THE FRIENDS OF TOWER HAMLETS CEMETERY PARK

Registered charity 1107136 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To protect, preserve and care for Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park and Ackroyd Drive Greenlink as a LNR and Metropolitan SINC within East London. To celebrate and share the unique benefits of this space - ecology, heritage, community - with all in the local area and beyond.

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Latest income
£212k
Latest spending
£264k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £52,744 for the year, driven by the expenditure of restricted Section 106 mitigation funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £259,877, which is above the stated policy target of £100,000, though the trustees note this position is likely to reduce in the near future.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Friends Of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£607k
Total spending
£198k
Reserves (reported)
£95k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (64% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£212k£264k
31/03/2024£607k£198k
31/03/2023£303k£230k
31/03/2022£212k£200k
31/03/2021£239k£190k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF TOWER HAMLETS CEMETERY PARK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £52,744 for the year, driven by the expenditure of restricted Section 106 mitigation funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £259,877, which is above the stated policy target of £100,000, though the trustees note this position is likely to reduce in the near future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE FRIENDS OF TOWER HAMLETS CEMETERY PARK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FRIENDS OF TOWER HAMLETS CEMETERY PARK as a grant recipient include WAKEFIELD AND TETLEY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WAKEFIELD AND TETLEY TRUSTFY2021£3kCore costs to deliver therapeutic gardening sessions

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/12/2022£10kTower Hamlets Cemetery Park Lodge refurbishment
Postcode Lottery26/03/2022£23k70 therapeutic gardening and nature-based activities to support wellbeing
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/05/2020£19k"COVID19: The Friends Of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/12/2019£99k"Heritage & Us: unlocking the hidden heritage of THCP for the wider community."
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/10/2015£10k"Research the WW1 men commemorated on the War Memorial and buried in Tower Hamlets Cemetery"
City Bridge Foundation10/04/2014£49kGrant to Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
The National Lottery Community Fund15/04/2009£5kTower Hamlets Cemetery Park and Ackroyd Drive Green Link Local Nature Reser
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/11/1999£5k"This group conserves and manages an area of inner city woodland assists with genealogical research improves access and safety and organises"