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TOWER HAMLETS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1173381 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity of THE Partnership is the advancement of education for the public benefit in and through member schools and other educational settings and initiatives, initially focused on the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £181,118 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £750,814. Per the trustees' report, these reserves exceed the stated policy target of three months' average expenditure, and the trustees consider the financial position sufficient to cover current commitments and continuing activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of average expenditure (held: £738k)
“After an assessment of risk, the Trustees have approved a target level of free reserves that is sufficient to cover a minimum of three months' average expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with member schools where a Trustee has an interest
“Membership subscriptions and services paid for by member schools in which a member of the Board of Trustees has an interest are on an arm’s length basis and amounted to £53,695 (2024: £23,062). Supplier payments of £45,464 (2024: £10,173) were paid on an arm’s length basis to member schools in which a member of the Board of Trustees has an interest.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tower Hamlets Education Partnership (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£570k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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 (5.2%) (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£1.3m£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.2m£1.3m
31/03/2022£1.4m£1.6m
31/03/2021£1.5m£1.6m

Common questions

Is TOWER HAMLETS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £181,118 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £750,814. Per the trustees' report, these reserves exceed the stated policy target of three months' average expenditure, and the trustees consider the financial position sufficient to cover current commitments and continuing activities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST2£13k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION1£563k
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST1£529k
CSIS CHARITY FUND1£63k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON1£54k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUST1£15k
THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY1£15k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST1£15k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EARLY YEARS NETWORK TOWER HAMLETS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TOWER HAMLETS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP£1.3m——unclear—no doubt
EARLY YEARS NETWORK TOWER HAMLETS FY2025£413k—0unclear—no doubt
TOWER HAMLETS PARENTS CENTRE FY2025£138k—0below—no doubt
TITAN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED FY2025£509k——unclear—no doubt
THE TOWER HOUSE SCHOOL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£3.3m——unclear—no doubt
TOWER HAMLETS AND CANARY WHARF FURTHER EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£204k——unclear—no doubt

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