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East London Business Alliance
East London Business Alliance is a registered charity (number 1122173) based in London, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Christopher IAN Watson. Latest income £3.5m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £3.5m (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 3 more
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.elba-1.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- East London Business Alliance
- Registered
- 2008
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.5m£3.4m
- 2024£3.6m£3.8m
- 2023£3.9m£4.0m
Earlier years
- 2022£3.7m£3.5m
- 2021£3.6m£3.2m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
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.
Grants received
11 grants · £1,682,567 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Cripplegate Foundation · £1,418,167 (8 grants)
- Trust for London · £174,400 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £90,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- Christopher IAN Watson Chair
- Arthur Rakowski since 2017
- Hugh Morris since 2018
- Kamran Ikram since 2020
- Lisa Hollins since 2016
- Marie Gabriel since 2015
- Rob A Knight since 2020
- Terry Waldron FIH since 2013
Trustees past 6 years
- Arthur Rakowski since 2017
- Hugh Morris since 2018
- Kamran Ikram since 2020
- Lisa Hollins since 2016
- Marie Gabriel since 2015
- Rob A Knight since 2020
- Terry Waldron FIH since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Christopher IAN Watson Chair
- Arthur Rakowski since 2017
- Hugh Morris since 2018
- Kamran Ikram since 2020
- Lisa Hollins since 2016
- Rob A Knight since 2020
- Terry Waldron FIH since 2013
Portfolio (1)
- Marie Gabriel since 2015
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
2.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 1.7 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1122173
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/01/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/11/2007AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 28/08/2013
- Companies House
- Company number 04138032 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02070686960 · info@elba-1.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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