The Tower Project
Analysis
The Tower Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03338883). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2026, The Tower Project reported income of £4.7m and spending of £4.5m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £3.8m to £4.7m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Tower Project sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lantern Community (£4.7m), Benefit Mankind Ltd (£4.8m) and The Ace Centre-North (£4.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £3.7m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 113 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.5%
- Charitable activities 99%
- Investments 0.4%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
The Charity's object and its principal activity is to provide a range of social and educational programmes and services that provides projects for children, young people and adults with physical disabilities, sensory disabilities, autism and/or learning disabilities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Lantern Community | Ringwood | £4.7m |
| Benefit Mankind Ltd | Blackburn | £4.8m |
| The Ace Centre-North | Oldham | £4.6m |
| Daisy Chain Autism and Neurodiversity | Stockton-On-Tees | £4.8m |