PROJECT SEVENTEEN — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 27 June 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £516,826
Latest expenditure: £512,525
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: PROJECT 17, St. Joseph's Hospice, Mare Street, LONDON, E8 4SA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.project17.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Project 17 works to end destitution among migrant children. We work with families experiencing exceptional poverty to improve their access to local authority support. We provide advice, advocacy and support for individuals. We build capacity in other organisations and we campaign for the improved implementation of statutory support.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 3 November 2026
Date Accounts Received: 3 November 2026
Total Gross Income: £516,826
Total Gross Expenditure: £512,525

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: 17 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £482,167
Total Gross Expenditure: £423,300

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: 2 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £520,139
Total Gross Expenditure: £402,408

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: 1 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 1 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £350,523
Total Gross Expenditure: £368,823

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: 6 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £340,508
Total Gross Expenditure: £342,413

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 3 November 2026
Total Gross Income: £516,826
Total Gross Expenditure: £512,525
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 17 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £482,167
Total Gross Expenditure: £423,300
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 2 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £520,139
Total Gross Expenditure: £402,408
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 1 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £350,523
Total Gross Expenditure: £368,823
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 6 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £340,508
Total Gross Expenditure: £342,413
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 3 November 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 127334
Income Other Trading Activities: 7652
Income Charitable Activities: 381840
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 516826
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £512,525
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 512525
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1550
Expenditure Support Costs: 611
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £253,889
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £522,459
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,596
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £520,863
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1596
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £519,362
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 410506
Funds Restricted: 110357
Funds Total: 520863
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 2 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 129440
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 390699
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 520139
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £402,408
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 402408
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 255
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £238,338
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £459,335
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,640
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £457,695
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1640
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £458,335
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 238388
Funds Restricted: 219307
Funds Total: 457695
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

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

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: PROJECT SEVENTEEN
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2013-06-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 27 Jun 2013
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST MIGRANTS WITH NO RECOURSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS LIVING IN THE UK BY PROVISION OF FREE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO SUCH PERSONS. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE NEEDS OF MIGRANTS WITH NO RECOURSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND ADVICE TO OTHER RELEVANT AGENCIES.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 530955
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: PROJECT 17

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures