THIS IS GROWTH LTD

Registered charity 1161226 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GROWTH, THIS IS GROWTH

GrowTH was founded by local churches to serve the homeless of Tower Hamlets. Our main project is an emergency night shelter, open for seven months of the year. Guests in the shelter are given resettlement and employment support. GrowTH also has a housing project, offering affordable accommodation to the homeless. Guests are given the opportunity to explore the Christian faith should they wish.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£606k
Latest spending
£536k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £327,183, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (50% of income)
“Donations and legacies 5 222,772 77,638 300,410 280,686” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £327k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to about three month's expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — This is GrowTH Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £1.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£606k
Total spending
£536k
Reserves (reported)
£327k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (63% 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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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£606k£536k
31/03/2024£368k£374k
31/03/2023£935k£360k
31/03/2022£361k£387k
31/03/2021£765k£277k

Common questions

Is THIS IS GROWTH LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £327,183, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THIS IS GROWTH LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THIS IS GROWTH LTD as a grant recipient include HOUSING JUSTICE, EAST END CHURCH, THE NORTHWICK TRUST, LONDON CATALYST, ST. PETER'S CANARY WHARF TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
HOUSING JUSTICEFY2022£25kEquipping Shelters London grant programme (Move On Fund)
EAST END CHURCHFY2021£18k
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2022£10k
LONDON CATALYSTFY2025£10kDay Centre for homeless men & women.
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2022£8k
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2023£5k
ST. PETER'S CANARY WHARF TRUSTFY2024£5kGrants for UK and overseas mission
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2022£5kThe Mount Fund - Homelessness
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ALL SAINTS SPITALFIELDSFY2022£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ALL SAINTS SPITALFIELDSFY2023£4k
ST. PETER'S CANARY WHARF TRUSTFY2023£3kGrants for UK and overseas mission
LONDON CATALYSTFY2022£3kFor the homeless Day Centre staff and management costs
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
ST. PETER'S CANARY WHARF TRUSTFY2022£3kGrants for UK and overseas mission
ST. PETER'S CANARY WHARF TRUSTFY2021£3kGrants for UK and overseas mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ALL SAINTS SPITALFIELDSFY2024£3k
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUSTFY2023£2kTowards night shelter and night manager.
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2025£2k
LONDON CATALYSTFY2025£2kHardship grant.
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2022£2kCoordinates 21 churches and community centres in Tower Hamlets to provide night shelter, food and resettlement support to the homeless.
LONDON CATALYSTFY2022£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ALL SAINTS SPITALFIELDSFY2025£855
EAST END CHURCHFY2022—Just Giving donations