THE HUDDLESTON CENTRE IN HACKNEY

Company Registered number

02856946

Charity number

1032300

(a company limited by guarantee)

Annual Report & Financial Statements

31 March 2025

THE HUDDLESTON CENTRE IN HACKNEY
Report and accounts
Contents




Page

Company information	1
Trustees' report	2
Independent Examiners' report	6
Statement of financial activities	7
Balance sheet	8
Notes to the accounts	9

THE HUDDLESTON CENTRE IN HACKNEY

Company Information

Directors

Cassandra Delisser

Margaret Cookey

Ersan Akinci

Sarah Reeves

Peter Short

Independent Examiner

Clement Ebinum MSc, FCCA, CISA

Clement - Isah

Chartered Certified Accountants

55 Ingledew Road

London

SE18 1AP

Bankers

NatWest Bank Plc

20 Amhurst Road

London

E8 1QZ

Registered office

Marie Lloyd Centre

329 Queensbridge Road

London

E8 3LA

Registered number

02856946

Charity number

1032300

THE HUDDLESTON CENTRE IN HACKNEY
Registered number:		02856946
Trustees' Report
for the year ended 31 March 2025

The directors present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025.
The directors of the charitable company are its trustees for the purpose of charity law.

STRUCTURE,GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Status and governing document
The company, number 02856946, is limited by guarantee and has charitable status. The charity registration number is 1032300. It has a Memorandum and Articles of Association as its governing document.

Organisation structure

The Centre is managed on a day to day basis by the Centre's Director. Reporting to the Director is the Projects Manager who is responsible for user directed activities. Youth workers and other staff are employed on a sessional basis to deliver services. They report either to the Projects Manager or directly to the Director. We maintain a flexible organisational structure to enable us to respond to the constantly changing mix of projects.
Setting the direction, and overseeing the whole operation of the Centre is a Management Committee consisting of Trustees who include users, parents and carers of users, and representatives of the Church and local community. Staff are also represented on the Management Committee in a non-voting capacity.
We also engage specialists to provide financial and legal services. The Management Committee constitutes the directors of the company for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006 and the Trustees for the purposes of the Charities Act 2011.

Volunteers
In addition to trustees we have several volunteers, some assisting in the services for the young people and others helping in other ways
Stakeholders
• Users' and their families • Funders and Supporters • Volunteers • Services providers and Special Schools • LB Hackney's Disabled Children's Services, Youth Services, Adult Social Care and Community Partnerships Team • St Barnabas Church, Homerton • Immediate Theatre, Para Carnival, Hackney Empire • HCVS (Hackney Council for Voluntary Services) • Disability Youth Groups (Hackney Ark) • Local community






OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The aim of the organisation is to support disabled people in Hackney in the areas of recreation, learning and employment. Our mission is to enable disabled people and their families to take maximum control of their lives, and play a full and active role in all aspects of the community. We further this mission by: • providing access to recreational activities and opportunities to socialise and make friends • raising awareness and promoting the interests of disabled people in the community • offering information and support • providing respite to families and carers.

Significant activities for the year
The activities during the year are as follows: • youth and young adult social clubs • fitness, exercise & sports sessions • healthy eating sessions • short breaks holiday activities (moderate and high needs groups) • users & parents/carers forum networking • facilitation of two neighbourhood forums • respite and support for parents/carers

Public benefit
The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit
Achievements and performance
This was another challenging year; fundraising efforts have been severely affected by competition for available grants. We continue to fund existing activities from reserves and service delivery contracts to keep the charity active. This has been enabled by surplus from legacy receipt, and service delivery contracts
Community involvement
All of our service users, most Trustees and staff, are from Hackney. We involve local people in fundraising, the social events and the performances we stage. We also collaborate with other local organisations and groups supporting young people with disabilities. We partner with others to deliver projects for our users. Further partnerships with local voluntary organisations/groups will be fostered when we move to the Marie Lloyd Centre as we will share the space with AgeUK East London and other groups.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Risk management
We continually review the risks faced by the Centre and have a comprehensive risk assessment policy and procedure.

Reserves policy
The charity's unrestricted reserves, at the year end were £62,075. We have a reserves policy to hold a minimum of £70,000 to to safeguard services in the event of unforeseen expenditure, delayed receipts and bad dept. It also provides for the costs of winding up the charity should this ever be necessary. This policy is reviewed annually.

Principal funding sources
	• London Borough of Hackney's Adult Social Service • London Borough of Hackney Disabled Children Services • HCVS's NHS City & Hackney Neighbourhoods Forum Facilitation • National Lottery - Awards for All • Hackney Parochial Charities • Centre's Reserves


PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
• Embed our organisation's services in the Marie Lloyd Centre community hub. • Fundraise to sustain youth and social clubs and develop and deliver new projects • Expand the staffing structure of the organisation. • Review and update all employment contracts in line with new employment legislation • Review and update all policies and procedures in line with legal and regulatory requirements



Trustees

	Cassandra Delisser
	Margaret Cookey
	Ersan Akinci
	Sarah Reeves
	Peter Short



Recruitment and appointment of new trustees
We are continually looking for new trustees with relevant experience and background to join the Management Committee. We are keen to always recruit people with disabilities and parents/carers of disabled people, and are generally successful in this.

Induction and training of new trusteess
All new trustees undergo a formal induction session. Periodically, when funding permits, we hold training sessions for all trustees.



Trustees' responsibilities
Company and charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the surplus or deficit of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:- 1) select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. 2) make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. 3) prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. The trustees 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 and the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Small company provisions
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board on 9 October 2025 and signed on its behalf.





Cassandra Delisser
Trustee - Chair

Independent Examiners' report to the trustees of THE HUDDLESTON CENTRE IN HACKNEY
for the year ended 31 March 2025

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity 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 company’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
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 that in any material respect: 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



Clement Ebinum MSc, FCCA, CISA
55 Ingledew Road
London
SE18 1AP

9 October 2025

THE HUDDLESTON CENTRE IN HACKNEY
Statement of financial activities (including summary income and expenditure account)
for the year ended 31 March 2025


						2025		2024
		Unrestricted funds		Restricted income funds	Total funds		Total funds
£			£		£
Income
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities	2	8,496		61,094		69,590		192,233
Investments	3	1,664		-		1,664		2,118
Total		10,160		61,094		71,254		194,351
Expenditure on:
Raising Funds	0	-		-		-		-
Charitable activities	4	55,169		78,809		133,978		115,471
Other
Total		55,169		78,809		133,978		115,471

(Net Expenditure)/net income before tax for the reporting period		(45,009)		(17,715)		(62,724)		78,880

(Net Expenditure)/net income after tax before investment gains/(losses)		(45,009)		(17,715)		(62,724)		78,880


(Net Expenditure)/net income		(45,009)		(17,715)		(62,724)		78,880

Transfers between funds	11	(2,715)		2,715		-		-

Net movement in funds		(47,724)		(15,000)		(62,724)		78,880

Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward	12	109,799		25,000		134,799		38,919
Total funds carried forward	12	62,075		10,000		72,075		117,799

THE HUDDLESTON CENTRE IN HACKNEY
Registered number:		02856946
Balance Sheet
as at 31 March 2025

Notes			2025		2024
Total				Total
£				£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets	7		16,091		303

Current assets
Debtors	8		9,348		10,175
Investments held as current assets	9		304		321
Cash at bank and in hand			52,699		182,345
Total current assets			62,351		192,841

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	10		(6,367)		(58,345)

Net current assets			55,984		134,496

Total Net assets			72,075		134,799

Funds of the Charity	12
Restricted income funds			10,000		25,000
Unrestricted income funds			62,075		109,799
Total funds			72,075		134,799

The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.




Peter Short
Trustee -Treasurer
Approved by the board on 9 October 2025

THE HUDDLESTON CENTRE IN HACKNEY
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2025


1	Accounting policies

	Basis of preparation
	The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard). (Charities SORP FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006.

	The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102


	Income
	Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. Income from government and other grants, whether 'capital' grants or 'revenue' grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred. For legacies, entitlement is taken as the earlier of the date on which either: the charity is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executor(s) to the charity that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution is received from the estate. Receipt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably and the charity has been notified of the executor's intention to make a distribution. Where legacies have been notified to the charity or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is a treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material. Income received in advance of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met.

	Tangible fixed assets
	Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative depreciation and any accumulative impairment losses. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life, as follows:

	Motor Vehicle		25% on cost
	Fixtures, fittings, tools and equipment		25% reducing balance

	Investments
	Fixed asset investments are shown at market value. Provisions are made for temporary fluctuations in value.

	Debtors
	Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.

	Creditors
	The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts

	Taxation
	The charitable company is exempt from taxation under sections 466 to 493 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010.

	Provisions
	Provisions (ie liabilities of uncertain timing or amount) are recognised when there is an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that economic benefit will be transferred to settle the obligation and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably.

	Pensions
	Contributions to defined contribution plans are expensed in the period to which they relate.

2	Income				2025		2024
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted income funds	Total		Total
£						£
	Charitable activities:
	Short breaks	-	5,711		5,711		8,405
	Fees	460	-		460		640
	Grants and contracts
	LBH Learning Disability & Autism - Grant	-	49,633		49,633		19,000
	LBH Cost of Living Project - Grant	-	5,750		5,750		-
	Donations	1,822	-		1,822		114,330
	Awards for All - Grant	-	-		-		10,000
	Hackney Parochial	-	-		-		8,000
	HCVS Neighbourhood Facilitator	6,214	-		6,214		31,858

		8,496	61,094		69,590		192,233

3	Gross investment income				2025		2024
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted income funds	Total		Total
£						£
	Short term investments and deposits and cash on deposit	1,664	-		1,664		2,118

		1,664	-		1,664		2,118



4	Charitable Activities				2025		2024
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Total		Total
£						£
	Club activities	1,981	24,695		26,676		1,655
	Other Expenses	13,291	2,658		15,949		4,638
	Premises Running Cost	11,529	1,850		13,379		1,850
	Staff cost and welfare	27,368	49,606		76,974		70,458
	Examiners Fee	1,000	-		1,000		1,000
		55,169	78,809		133,978		79,601

5	Operating Surplus				2025		2024
£						£
	Surplus is stated after charging:
	Independent examination fees				1,000		1,000
	Depreciation				5,462		150

6	Employees				2025		2024
£						£
	Salaries and wages				84,604		81,890
	Social security costs				1,356		1,489
	Pension costs				1,514		1,433
	Total staff costs				87,474		84,812

	No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000
	The charity considers its key management personnel to be the Chair, Treasurer and the director (CEO)

Number						Number
	Average number of persons employed by the company				13		12

7	Tangible fixed assets
			Plant and machinery etc		Motor vehicles		Total
£				£		£
	Cost
	At 1 April 2024		3,322		73,945		77,267
	Additions		0		21,250		21,250
	At 31 March 2025		3,322		95,195		98,517

	Depreciation
	At 1 April 2024		3,020		73,944		76,964
	Charge for the year		150		5,312		5,462
	At 31 March 2025		3,170		79,256		82,426

	Net book value
	At 31 March 2025		152		15,939		16,091
	At 31 March 2024		302		1		303


8	Debtors				2025		2024
£						£

	Other debtors				9,348		10,175


9	Investments held as current assets				2025		2024
£						£
	Fair value
	Listed investments				304		321



10	Creditors: amounts falling due within one year				2025		2024
£						£

	Deferred Income				5,367		55,000
	Taxation and social security costs				0		1,973
	Other creditors				1,000		1,372
					6,367		58,345


11	Transfers between funds

	During the year £2,715 was transferred from unrestricted funds to restricted funds


12	Funds				2025		2024
£						£
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds
	At 1 April 2024	109,799	25,000		134,799		55,919

	(Loss)/profit on activities	(47,724)	(15,000)		(62,724)		78,880

	At 31 March 2025	62,075	10,000		72,075		134,799


13	Trustees Expenses

	The trustees neither received nor waived any emoluments during the year


14	Contingent liabilities

	The Centre had no contingent liabilities as at 31 March 2025 or 31 March 2024.


15	Related party transactions

	There were no related party transactions in the period under review.


16	Other information

	THE HUDDLESTON CENTRE IN HACKNEY is a private company limited by guarantee and incorporated in England. Its registered office is:
	Marie Lloyd Centre
	329 Queensbridge Road
	London
	E8 3LA