THE COMPLETE WORKS LIMITED

Charity number: 1081200
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Complete Works is a charity that aims to improve the lives of young people by offering a bespoke education experience for those unable to attend mainstream school. TCW has Independent School status and operates as an Alternative Education Provision working with many boroughs across London. TCW offers individualised programmes of study to all ages, incorporating onsite and offsite education.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 June 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE COMPLETE WORKS - EDUCATION (Working name)
  • THE COMPLETE WORKS EDUCATION (Working name)
  • THE COMPLETE WORKS CREATIVE COMPANY LIMITED (Previous name)
  • THE COMPLETE WORKS THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Karin Gibson Trustee 30 January 2025
None on record
Camilla Jane Saunders Trustee 16 July 2024
None on record
Shahpur Kairas Kabraji Trustee 03 May 2023
None on record
Reji Thomas Vettasseri Trustee 27 March 2019
None on record
MARGARET JOSEPHINE PITFIELD Trustee 26 October 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £4.29m £3.53m £3.82m £4.23m £5.02m
Total expenditure £4.07m £3.96m £3.88m £4.11m £4.81m
Income from government contracts £4.27m £3.20m £3.81m £4.19m £4.93m
Income from government grants N/A £31.50k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £3.43k £2.74k £5.44k £7.70k £9.35k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £4.27m £3.49m £3.81m £4.19m £4.93m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £11.23k £312 £1.27k £27.82k £80.23k
Income - Other £0 £31.50k £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £4.07m £3.96m £3.88m £4.11m £4.81m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £904.66k £19.14k £13.80k £17.49k £19.88k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Own use assets £210.60k £117.89k £59.46k £55.08k £612.98k
Long-term investments £6 £6 £6 £6 £0
Other assets £3.16m £2.69m £2.68m £2.82m £2.60m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £400.77k £265.29k £253.89k £271.47k £396.47k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2024 12 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 12 February 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 22 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 22 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 23 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 23 February 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 19 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 19 April 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 11 February 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 11 February 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
The Complete Works
38 Commercial Street
LONDON
E1 6LP
Phone:
02073770280