SIMPLEGIFTS: UNITARIAN CENTRE FOR SOCIAL ACTION

Registered charity 1162404 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SIMPLEGIFTS

We run community programming from our Bethnal Green, East London premises. Our programmes - including our After School Club, New Neighbours/Old Neighbours Lunch, and ESOL classes - are all run by a team of dedicated volunteers.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £9,235 for the year ended 30/09/2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £58,693 to £49,458. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted reserves stood at £41,192, while the charity holds £52,072 in cash at bank. The trustees' report notes that the organization continues to deliver services despite facing challenges such as the cost-of-living crisis.

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 profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Brown
• James Blair
• Natalia Kovalova
• Rev MARTIN WHITELL · trustee of 4 other charities
• Roy Clark · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hackney · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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