EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
A grant making charity working to relieve poverty in four boroughs of East London; Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Newham and the City of London
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £5.3m meet the charity's stated policy target of a minimum £500k. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
“EECF’s reserves policy states the charity should aim to keep a minimum reserve of £500k of unrestricted funds” — page 9
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/02/2017)
- Received assets from another charity (14/02/2017)
- Received assets from another charity (13/02/2017)
- Received assets from another charity (27/10/2016)
Trustees
- Alkhad Ali
- Atanu Bhattacherjee
- Bronislaw Masojada
- Catherine McGuinness
- DAVID MANN
- JOHN WILLIAM JACK
- James Joseph MacHale
- Katherine Webster
- Laurence Everitt
- RICHARD JOHN WATSON
- Rev Jeremy Stuart Fraser
- Sahidur Rahman
- Simon Timothy Musgrave
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £2.9m | £2.0m |
| 31/03/2024 | £2.1m | £1.9m |
| 31/03/2023 | £2.5m | £2.6m |
| 31/03/2022 | £2.5m | £2.3m |
| 31/03/2021 | £4.8m | £4.2m |
Common questions
Is EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £5.3m meet the charity's stated policy target of a minimum £500k. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.
Who funds EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST AND ST JOHN WITH ST LUKE, ISLE OF DOGS, LEADERS IN COMMUNITY, The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST AND ST JOHN WITH ST LUKE, ISLE OF DOGS | FY2024 | £8k | Grants |
| LEADERS IN COMMUNITY | FY2024 | £3k | Summer programme helping to provide a safe space for young people, training, and free hot meals. |
| The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust | FY2024 | £2k | |
| The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust | FY2025 | £2k | |
| The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust | FY2022 | £1k | |
| LEADERS IN COMMUNITY | FY2025 | £0 | Summer programme helping to provide a safe space for young people, training, and free hot meals. |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES | 1 | £1.0m |
| TRUST FOR LONDON | 1 | £800k |
| AGE UK | 1 | £261k |
| THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £160k |
| THE AMATEURS TRUST | 1 | £115k |
| THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £55k |
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | 1 | £53k |
| CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £51k |
Charities like this
- THE OLD ENFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST
- AGE UK EAST LONDON
- ELFT CHARITY
- EAST END CHURCH
- BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- THE LONDON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | £2.9m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE OLD ENFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | £685k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| AGE UK EAST LONDON | £3.6m | — | 3 | above | — | no doubt |
| ELFT CHARITY | £166k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EAST END CHURCH | £175k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | £5.3m | Over £60,000 | 1 | unclear | 5.3% | no doubt |