EAST LONDON BUSINESS ALLIANCE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 January 2008
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04138032
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £3,452,672
Latest expenditure: £3,427,984
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: East London Business Alliance, 5 Greenwich View Place, London, E14 9NN

Website recorded by the regulator: www.elba-1.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote and improve the efficiency of charities, community organisations and other regeneration bodies and to support them in direct furtherance of their respective objects through the promotion of private and public sector involvement in the economic and social improvement and development of East London.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 8 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 8 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,452,672
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,427,984

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,643,140
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,777,420

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,929,046
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,979,023

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 2 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 2 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,714,484
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,544,626

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 17 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 17 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £3,621,332
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,220,647

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,452,672
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,427,984
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £17,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 16006

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,643,140
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,777,420
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £39,185
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 16019

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,929,046
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,979,023
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £188,348
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 12718

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 2 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,714,484
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,544,626
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Grants: £678,187
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 6777

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 17 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £3,621,332
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,220,647
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £9
Income From Government Grants: £704,636
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 5871

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 877973
Income Other Trading Activities: 985285
Income Charitable Activities: 1556021
Income Investments: 20170
Income Other: 13223
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3452672
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £24,226
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,490,064
Expenditure Other: 913694
Expenditure Total: 3427984
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14213
Expenditure Support Costs: 490293
Expenditure Depreciation: 14717
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £655,909
Assets Total Fixed: 14752
Assets Own Use: 14752
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,919,630
Assets Total Liabilities: £580,437
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,353,945
Creditors One Year Total Current: 580437
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,412,422
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 655909
Funds Restricted: 698036
Funds Total: 1353945
Count Employees: 44
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 811250
Income Other Trading Activities: 1264899
Income Charitable Activities: 1532297
Income Investments: 13885
Income Other: 20809
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3643140
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £24,272
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,636,056
Expenditure Other: 1117092
Expenditure Total: 3777420
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16214
Expenditure Support Costs: 506116
Expenditure Depreciation: 17437
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £596,621
Assets Total Fixed: 27880
Assets Own Use: 27880
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,092,823
Assets Total Liabilities: £791,446
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,329,257
Creditors One Year Total Current: 791446
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,396,674
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 596621
Funds Restricted: 732636
Funds Total: 1329257
Count Employees: 67
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 827920
Income Other Trading Activities: 1372312
Income Charitable Activities: 1690022
Income Investments: 5037
Income Other: 33755
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3929046
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £23,016
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,775,724
Expenditure Other: 1180283
Expenditure Total: 3979023
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 427516
Expenditure Depreciation: 16081
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £537,200
Assets Total Fixed: 37393
Assets Own Use: 37393
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,326,533
Assets Total Liabilities: £900,389
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,463,537
Creditors One Year Total Current: 900389
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,580,483
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 537200
Funds Restricted: 926337
Funds Total: 1463537
Count Employees: 70
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 2 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 726113
Income Other Trading Activities: 1027805
Income Charitable Activities: 1947875
Income Investments: 969
Income Other: 11722
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3714484
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £22,714
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,803,268
Expenditure Other: 718644
Expenditure Total: 3544626
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 458171
Expenditure Depreciation: 25433
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £484,698
Assets Total Fixed: 17912
Assets Own Use: 17912
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,304,009
Assets Total Liabilities: £808,407
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,513,514
Creditors One Year Total Current: 808407
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,365,233
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 484698
Funds Restricted: 1028816
Funds Total: 1513514
Count Employees: 77
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 17 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 745695
Income Other Trading Activities: 690968
Income Charitable Activities: 2177946
Income Investments: 439
Income Other: 6284
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3621332
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £20,561
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,599,037
Expenditure Other: 601049
Expenditure Total: 3220647
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 428945
Expenditure Depreciation: 25838
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £464,157
Assets Total Fixed: 41099
Assets Own Use: 41099
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,074,180
Assets Total Liabilities: £771,623
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,343,656
Creditors One Year Total Current: 751623
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 20000
Assets Cash: £616,130
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 464157
Funds Restricted: 879499
Funds Total: 1343656
Count Employees: 60
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: EAST LONDON BUSINESS ALLIANCE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2008-01-03T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/01/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/11/2007AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 28/08/2013
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF CHARITIES, COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, PUBLIC SECTOR AGENCIES AND OTHER REGENERATION BODIES IN LONDON, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE ACTIVE IN THE EAST LONDON BOROUGHS OF HACKNEY, NEWHAM, TOWER HAMLETS, GREENWICH AND WALTHAM FOREST AS WELL AS ISLINGTON AND TO SUPPORT THEM IN DIRECT FURTHERANCE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OBJECTS THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR INVOLVEMENT IN THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF LONDON;(2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION IN LONDON (AND IN PARTICULAR THE BOROUGHS REFERRED TO IN SUB-CLAUSE (1) ABOVE) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (A) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; (B) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT; (C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE; (D) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASE OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES; (E) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS; (F) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT THE POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING; (G) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES; (H) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY THE REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES; (I) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT; (J) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE; (K) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME; AND (L) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LONDON

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests