THE BOILER HOUSE COMMUNITY SPACE
(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Company number: 07458912
Charity Registration Number: 1148931
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
CONTENTS Page
Company Information 2
Report of Directors 3
Independent Examiners Report 10
Income & Expenditure Account 11
Balance Sheet 13
Notes to the accounts 14
Report of the Board of Directors/Trustees
The board of Directors/Trustees presents their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
Reference and administrative information
Company name The Boiler House Community Space
Company registration number 07458912
Charity Registration number 1148931
Directors Abigail Gilbert
Eleanor Faith Wright
Michelle Baker (resigned 28/09/24)
Margaret Greer (appointed 30/07/24)
Jasvir Grewal (appointed 17/12/24, resigned 25/03/25)
Richard Holman (appointed 01/04/25)
Trustees Abigail Gilbert
Eleanor Faith Wright
Michelle Baker (resigned 28/09/24)
Margaret Greer (appointed 30/07/24)
Jasvir Grewal (appointed 17/12/24, resigned 25/03/25)
Richard Holman (appointed 01/04/25)
Registered office The Boiler House George Downing Estate
Cazenove Road
Stoke Newington
London N16 6BE
Accountants Lewis Curtis Ltd
Chartered Accountants
10 Durham Avenue
Romford
RM2 6JS
Bankers The Co-Operative Bank
PO Box 250
Skelmersdale
WN8 6WT
Report of the Board of Directors/Trustees (continued)
Objects
1. To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill, Hackney and the surrounding community without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants and the statutory authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants;
2. To establish, or secure the establishment of, a community centre and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in co-operation with any statutory authority or other person or body) in furtherance of the objects;
3. To promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined. The charity shall be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion. The area of benefit ("area of benefit") shall be Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill, Hackney and the neighbourhood together defined by the community users.
Ensuring our work delivers our aims
Boiler House Spaces is a Hackney community charity. Local communities in Hackney face some of the UK’s highest levels of multiple deprivation including food poverty, mental and physical health inequalities, poor housing and acute gaps in essential services. And yet this diverse community is rich in talent often hidden or held back. Boiler House Spaces, set up by two local women, is about local people helping each other in tough times.
Our charity works alongside the community in three main ways:
i We run community focussed services and activities led by staff and volunteers
ii. We open our safe and warm community spaces to local groups and charities to provide activities and services independently or in partnership with us. Our spaces support the establishment and growth of community groups so people can connect and make key improvements in their own lives.
iii. iii. We offer our spaces out for hire for local people and groups at affordable rates
All our work aims to enable people to connect with others in their community and make key improvements in their own lives with support where needed
The charity needs to secure new funding to sustain its work and reach more local people.
Highlights of the year: January to December 2024
Boiler House Spaces managed four community centres within estates in Hackney:
· The George Downing Estate, N16
· Hackney Family Centre, E5 (until February 2024)
· Myddleton Grange, N4
Our main objectives for the year continued to be the development and support of under-used community ‘assets’ (people and spaces).
We continued to offer opportunities for people to build relationships through activities and shared ‘common ground’, improving community cohesion and support at grass roots level
We continued to run and develop:
The Good Place community pantry – helping local people facing food poverty, living with social isolation and experiencing barriers to accessing health, well-being and other essential community services.
Our Good Place pantry offers free food and other household essentials, as well as a space to meet others and get help accessing key services. Open to all local people who need the pantry, community members can benefit from:
Ø £20-£30 of free food and essentials like sanitary products each week for an average of 30- 40 families
Ø A warm, safe and supportive space in our Boiler House community centre where people come together, meet and chat over a cup of tea
Ø Opportunities to meet others, make new connections and feel less isolated
Ø Guidance and support, links to local organisations and help with accessing essential services such as benefits advice, health and housing
Ø Help with energy bills and debt during the cost of living crisis
Ø Volunteering to develop new skills and help other local people across our community and generations in a safe, supportive environment from the centres
Ø Partnerships - local organisations, companies and individuals who donate money, food, or skills to help give something back to the local community
Ø Support with energy bills including energy bill vouchers for Good Place Pantry members thanks to a grant from East London Business Alliance.
Funders for the Good Place included City Bridge Foundation, National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All and core support from the Charity of Sir Richard Whittington and the Mercer's Company trustees via the Church and Communities Committee.
When the Good Place pantry re-located from Northwold Community Centre at the close of 2023 to the Boiler House Community Space on George Downing Estate, we continued to welcome people from the Northwold community as well as the neighbouring areas.
Bee-keeping, social enterprise honey production & community gardening on George Downing Estate
We have 4 beehives and hold a community honey harvest each year to engage local families with nature, producing honey for sale as an example of community social enterprise. There is potential to develop these links with nature and the environment and build further on the existing community gardening – all volunteers but with considerable expertise. See capital project below.
At George Downing Estate our capital project is underway to create c. £600k of new and improved indoor and outdoor spaces: an extension to the community centre; a small ‘MUGA’ sports / games pitch and a community garden. Community spaces where residents can socialise, build skills and develop their health and wellbeing. During 2024 we began work on both the new Multi Use Games Area and the preparatory work for the new community garden removing the old MUGA and engaging a garden designer who co-produced the garden with local resident gardening volunteers.
George Downing Estate Residents’ Association is a key partner for all our work on the Estate. The charity consults regularly with the Association and wider community who are at the centre of shaping plans both for the space improvements and the future plans for the charity.
Partnerships
Our staff team includes food/cookery and other expertise and links us to partners e.g. Carib Eats (see below), Hackney Young Peoples’ University, and Maxines Cakes, which will support delivery, and also KDD branding merchandise.
Carib Eats is a long-standing partner and now part of our City Bridge funded new 3-year partnership which started autumn 2024. Carib Eats is in Dalston so reaches other Hackney neighbourhoods. The partnership includes a weekly lunch club, sharing circle (which one participant said is ‘like free therapy’, bingo and other games in the afternoon, connecting people from the Afro Caribbean and other communities including volunteers to support the activities. It has a big impact on wellbeing and combating isolation.
Betaminds is another local social enterprise with whom we are exploring a new partnership at their community facility in Lower Clapton. Betaminds works to enhance the personal, emotional, social and mental wellbeing of youth and marginalised groups.
At our Myddleton Grange community centre in northwest Hackney:
Ø we ran an affordable nursery for local families and also
Ø a space for Friday and weekend community and other group hire as well as a community garden run by local volunteers.
The nursery offered affordable quality care, learning, activities and healthy meals where early years children can have fun and thrive.
At the end of December 2024 the nursery sadly had to close due to falling numbers needing the nursery. This was partly a result of the falling birth rate in Hackney that has led to other nurseries and schools closing. One knock on from this lower school numbers was that more schools opened nurseries too in the vacant spaces in schools
As a result of this, the charity has begun re-connecting with more local people and groups on the Myddleton Grange Estate. Then in early 2025 we had the centre re-decorated ready for wider as a community centre which offers:
Ø A warm welcoming indoor space,
Ø An affordable community space for local families and groups to hire
Ø secure garden and outdoor play area,
Ø traffic free at the end of a cul-de-sac.
Local residents use our community garden free of charge to come together for the opportunity to grow plants and vegetables.
The Hackney Family Centre (HFC) Baby Bank, located at High Hill Community Hall on Harington Hill was a partnership including Boiler House Spaces, Little Village, Sal’s Shoes, Fusion21 Foundation and local volunteers and supporters. The HFC took the difficult decision and closed its doors in early 2024, due largely to the challenging external climate for Boiler House Spaces. Despite the Centre’s closure, Little Village will continue to support families in Hackney via the direct deliveries of items from its other London hubs and from Sals Shoes.
Community spaces used by others
Alongside the community services and activities Boiler House Spaces and partners ran as outlined above, the Charity has reached out to and supported other organisations and individuals to use our spaces for their own activities, classes, events and services which have benefited our diverse community, helping combat isolation and increase community connections and cohesion. Activities have included:
· youth support and holiday clubs,
· guidance & support for wellbeing, accessing benefits, overcoming loneliness
· classes such as fitness, Thai Chi and yoga,
· parent/ carer groups
· space for training and local voluntary group meetings such as the Estate Residents’ Association meetings
· community gardening.
Our charity has made it possible for local residents to hire the space for family gatherings at affordable rates for example for those unable to afford a gathering after a funeral or to hold a children’s birthday party.
The charity offered paid work to over 15 local people during the year and relevant volunteering opportunities.
Public Benefit
Our activities continue to focus on building relationships between local people and the community capital this can support; whilst working towards creating stronger/ healthier communities, where each individual has the opportunity to develop their potential and feel part of where they live.
The Charity continues to improve community cohesion by making available a ‘common ground’ through the community spaces as well as offering a diverse selection of activities for the local community to take part in with the aim to develop under used community assets whether this is people or buildings.
By doing this various benefits occur, local community members become more familiar/ friendly with each other, this helps to reduce isolation, develop local links / networking, develop skills and employment opportunities, reduce anti-social behaviour, increase well-being as people feel part of something and improve health and fitness by community members taking part in local fitness sessions in the centre.
We are also making voluntary roles available for local community members so they can develop their skill sets, feel part of something and help to involve other community members in the activities on offer. Alongside this are a number of paid roles almost all taken up by local people. Our organisation's aims are intended to benefit a diverse selection of the local community, of all ages, ethnic backgrounds, gender and sexual orientation, including estate residents as well as those from the local areas.
Thank you to all our supporters
The Charity would like to thank our funders and supporters whether small or large. Our work would not be possible without the generosity of all who help including the following organisational supporters:
Bernard Sunley Foundation
Charity of Sir Richard Whittington and the Mercer's Company trustees via the Church and Communities Committee
City Bridge Foundation
East London Business Alliance ELBA
Felix Project
Fusion21 Foundation
Garfield Weston Foundation
Ground Work, Grow Back Greener & Greater London Authority
The Hygiene Bank – Stoke Newington
Londis -N16
London Borough of Hackney
London Marathon Foundation
LP Food at Work
Morrisons
The National Lottery Community Fund Awards For All
Power to Change/ Social Investment Bank
Southern Housing
The Guinness Partnership
Tudor Trust
PLANS & CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE
2024 was an even more challenging year for local people with the cost of living crisis often devastating for poorer household budgets and alongside this the huge impact of years of austerity reducing essential services, cutting local community support organisations The funding climate and rising costs have also had a serious impact on charities including Boiler House Spaces which had to close some programmes and cut costs.
Nevertheless during 2024 and into 2025, the charity has survived and continues significant work alongside the community, has secured crucial new funding and is underway with the first parts of the capital project improvements to the community spaces on George Downing Estate. All this means Boiler House Spaces is still true to its original vision and continues to create places for people to come together, combat isolation, find practical, social and emotional support and explore new opportunities to overcome the challenges they face, improve wellbeing and develop new skills, tap into their potential. There is much to treasure and exciting plans to pursue including to:
- Continue to run the Good Place pantry providing vital food and household essentials for local people as well as support and guidance from other organisations
- offer local people a warm safe space to come together to enjoy socialising, make connections, have fun together and learn new skills
- Generate funds and secure further core funding to cover staff wages and activity costs
- Expand the community space on George Downing Estate and develop a community garden, open a MUGA (multi use games area/sports pitch) and refurbish the existing Boiler House to better support activities including to benefit wellbeing, health and fitness. These facilities will be open to the George Downing Estate residents and surrounding communities.
- Create new and wider use of the Myddleton Grange community centre and garden for local community activities or for other organisations to hire
- Use the beehives and honey production as well as community honey harvest festival as a building block for more community gardening opportunities once the garden project is complete
- Keep closely in touch with local residents to promote our aims and respond to priority needs, explore new opportunities, utilise community assets
- Continue to develop links and partnerships with other organisations to maximise the use of our hard-pressed budgets and also increase the services/ opportunities
In 2025 we defined a new strategy in consultation with the community
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Transactions and Financial Position
The Statement of Financial Activities shows a deficit of incoming resources over outgoing resources of £19,478 for the year.  This includes a deficit of £10,458 on the unrestricted income funds and a surplus of £29,936 on the restricted funds. £83,170 was transferred from the unrestricted capital fund to the unrestricted income fund following the identfication of building costs which were paid from restricted funds. The deficit of £10,458 on the unrestricted funds for the year was funded by unrestricted reserves brought forward from the prior year.
Principal funding sources
Funded by the grants and donations from our hugely valuable supporters, large and small, especially the donated food and household essentials. In the year fees from the nursery, hire of the centres from session providers, private hirers, voluntary groups, corporate hire, sales of our locally produced N16 honey.
RESERVES POLICY
The Boiler House Community Space has revised its reserves policy as follows:
1. Capital Reserves Policy
Retaining and when affordable plans are in place investing the capital development reserve to enable improvement and addition to the current premises and facilities indoors and outdoors at Boiler House Spaces on George Downing Estate.
2. Free reserves policy
Retaining a target unrestricted reserve of the equivalent of 3 months’ budgeted revenue expenditure (excluding budgeted expenditure that relates to the capital development works). When reviewing reserves policy in August 2025, the trustees recognised the free reserves were lower than the target and so the trustees prioritised achieving financial operational sustainability. Financial sustainability is aided by two significant three year revenue grants plus increased revenue from hiring out the premises and facilities which altogether cover a significant proportion of revenue expenditure
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing Document
The organisation was incorporation as Community Interest Company (C.I.C) on 2nd December 2010 and changed it status from C.I.C to Private, Limited by guarantee with no share capital on 3rd September 2012 and registered as a charity on 12th September 2012. The charitable company was established under a Memorandum of Association, which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association.  In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.
Recruitment and Appointment of Management Committee
The Board of Trustees are listed at the start of this document including resignations and additions since the 2023 Directors’ report. Further appointments will be made in line with the Articles of Association and based on areas of expertise/lived experience which the Board considers it needs.
All Board members give their time voluntarily and received no benefits from the charity.
Eleanor Wright is the current Chair.
Trustees Induction and Training
Induction will be led by the chair (Eleanor Wright) or appointed board member who have a broad knowledge and understanding of the charity’s values as well as the governance and roles required from the trustees.
Risk Management
The Board actively reviews the risks which the charity faces on a regular basis. Regarding financial risks, the trustees will endeavour to maintain the reserve levels within the reserve policy levels.
The trustees have also reviewed other operational and business risks faced by the charity and where major risks arise will in liaison with the Chief Executive put in place action plans to mitigate the significant risks
Organisational Structure
The Board of Trustees are also Company Directors.
The Board continued to advise the Chief Executive who manages the senior staff. The board meets regularly, mostly quarterly, and are responsible for the Governance, strategic direction and policies of the charity. At present the Board has 4 members from a variety of professional backgrounds relevant to the work of the charity
The Board has established a Capital Project Steering Group, as a sub-committee to steer the capital project to develop the community spaces on George Downing Estate. The sub-committee includes trustee representatives, the Chief Executive, a Senior Manager and pro bono construction expert. Reports from the sub-committee are included at trustee meetings.
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
Company laws require the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year.  In preparing those financial statements the Board of Directors should follow best practice and:
- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- State whether the policies adopted are in accordance with applicable accounting standards, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the company will continue in operation.
The Board of Directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006.  
The Board of Directors are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud or other irregularities.
Members of the Board of Directors
Members of the Board of Directors, who are directors for the purpose of company law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 2.
Review and Results
The Directors report an operational surplusof £102,648 on operations for the year under review.
Balance Sheet
Details of the major items on the balance sheet can be found in the notes to the accounts.
The fluctuations in debtors and creditors year on year are purely the result of the timing of receipts and payment around the year-end.
ACCOUNTANTS
Lewis Curtis Ltd has signified their willingness to continue in office.
Approved by the Directors on 29 October 2025 and signed on its behalf by
Abigail Gilbert Richard Holman
(Director) (Director)
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES OF THE BOILER HOUSE COMMUNITY SPACE
We report to the charity trustees/directors on our examination of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2024.
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 ourselves 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, we report in respect of our examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out our examination we have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiners statement
We have completed our examination. We confirm that no matters have come to our attention in connection with the examination giving us 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 principals of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the Up and Republic of Ireland (FRS102)).
We 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.
Lewis Curtis Ltd
10 Durham Avenue
Romford
Rm2 6JS
Date: 29 October 2025
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
(Including Income and Expenditure Account)
Notes Unrestricted Funds Restricted 2024 Total 2023 Total
Income Capital Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £ £
Incoming resources
Public Session Providers 10,836 - - 10,836 6,666
Project income - - - 400
Party Hire 7,286 - - 7,286 16,629
Grants 3 (15,000) - 316,402 301,402 197,556
Nursery Fees 120,072 - - 120,072 136,626
Contract fees 11,666 - - 11,666 69,996
Bank interest 2,527 - - 2,527 2,132
Donations 2,404 - - 2,404 5,939
Honey sales 1,127 - - 1,127 340
Good Place Membership - - - 7,721
Total incoming resources 140,918 - 316,402 457,320 444,005
Resources expended
Charitable activities
Nursery Costs 3,077 - - 3,077 1,985
Honey costs - - - - 600
Nursery Staff 107,584 - - 107,584 106,499
NW General youth service 207 - - 207 6,643
Youth services staff - 5,590 5,590 57,159
Food provision 196 - 2,837 3,033 7,386
Cleaning/cleaner 816 - 816 6,560
Insurance 7,376 - 7,376 7,137
Operational Costs 20,912 - 5,635 26,547 52,742
Managerial staff 3,011 - 89,130 92,141 122,796
Capital works - - 93,452 93,452 52,735
Building costs transferred to restricted - - 83,170 83,170 -
Furniture & Equipment 444 - - 444 410
Teambuilding 305 - - 305 3,349
Premises costs 4,192 - - 4,192 13,543
Bad debts - - - - 3,868
Fundraising 549 - 6,651 7,200 28,000
Governance costs - - -
Accountancy services 1,800 - - 1,800 3,448
Bank charges and interest 126 - - 126 961
Filing penalties - - - - 750
Depreciation 781 - - 781 1,042
Total Resources expended 151,376 - 286,466 437,842 477,613
Net incoming(outgoing) resources for the year (10,458) - 29,936 19,478 (33,608)
Transfer from unrestricted capital fund 83,170 (83,170) -
Net movements in funds 72,712 (83,170) 29,936 19,478 (33,608)
Balance brought forward at 01/01/2024 17,250 91,182 122,489 230,921 264,529
Balance carried forward at 31/12/2024 89,962 8,012 152,425 250,399 230,921
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Notes Unrestricted Funds Restricted 2023 Total 2022 Total
Income Capital Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £ £
Incoming resources
Public Session Providers 6,666 - - 6,666 17,401
Project income 400 - - 400 312
Party Hire 16,629 - - 16,629 14,364
Grants 3 31,824 - 165,732 197,556 393,703
Nursery Fees 136,626 - - 136,626 186,885
Contract fees 69,996 - - 69,996 69,996
Bank interest 2,132 - - 2,132 366
Donations 5,939 - - 5,939 6,642
Honey sales 340 - - 340 (66)
Good Place Membership 7,721 - - 7,721
Total incoming resources 278,273 - 165,732 444,005 689,603
Resources expended
Charitable activities
Nursery Costs 1,985 - - 1,985 13,407
Honey costs 600 - - 600 2,638
Hope Boxing - - - - 8,316
Trips, Outings & Events - - - - 330
Organisational development - - - - 6,369
Community Space Management - - - - 345
Nursery Staff 106,499 - 106,499 156,173
Community/Project Development - - - - 421
NW General youth service 6,643 - - 6,643 7,381
Youth services staff 47,488 - 9,671 57,159 60,053
Food provision 4,461 - 2,925 7,386 11,719
Space hire costs - - - - 794
Cleaning/cleaner 6,560 - - 6,560 4,142
Insurance 7,137 - - 7,137 5,721
Operational Costs 49,006 - 3,736 52,742 31,140
Managerial staff 61,588 - 61,208 122,796 105,860
Capital works - - 52,735 52,735 227,251
Furniture & Equipment 410 - - 410 4,402
Teambuilding 3,349 - - 3,349 4,153
Premises costs 12,468 - 1,075 13,543 5,072
Bad debts 3,868 - 3,868 687
Fundraising 28,000 - - 28,000 6,000
Governance costs
Accountancy services 3,448 - - 3,448 4,202
Bank charges and interest 961 - - 961 829
Filing penalties 750 - - 750
Trustee meeting costs - - - - 27
Depreciation 1,042 - - 1,042 1,389
Total Resources expended 346,263 - 131,350 477,613 668,821
Net incoming(outgoing) resources for the year (67,990) - 34,382 (33,608) 20,782
Transfer to unrestricted capital fund 1,201 (1,201) -
Net movements in funds (66,789) (1,201) 34,382 (33,608) 20,782
Balance brought forward at 01/01/2023 84,039 92,383 88,107 264,529 243,747
Balance carried forward at 31/12/2023 17,250 91,182 122,489 230,921 264,529
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
Notes 2024 2023
Fixed Assets
Tangible Fixed Assets 6 10,357 94,308
Current assets
Debtors and prepayments 8 1,212 15,176
Cash at bank and in hand 321,560 168,895
322,772 184,071
Liabilities: amounts falling due within one year 9 82,730 47,458
Net current assets 240,042 136,613
Net assets 250,399 230,921
Funds
Unrestricted income funds 89,962 17,250
Unrestricted capital funds 8,012 91,182
Restricted funds 10 152,425 122,489
250,399 230,921
For the year ended 31 December 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
Directors responsibilities:
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question 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 in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to small companies' regime.
The board of directors approved these accounts on 29 October 2025
Abigail Gilbert Richard Holman
(Director) (Director)
1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation and accounting convention
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared on the accruals basis, under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the 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)) (issued in October 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis
The trustee considers that there are no material uncertainties about the Charities’ ability to continue as a going concern.
Fund structure
The company's general funds consists of funds which the company may use for it purposes at its discretion. The general funds are split between the income funds and the premises capital expenditure funds.
The company's restricted funds are those where the donor has imposed restrictions on the use of the funds, which are legally binding.
Voluntary income
All voluntary income is included on receipt. Grants receivable is credited to income immediately on receipt.
Investment income
Credit is taken for interest when the interest falls due for payment.
Nursery Fees and Hall Hire Fees
Nursery fees and hall hire fees are included in the accounts when earned. Where income is received in advance of the service being provided it is deferred to the period in which the service is provided,
Administrative expenditure
Administrative expenditure comprises costs incurred in running the company. Where applicable, some of these costs have been treated as direct charitable expenditure.
Fixed assets and depreciation
Fixed assets are included in the accounts at their historical cost and are written off through the statement of financial activities at the following rates
Plant and machinery - 25% reducing balance
Building improvements - over expected useful life once complete and in use
2 Interest receivable and similar income
2024 2023
£ £
Bank interest 2,527 2,132
3 Grants receivable 2024 2023
£ £
Fusion21 Foundation 3,750 10,000
Southern Housing Group - 2,000
Hackney Family Centre 3,750 12,000
Elba 2,000 4,000
Groundwork London - 26,250
SYP Trust - 8,532
London Borough of Hackney 19,800 23,550
Hackney Community Fund - capital works - 90,000
Power to Change- capital works 74,960 -
Tudor Trust 30,000 -
London Marathon Foundation 130,000 -
Charity of Sir Richard Whittington and the Mercer's Company 36,000 -
London Youth - 1,400
National Lottery Community Fund 19,892 -
Total Restricted grants 316,402 165,732
The Guinness Partnership (15,000) 15,000
ESC Lottery Fund - 13,824
Hackney Small Grants - 3,000
Total Unrestricted grants (15,000) 31,824
Total grants 301,402 197,556
4 Staff costs 2024 2023
£ £
Wages and salaries 189,131 248,475
Social security costs 13,734 10,775
Contributions to defined contribution pension scheme 4,171 4,710
207,036 263,960
Average monthly number of employees 12 17
No employee received emoluments in excess of £60,000
5 Remuneration of directors
No directors have received remuneration as directors of the charitable company during the year. No trustees have received payment of expenses during the year.
6 Fixed assets
Capital Fund Income Fund
Property improvements Plant & Machinery Total
Cost
As at 1 January 2024 91,182 10,639 101,821
Transfer to restricted funds (83,170) (83,170)
As at 31 December 2024 8,012 10,639 18,651
Depreciation
As at 1 January 2024 - 7,513 7,513
Provided during year - 781 781
As at 31 December 2024 - 8,294 8,294
Net book value at 1 January 2024 91,182 3,126 94,308
Net book value at 31 December 2024 8,012 2,345 10,357
7 Fixed assets - prior year analysis
Capital Fund Income Fund
Property improvements Plant & Machinery Total
Cost
As at 1 January 2023 91,182 10,639 101,821
Additions - - -
As at 31 December 2023 91,182 10,639 101,821
Depreciation
As at 1 January 2023 - 6,471 6,471
Provided during year - 1,042 1,042
As at 31 December 2023 - 7,513 7,513
Net book value at 1 January 2023 91,182 4,168 95,350
Net book value at 31 December 2023 91,182 3,126 94,308
8 Debtors
2024 2023
£ £
Other debtors 1,212 15,176
1,212 15,176
9 Liabilities: amounts falling due within one year
2024 2023
£ £
Social Security and Other taxes 3,274 7,910
Other creditors 75,856 37,748
Accruals 3,600 1,800
82,730 47,458
10 Restricted funds
Fund Brought forward 01/01/2024 Income Expenditure Net movement Carried forward 31/12/24
Power to Change 2,539 74,960 77,499 (2,539) -
London Marathon Foundation - 130,000 118,747 11,253 11,253
Tudor Trust - 30,000 10,231 19,769 19,769
Fusion 21 Foundation - 3,750 3,750 - -
London Borough of Hackney - 19,800 19,800 - -
National Lottery Community Fund - 19,892 19,892 - -
Elba - 2,000 2,000 - -
Groundworks build back greener 25,000 - 12,518 (12,518) 12,482
'Charity of Sir Richard Whittington and the Mercer's Company - 36,000 17,079 18,921 18,921
Hackney Community Fund 90,000 - - - 90,000
Hackney Infrastructure 4,950 - 4,950 (4,950) -
122,489 316,402 286,466 29,936 152,425
11 Restricted funds -prior year analysis
Fund Brought forward 01/01/23 Income Expenditure Net movement Carried forward 31/12/23
Power to Change 5,274 - 2,735 (2,735) 2,539
London Youth 2,225 1,400 3,625 (2,225) -
Garfield Weston 50,000 - 50,000 (50,000) -
Social Enterprise Support Fund 11,750 - 11,750 (11,750) -
Hackney Family Centre 9,275 12,000 21,275 (9,275) -
National Lottery Community Fund 9,583 - 9,583 (9,583) -
Elba - 4,000 4,000 - -
Groundworks build back greener - 26,250 1,250 25,000 25,000
Shaftesbury - 8,352 8,352 - -
Hackney Community Fund - 90,000 - 90,000 90,000
Hackney Infrastructure - 23,550 18,600 4,950 4,950
88,107 165,552 131,170 34,382 122,489
12 Share capital
The Boiler House Community Space is a company limited by guarantee and does not have share capital. The liability of each member in the event of winding-up is limited to £10.
13 Related Party Transactions
None of the trustees were paid any remuneration or received any benefits during the year.
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