CCEW Charity Commission profile

GOWER STREET

Registered charity 1183461 · organisation 5130930

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
16 May 2019
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income
£477,860
Latest expenditure
£1,842,990
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Finchley Park, Laddingford, Kent, ME18 6BG

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.gowerstreet.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Gower Street makes grants to organisations involved in combating the global climate emergency, and to organisations working to improve school education outcomes in Ghana. Occasionally grants are made for other purposes at the trustees' discretion. Unsolicited applications for funding are not accepted.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received
21 August 2026
Date Accounts Received
21 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£477,860
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,842,990
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received
29 August 2025
Date Accounts Received
29 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£230,639
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,511,528
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received
30 August 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£807,316
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,037,079
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received
29 August 2023
Date Accounts Received
29 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,776,154
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,544,521
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received
15 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
15 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£453,713
Total Gross Expenditure
£478,332

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 November 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2025
Ar Due Date
31 August 2026
Ar Received Date
21 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£477,860
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,842,990
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2024
Ar Due Date
31 August 2025
Ar Received Date
29 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£230,639
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,511,528
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2023
Ar Due Date
31 August 2024
Ar Received Date
30 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£807,316
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,037,079
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2022
Ar Due Date
31 August 2023
Ar Received Date
29 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,776,154
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,544,521
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2021
Ar Due Date
31 August 2022
Ar Received Date
15 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£453,713
Total Gross Expenditure
£478,332
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2023
Ar Due Date
31 August 2024
Ar Received Date
30 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
771338
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
35978
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
807316
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,037,079
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2037079
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
1963879
Expenditure Governance
9000
Expenditure Support Costs
73200
Expenditure Depreciation
852
Gain Loss Investment
-220880
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£339,757
Assets Total Fixed
3846841
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
3846841
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£348,757
Assets Total Liabilities
£9,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,186,598
Creditors One Year Total Current
9000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£348,757
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
4186598
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
4186598
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2022
Ar Due Date
31 August 2023
Ar Received Date
29 August 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1747916
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
28238
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1776154
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£47,531
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,496,990
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1544521
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
1479636
Expenditure Governance
17354
Expenditure Support Costs
17354
Expenditure Depreciation
852
Gain Loss Investment
-595557
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£5,637,241
Assets Total Fixed
5570471
Assets Own Use
852
Assets Long Term Investment
5569619
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£78,770
Assets Total Liabilities
£12,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,637,241
Creditors One Year Total Current
12000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£78,770
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5637241
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
5637241
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Ghana
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
GOWER STREET
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2019-05-16T00:00:00
Charity Name
GOWER STREET
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2020-08-05T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
4035121
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1122567
Assoc Charity Name
GOWER STREET

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 May 2019
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
612960
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
THE MARPLE CHARITABLE TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
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Social media policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures