TEMPO TIME CREDITS LIMITED

Registered charity 1135143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPICE INNOVATIONS LIMITED

Tempo develops projects that support the engagement of citizens in the design and delivery of local services. We support local organisations in England and Wales to set up time credit projects that support individuals to give time to their communities, enabling individuals and community organisations to work together to see positive change.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£749k
Latest spending
£694k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £25,152 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £79,815. The Trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and had no related party transactions during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: over £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“During the year, one employee received emoluments over £60,000 (2025: one, between £60,000 and £69,999).” — page 24
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“During the year, one employee received emoluments over £60,000” — page 24
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £80k; policy: rebuild our reserves back to pre-pandemic levels)
“Increase the value and quality in our sales pipeline and rebuild our reserves back to pre-pandemic levels” — page 7
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Total income
£749k
Total spending
£694k
Reserves (reported)
£36k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£749k£694k
31/03/2025£698k£779k
31/03/2024£697k£880k
31/03/2023£1.0m£1.1m
31/03/2022£1.3m£1.3m

Common questions

Is TEMPO TIME CREDITS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £25,152 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £79,815. The Trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and had no related party transactions during the year. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of TEMPO TIME CREDITS LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the over £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds TEMPO TIME CREDITS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TEMPO TIME CREDITS LIMITED as a grant recipient include SOCIAL BUSINESS TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SOCIAL BUSINESS TRUSTFY2022£26k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/11/2025£233k"#HP Pathways to the Past and Future: Involving volunteers and connecting communities in Medway to their heritage"
Postcode Lottery30/06/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund24/10/2024£19kCynon Youth Xchange Hub
City Bridge Foundation06/07/2024£50kGrant to Tempo Time Credits
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/06/2024£250k"#HP Pathways to the past: Involving volunteers and connecting communities in Neath Port Talbot to their heritage."
City Bridge Foundation30/01/2020£202kGrant to Tempo Time Credits
Barrow Cadbury Trust23/07/2018£29kPolicy Development
Sport England19/02/2018£154kOpportunity Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund25/05/2011£245kTotal Timebanking - A New Engine for Mutualism

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with A T.I.M.E. LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TEMPO TIME CREDITS LIMITED£749kover £60,0001below—no doubt
A T.I.M.E. LIMITED FY2025£996k—0below—no doubt
TEMWA UK FY2025£355k—0unclear—no doubt
TIME BANKS UK FY2026£155k—0unclear—no doubt
TIME TOGETHER FY2025£450k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TEMPLATE FOUNDATION FY2024£1.6m—0above—no doubt

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