# CANAAN PROJECT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1110403
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 11, 2005
- **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=1110403


## Contact

- **Address:** TOWER HAMLETS COMMUNITY CHURCH, 117 RICARDO STREET, LONDON
- **Postcode:** E14 6EQ
- **Phone:** 07525986708
- **Email:** lianjacobs@canaanproject.co.uk
- **Website:** www.canaanproject.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A)  TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF TOWER HAMLETS AND SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS;(B)  TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN LIFE SKILLS GENERALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, RACE, RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL BELIEF IN TOWER HAMLETS AND SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

**Activities:** The charity provides activities for girls.Canaan Project's mission is to provide high quality youth work for underrepresented young women in Tower Hamlets. We provide safe spaces within the community for girls to try new things, meet new people and access support. We offer trips to help raise young women's aspirations and broaden their horizons.

**Area of benefit:** WORLDWIDE, IN PARTICULAR TOWER HAMLETS.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Tower Hamlets



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £144151 | £141496 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £98774 | £105101 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £70327 | £84896 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £95220 | £73831 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £116000 | £111496 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Hannah Genn** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 9, 2019
- Barbara Workman — appointed July 31, 2020
- Hannah Pilkington — appointed Aug. 1, 2025
- Jemma Mayler — appointed Aug. 1, 2025
- Lauren Emily Gosling — appointed Oct. 5, 2022
- Tsitsi Tina Xavier Chirozva — appointed May 1, 2023