HC COMMUNITY CAFE HQ COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
14570228 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 January 2024

Period of accounts

Start date: 4 January 2023

End date: 31 January 2024

HC COMMUNITY CAFE HQ COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 January 2024

Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Community Interest Report

HC COMMUNITY CAFE HQ COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 January 2024

13 months to 31 January 2024


£
Turnover: 3,496
Cost of sales: ( 3,377 )
Gross profit(or loss): 119
Distribution costs: 0
Administrative expenses: 0
Other operating income: 0
Operating profit(or loss): 119
Interest payable and similar charges: ( 20 )
Profit(or loss) before tax: 99
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: 99

HC COMMUNITY CAFE HQ COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Balance sheet

As at 31 January 2024

Notes 13 months to 31 January 2024


£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets:   0
Tangible assets:   0
Investments:   0
Total fixed assets: 0
Current assets
Stocks:   0
Debtors:   0
Cash at bank and in hand: 0
Investments:   0
Total current assets: 0
Prepayments and accrued income: 0
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year:   0
Net current assets (liabilities): 0
Total assets less current liabilities: 0
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year:   0
Provision for liabilities: 0
Accruals and deferred income: 0
Total net assets (liabilities): 0
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 0
Total members' funds: 0

The notes form part of these financial statements

HC COMMUNITY CAFE HQ COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 January 2024 the company was entitled to exemption 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 directors 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 and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 28 September 2024
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: MS DEBBIE ASHFORTH
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

HC COMMUNITY CAFE HQ COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 January 2024

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

HC COMMUNITY CAFE HQ COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 January 2024

  • 2. Employees

    13 months to 31 January 2024
    Average number of employees during the period 1

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

HC COMMUNITY CAFE HQ COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Company Number: 14570228 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 January 2024

Company activities and impact

Firstly, the residents in our community are all either disabled , elderly and/or, have a learning disability. So, their incomes are benefit funded and limited, rent is expensive, minimal care and support is funded, self funded extra care costs approximately £17 for 30 minutes, not really something that can be easily afforded. We use the profit to buy products from INKIND DIRECT, the products bring relief in all kinds of ways. From personal hygiene to household management, enabling benefit depending people to be able to give a gift their grandchildren for example, you make it all a reality. Our community is learning and experiencing what 'Community' really means, it is bringing happiness, and wellbeing, both of which, are so important. Personal hygiene is becoming manageable, it's taken time to get the residents to come and tell me what they need, they're not used to having this provision, but, over time, we are getting there. This has brought people out into the community and built friendships, being socially acceptable is not a concept they are used to, by providing hygiene products and guidance on their use, you have made people socially acceptable, I'm serious, it has boosted confidences. Enabling the simplistic of acts, we take for granted, 'coming together' is starting to be as easy as pie. We want to achieve the alleviation of loneliness, isolation, depression, low self worth. Provide meals for general good health, allowing residents the opportunity to have fresh meals is becoming more wide spread and more often because of the relief they are experiencing from our CIC being able to access INKIND. By bringing inclusion, we are putting down the foundations, friendship, happiness, support, enabling confidence to grow, a sense of worth. As I mentioned previously, the community members are incapacitated in one way or another either. Approximately 40% of our community began life with healthy bodies, but have suffered strokes, heart problems, cancer, conditions that have taken away their independent living. Sadly, some are on a slow and destructive decline both physically and mentally, affecting all areas of life. Depression is a big problem, some have families that cannot face these problems and so, they have become very alone. Only seeing care staff or ourselves at meal times was the norm. Who We Support... We have 3 residents who led a perfectly normal life, then developing Multiple Sclerosis, caused by the immune system mistakenly attacking the brain and nerves. It's not clear why this happens, but the physical fails, the brain cannot function, the grief of this must be overwhelming. 2 out of 3 residents with MS were married, but their partners left them when the care became too much to cope with both mentally and physically. We have 5 stroke victims, 4 with cancer, 2 amputees, 1 paraplegic, 3 with moderate to severe ataxia that is progressing still, 1 registered blind, 2 with progressive parkinsons, 1 with bipolar, 8 with complex learning disabilities. 2 have suffered severe brain injury, 4 we are caring for have lost their partners, having now passed away, they feel very alone, suffering with deep sadness, grief that has induced memory decline. 2 have come to us to escape domestic violence, arrived with nothing having left their belongings behind, they are a long way from home in all respects. Some of our people are just in the later stages of life and old age can be a very lonely place. Not forgetting the care and enabling teams who work so hard. Christmas for example, they'll be away from their families and it'll be work as usual. Making their working day more enjoyable contributes to staff morale and assists in decreasing staff shortage, INKIND enable us to reward the care teams with gifts, making a working Christmas, enjoyable. Minimum wage is simply not enough for the work these people are required to do. I feel compelled to help. Make life better, provide support, enable friendships, assist in whatever way meets their individual needs for the entire community. A Community that was struggling, is still struggling, but, they are doing it together, supporting each other, they care about each other, they are building friendships, family bonds are stronger. The knock on effects from just providing simple provisions, is putting down roots continuously. Along side this, our CICs purpose, which is the provision of affordable, fresh healthy meals service, for our community has reached 80%, people feel well, are enjoying mealtimes together where possible. Our community building is at capacity, in comparison to 2 years previously when, it was only partially full and back then, the residents would struggle to even tell you their next door neighbour’s name.

Consultation with stakeholders

No consultation with stakeholders

Directors' remuneration

No remuneration was received

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
1 January 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: MS DEBBIE ASHFORTH
Status: Director