# ACTION FOR BOW

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1104269
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 10, 2004
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1104269


## Contact

- **Address:** C/O Bromley by Bow Centre, St Leonard's Street, Bow, London
- **Postcode:** E3 3BT
- **Phone:** 07932651676
- **Email:** act4bow@yahoo.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS ARE BY MEANS OF MAKING GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS OPERATING WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, DISREGARDING RACE, RELIGION, POLITICAL PERSUASION OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC:(A)  TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;(B)  THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN REGENERATION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(I)  THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT;(II)  THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT;(III)   THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT;(IV)  THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES;(V)  THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;(VII)  THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME;(VIII)  SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES;(C)  TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND MATERIAL ASSISTANCE;(D)  TO BENEFIT AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; AND(E)  SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AND PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

**Activities:** Grants to organisations to provide services in Bow, East London that will promote local social and economic regeneration.In particular: education and skills training; employment opportunities; recreational and cultural amenities; environmental and quality of life; regeneration and reduction of poverty; health promotion;crime prevention.Match funding will normally be requested from other bodies

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE EAST AND WEST BOW




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Tower Hamlets



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £3244 | £249774 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £9158 | £326676 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £1862 | £309864 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £15326 | £123445 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £785 | £219068 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **SHEILA DREW SMITH O.B.E.** (Chair)
- JANET LUDLOW