Custom House and Canning Town Community Renewal Project
Analysis
Custom House and Canning Town Community Renewal Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02898308). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Custom House and Canning Town Community Renewal Project reported income of £263k and spending of £276k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £252k to £263k (+4.3%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Custom House and Canning Town Community Renewal Project sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Armenian General Benevolent Union London Trust (£263k), Sri Lankan Muslim Community of East London (£263k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Denham (£263k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Charity manages a loved listed building that houses useful functions such as; a community halls, nursery, cafe, doctors surgery and office space for businesses and charities. With surpluses from rent income it provides cheap use of the halls to small community initiatives, directly runs mental health and elderly projects and provides a corporate umbrella for developing community groups.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Armenian General Benevolent Union London Trust | London | £263k |
| Sri Lankan Muslim Community of East London | London | £263k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Denham | Uxbridge | £263k |
| Redeemed Christian Church of God ("RCCG") City of Favour | Leicester | £263k |