**Company Registration No. 07800008 (England and Wales) Registered Charity Number: 1145513** **THE POPLAR PARTNERSHIP LIMITED TRUSTEE REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025** ## **THE POPLAR PARTNERSHIP LIMITED TRUSTEE REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS CONTENTS** ||**Page**| |---|---| |Charity information|3| |Trustees’ report|4| |Independent examiner’s report|5| |Income statement|6| |Statement of financial position|7| |Notes to the accounts|8-10| - 2 - **THE POPLAR PARTNERSHIP LIMITED CHARITY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025** |**Directors**|Mr P A Devereux (Chair)| |---|---| ||Mr J Iver| ||Ms T Argent| ||Mr P C Jackson| ||Ms D Bleach| ||Mrs F Smith| ||Mr M W Grant| ||Mr O D O'Regan| |**Company Number**|07800008 (England and Wales)| |**Charity Number**|1145513| |**Registered Office**|BYGROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL| ||BYGROVE STREET| ||LONDON| ||E14 6DN| ||ENGLAND| |**Independent Examiners**|Tarpon Limited| ||132-134 Great Ancoats Street| ||Manchester| ||M4 6DE| - 3 - ## **THE POPLAR PARTNERSHIP LIMITED TRUSTEES' REPORT** The Poplar Partnership is a small charity set up in Tower Hamlets. Tower Hamlets has the highest rate of child poverty in London. It is the second most deprived borough in London and is the third most deprived borough nationally. Particular issues that Tower Hamlets faces include high levels of unemployment, disadvantage in income, health, housing and crime as well as recording one of the highest population densities in London. Poplar is one of the most deprived areas within Tower Hamlets. ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** ## **Objectives and aims** The Poplar Partnership is a small charity set up to try and tackle the problems, in Tower Hamlet, at their root, by helping fund and support early intervention projects within our community. ## **Significant activities** The key priorities for the year are set out below: - Partner with as many schools and organisations and implement the early intervention projects more effectively in the community. - Continue to increase our understanding of children with Language and Communication difficulties and children and help the project to focus on the treatment of disorders of speech, language, communication and cover mild, moderate or severe learning difficulties, physical disabilities, language delay, specific language impairment , specific difficulties in producing sounds, hearing impairment, cleft palate, stammering, autism/social interaction difficulties, dyslexia, voice disorders and selective mutism. ## **Public benefit** The governors have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers and duties. ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing document** The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. ## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees** Newly appointed Head Teachers in local schools are requested to joint the charity on a voluntary basis. If the new Head Teacher requests to join the board as a trustee, the existing board vote on the appointment. At each AGM trustees step down and are reappointed. No external body or person can appoint a trustee. Signed on behalf of the board of trustees ............................................................................ Mr P A Devereux (Chair) Director Approved by the board on: 25 November 2025 - 4 - **THE POPLAR PARTNERSHIP LIMITED INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS' REPORT** ## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Poplar Partnership Limited ('the Company')** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 October 2025. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act'). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** Since your charity's gross income has previously exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a registered member of CIPFA which is one of the listed bodies. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or 4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)). I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Michael Rowe CPFA – Chartered Public Accountant Tarpon Limited 132-134 Great Ancoats Street Manchester M4 6DE 25 November 2025 - 5 - **THE POPLAR PARTNERSHIP LIMITED INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025** |**Notes**
**Income and endowments from**
Donations and legacies
**Expenditure on**
Raising funds
4
**Charitable activities**
Funding early intervention projects
**Net income/(expenditure)**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Total funds**
**£**
**Total funds**
**£**
**2024**
199,097
**2025**
150,080
150,080
39| |---|---| ||(8,907)
(2,794)
(2,755)
(39)| ||
-
(195,633)
(134,709)
(134,709)| ||-
(5,433)
12,616
12,616| ||1,840
125,235
119,792
117,952| ||1,840
119,792
132,408
130,568| - 6 - ## **THE POPLAR PARTNERSHIP LIMITED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2025** |**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
7
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
8
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**Capital and reserves**
Profit and loss account
**Shareholders' funds**|**Unrestricted**
**fund**
**£**
**Restricted**
**fund**
**£**
**Total funds**
**£**
**Total funds**
**£**
-
-
-
12
**2024**
(5,170)
124,950
6
**2025**
(14,014)
146,416
6
(14,014)
146,416| |---|---| ||-
119,780
132,402
132,402| ||-
119,792
132,408
132,408| ||-
119,792
132,408
132,408| ||-
119,792
132,408
132,408| For the year ending 31 October 2025 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A - Small Entities. The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 25 November 2025 and were signed on its behalf by ## Mr P A Devereux (Chair) Director Company Registration No. 07800008 Registered Charity Number: 1145513 - 7 - ## **THE POPLAR PARTNERSHIP LIMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025** ## **1 Statutory information** THE POPLAR PARTNERSHIP LIMITED is a private company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, registration number 07800008. The registered office is BYGROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL, BYGROVE STREET, LONDON, E14 6DN, ENGLAND. ## **2 Compliance with accounting standards** The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. ## **3 Accounting policies** The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts. ## _**Basis of preparation**_ The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets. ## _**Presentation currency**_ The accounts are presented in £ sterling. ## _**Tangible fixed assets and depreciation**_ Tangible assets are included at cost less depreciation and impairment. Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives: Computer equipment 25% on reducing balance ## _**Income**_ All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. ## _**Expenditure**_ Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources ## _**Fund accounting**_ Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. - 8 - ## **THE POPLAR PARTNERSHIP LIMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025** ## _**Going concern**_ The trustees believe that the company is well placed to manage its business and operational risks. The trustees have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources and will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The trustees consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements. |**4 Raising funds**
Raising donations and legacies
Support costs
**5 Net income/expenditure**
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets|**£**
**£**


**£**
**£**
6
6
8,907
**2024**
**2024**
2,794
**2025**
**2025**| |---|---| ## **6 Taxation** The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. |**7 Tangible fixed assets**
**Cost or valuation**
**Depreciation**
Charge for the year
**Net book value**
**8 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Accruals
Deferred income
At 1 November 2024
At 31 October 2025
At 1 November 2024
At 31 October 2025
At 31 October 2025
At 31 October 2024|
**£**
-
14,014
14,104
**2025**|**Computer**
**equipment**
**£**
At cost
400| |---|---|---| |||400| |||6
388| |||394| |||6| |||12| |||**£**
**2024**
5,170
-| |||5,170| ## **9 Average number of employees** During the year the average number of employees was 0 (2023: 0). - 9 - ## **THE POPLAR PARTNERSHIP LIMITED NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025** ## **10 Trustees’ remuneration and benefits** There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 October 2025 nor for the prior year. ## **11 Trustees' expenses** There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 October 2025 nor for the prior year. - 10