Registered charity · London
Thames Reach Charity
- 13 trustees
- Income £33m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Stephen HowardChair · since 2016
- Catherine Mary BennionTrustee · since 2023
- Georgina ThompsonTrustee · since 2021
- Graham DrummondTrustee · since 2023
- Irmani SmallwoodTrustee · since 2023
- Jane Susan RamsdenTrustee · since 2026
- Michael ScorerTrustee · since 2011
- Michelle Louise ParczukTrustee · since 2026
- Muhammad BaqaTrustee · since 2024
- Rahul Alex DanielTrustee · since 2026
- Rebecca Louise TaberTrustee · since 2017
- Sophie Louise Elmer WakelinTrustee · since 2026
- William Peter TidnamTrustee · since 2019
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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.thamesreach.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Thames Reach Charity
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£33m£30m
- 2024£27m£27m
- 2023£24m£24m
Earlier years
- 2022£22m£22m
- 2021£20m£21m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 65%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE "OBJECTS") ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, OLD AGE, DISABILITY OR ILL HEALTH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF HOUSING AND HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT ADVICE AND SUPPORT; ANDANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Grants received
36 grants · £8,816,700 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
- Guy's and St Thomas' Charity · £7,117,548 (4 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £424,700 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £419,698 (4 grants)
- Walcot Foundation · £369,907 (6 grants)
- Comic Relief · £240,000 (3 grants)
Most recent
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.
13 trustees on the board
- Stephen Howard Chair since 2016
- Catherine Mary Bennion since 2023
- Georgina Thompson since 2021
- Graham Drummond since 2023
- Irmani Smallwood since 2023
- Jane Susan Ramsden since 2026
- Michael Scorer since 2011
- Michelle Louise Parczuk since 2026
- Muhammad Baqa since 2024
- Rahul Alex Daniel since 2026
- Rebecca Louise Taber since 2017
- Sophie Louise Elmer Wakelin since 2026
- William Peter Tidnam since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Stephen Howard Chair since 2016
- Michael Scorer since 2011
- Rebecca Louise Taber since 2017
- William Peter Tidnam since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Stephen Howard Chair since 2016
- Catherine Mary Bennion since 2023
- Georgina Thompson since 2021
- Graham Drummond since 2023
- Irmani Smallwood since 2023
- Michelle Louise Parczuk since 2026
- Muhammad Baqa since 2024
- Rahul Alex Daniel since 2026
- Rebecca Louise Taber since 2017
- William Peter Tidnam since 2019
Portfolio (3)
- Jane Susan Ramsden since 2026
- Michael Scorer since 2011
- Sophie Louise Elmer Wakelin since 2026
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.
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
6.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 5.5 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1166311
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 MAR 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01 APR 2016
- Companies House
- Company number 10098652 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02036176070 · enquiries@thamesreach.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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