Tower Hamlets Community Church

Analysis

Tower Hamlets Community Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01653722). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Tower Hamlets Community Church reported income of £270k and spending of £276k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £198k to £270k (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Tower Hamlets Community Church 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 The Rock Church (£270k), Chips (Christian International Peace Service) (£271k) and Champness Hall Trust (£270k).