406k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PARITY FOR DISABILITY FY2025	£1.9m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LUPTON TOWER TRUST FY2025	£49k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TRANSFORMING AUTISM PROJECT FY2026	£201k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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