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Patron: Dolly Mayers

Annual Report

And

Financial Statements 2022/232

Mildred Brown

“My mum gained so much joy from attending the centre; it brought joy and blessing to her day. She loved socialising, exercising and dancing which were good for her mental and physical well-being” Sybil - Mildred’s daughter

Company Information .................................................................................. 3 Welcome to HCEO ....................................................................................... 4 About HCEO ................................................................................................. 4 Introduction from our Chair ........................................................................ 5 Achievement and Performance .................................................................. 6 Strategic Aims and Priorities ...................................................................... 6 2022/2023 Highlights ................................................................................... 6 Looking ahead – Exciting times in challenging circumstances ............. 20 Financial Review ........................................................................................ 22 Structure, Governance and Management ........................................................ 22 Governing document ......................................................................................... 22 Recruitment and appointment of new trustees ............................................... 22 Terms of office for trustees .............................................................................. 22 Risk management .............................................................................................. 23 Challenges and future plans ............................................................................. 23 Transactions and Financial position ................................................................ 23 Acknowledgements ................................................................................... 28

Com an Information p y

CompanyInformation
Trustees/Directors	Antony Stevens Valney Prescott Patricia Richardson Jennifer Haynes-Martin Inez Cuffy
Secretary	Beryl Pusey
Company Registration No.	3218456
Charity Registration No.	1057603
Registered Office	39 Leswin Road, Stoke Newington London N16 7NX
Telephone No.	0207 923 3536
Email:	Info@hackneycaribbean.org.uk
Web:	www.hceo.org.uk

Staff [all staff work part-time hours]

Staff[all staff work part-time hours]
Beryl Pusey	Day Services Manager
Lullyn Tavares	Finance & Administration Officer
Paulette Smith-Henry	Project Coordinator
Arlene Jones	Caribbean Cook
Yvonne Williams	Facilitator /Support Worker
Kim Britten	Volunteer Coordinator
Johnisha Kwayke/Landa George	Advocacy & Outreach Officers
Nyarko Amaniampong	Befriending & Outreach Coordinator
Donald Waugh	Arts Coordinator

Sessional Workers

Margaret Morris	Arts & Craft
Beverley Daley	Passenger Support Assistant

Core Volunteers

Ana Dominguez-Cruz	Merle Reid
Dennis Stephenson	Shazia Ali
Monica Morris	Margaret Levine
Sadie Lee	Allum Malik
Yvonne Williams	Florence Burke
Winnie Wood	Merle Reid
Pete Willes

Welcome to HCEO

About HCEO

Our organisation and charitable purpose

Founded in 1985, we are a community-driven organisation, dedicated to keeping older people in and around Hackney active, independent and loving life !

Mission

To bring local older people together to share life.

Vision

To work together to build stronger, closer and inclusive communities where every day is to be eagerly anticipated by the older person.

Values

Our values are integral to everything we do, which is to ensure that older people have dignity, respect, choice and ‘voice’. We provide support in a person centred, sensitive manner, tailoring our service provision to meet the needs of our beneficiaries.

“The community benefits from having a space within it which can absorb the needs of vulnerable people and give them a quality of life which they would almost certainly not have otherwise.” Volunteer

Introduction from our Chair

We began the financial year with enthusiasm and excitement, having finally come through the covid pandemic. Our focus was on developing our range of services to meet the changing needs of people and the local community.

We came together for a Thanksgiving & Memorial Day for service users, families and friends of those who sadly passed during the covid pandemic. This was commemorated with a colourful mural designed, on our members’ request, to represent a “Piece of Paradise” in memory of their friends.

As we moved into autumn, the cost-of-living crisis was taking its toll on our members, but our Advocacy & Outreach Officer was highly effective in assisting them to obtain fuel and food vouchers and other emergency support. Without her quick response many would have lost out on getting their entitlements. Our thanks also to the funders who provided extra support during this difficult time.

Over the year we saw a steady increase in referrals for people living with dementia who want to access our services, although, unfortunately, we do not have the capacity for supporting those who present with high level dementia requirements.

The Volunteer Coordinator has successfully initiated a volunteering programme and volunteering hours have increased, although it is still a challenge to sustain longer term volunteering. We have had successes in diversifying our income generation to include an arts & cultural programme.

Our thanks to all staff and volunteers for their dedication and hard work throughout the year. We are sincerely grateful to all funders and supporters, as well as our members and their families, for their continued support.

Kind Regards

Anthony Stevens, Chair

Achievement and Performance

STRATEGIC AIMS AND PRIORITIES

A) To enhance the quality of life and wellbeing of older people, in particular African and Caribbean people, living in the local community
B) To prevent isolation and loneliness and bring communities together
C) To build good relationships with members, their families and carers, and to work in partnerships with links to the wider community
D) To increase the number of individuals registering as members and accessing our services
E) To achieve a secure financial future for HCEO

2022/2023 HIGHLIGHTS

Our newly refurbished centre is heart of where our activities take place. It is a warm and welcoming environment where older people come together to build social connections, make friends and develop positive meaningful relationships. The space is wheelchair and mobility accessible.

Promoting good health/healthy lifestyle

Over 120 older people enjoyed a range of social and purposeful activities on a regular basis.
Approx.4000 lunches served throughout the year
Replanting of our kitchen garden
94 physical exercise and movement to music sessions. Those who were able, practiced learning Quadrille dancing once a week for 6 months. Whilst this was very popular with some people, the course was difficult to sustain.
45 Arts & craft sessions - over 25 people attending each session. Additionally, local artists ran workshops such as the Stitch project; jewellery making with the Community Partnership Officer from the British Museum and silk screen printing with Engage Here
Innovative arts and involvement in cultural events -Windrush celebrations, visits to the V&A Fashion Exhibition, British Museum and Wallace Collection
Seaside outings to Hastings and Great Yarmouth which included families; 50seater coaches.
Delivering around 1500 volunteer hours for the year
Learning to make better use of digital devices led by Stepheny, Ability Net volunteer
Tea Dances, Bake sales and a picnic in the local park for service users and families

Health talks including presentations on hypertension and diabetes, and from ‘Better Together Hackney’ 50+ Club which helps residents to become more mentally and physically active
We supported the Womb Cancer campaign by hosting meetings.
Medical students from Barts Hospital visited to interact and learn from the lived experiences of our elderly service users.

Local partnerships

We receive a wide range of referrals from agencies who believe that we can have a positive impact on the lives of those who are suffering from isolation, such as Health professionals, Social Care professionals, family/friends, residential homes, social prescribers and word of mouth.
We are an active member of the Hackney Lunch Clubs Network which serves a variety of cultural backgrounds that reflects the diversity of Hackney. As part of this, we are instrumental in ensuring that we work together to serve older people in the community, address issues and allow for relationships to form across communities. For example, we participated in the Turkish Cypriot Cultural Association’s exciting ‘Food and Cultures Project’ which sought to support and learn about different cultures, their cooking and more.
We completed on a 5-year lease with the Council which gives us a stronger sense of presence and belonging in the area and a feeling that we are an integral part of the local community.

LUNCHES -freshly cooked in-house each day

“Yes, I like Caribbean foods - yam, banana, dumplings, chicken.” “Yes, I eat the vegetarian food.”

FRIENDS WELL-BEING GARDEN

Overseeing the creation of the garden is Paulette, who is a ‘natural’ gardener from a local ‘Black Roots’ initiative. Apart from herbs for cooking, she encourages members to grow plants that are not usually grown in the UK. The space is also a sanctuary for anyone to be outdoors and/or do other activities.

PHYSICAL EXERCISES AND MOVEMENT

Exercise & movement classes with music are held twice weekly to improve mobility, strength, balance and relaxation. Candy – exercise tutor

MIldred, dancing to the drumbeat

ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

We had a real boost to our arts & cultural activities this year, and our thanks to the funders who supported the development of this work. The sessions are fun and stimulating but also generate lots of communication around the shapes, colours and textures, so important for maintaining cognition.

Margaret Morris, arts tutor

On reopening after Covid, people at home participated in the arts sessions online as well as those in-person at the Centre.

ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Visits to Museums: V&A for the Africa Fashion exhibition, The British Museum for a private tour with the Curators of the Africa & Oceanic Collections and a private tour at the Wallace Collection.

Members at the V&A – Africa Fashion Exhibition

The Community Partnerships Officer, British Museum (below) facilitated an arts workshop at our centre on bead-making.

“Thank you so much for today, I had such a lovely time which I knew I would, but HCEO is a really magical space. I will definitely be back ”

ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Working together with young people from ‘Unity’, we participated in Hackney Carnival Showcase at Shoreditch Town Hall. Our involvement ensured that older people fully represented in local celebrations. Lucy McMenemy, Cultural Development Manager said …

“ It was brilliant to have Hackney Caribbean Elders with us, your presence made the event really inclusive, and everyone loved that about it”.

INNOVATIVE ARTS - Waste Not, Want Not

Donald Waugh, Arts & Culture Coordinator encourages the use of recyclable materials to create innovative artwork and images on a weekly basis, and puts on local exhibitions of the members’ work

SEASIDE OUTINGS

It is very important that staff and volunteers are able to support outings to the seaside each year to include their families, which was greatly appreciated after the Covid lockdown restrictions.

A wonderful and fun day out for the family at Great. Yarmouth during August 2022

COMMIT TO HEALTH

We commemorated and paid homage to the Windrush Generation celebrations – adopting a themed approach of "Commit to Health" which now forms an integral part of our work.

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Presentation on “What can be done to reverse
hypertension and diabetes ”
Dr Chidi
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Tap dancing (above)
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RAISING AWARENESS - education, advocacy & outreach -befriending

We use every opportunity to raise awareness around the challenges facing older people. Via outreach, we promote our services at places such as local Hospitals, Social Action groups, local libraries and residential housing communities. In addition, via events and fairs, we engage with Community Navigators/Social Prescribers, GPs and Adult Health professionals.

Ijeoma Uchegbu, Health Economist

Presenting on her planned research on healthcare experience of many in the Black Caribbean community in London, and obtaining feedback.

Feedback from her colleague, Rijah, who were also present:

“.. What stood out to me in particular was how passionate staff were about spreading awareness about dementia and reducing the stigma associated with it within the Black Caribbean community .”

Over the year we had 91 new referrals (excluding Advocacy) from which 61 persons were assessed and attended
We are an active member of the Clissold Park Neighbourhood Forum and host meetings to discuss and share information and experiences for improved health and wellbeing.
Improvement in our website and publicity www.hceo.org.uk. We are hugely grateful to Sean Davey [https://keepstone.uk/consulting] for volunteering his time and skills to revamp our website to raise the charity’s profile, along with his colleague Becky Harrison.
We took part in the Winter Warmer event in Hackney and showed an Outreach presentation to raise awareness of HCEO and boost referrals.

ADVOCACY & OUTREACH PROJECT

Over 30 advocacy cases were supported and 9 closed during the period. The Advocacy Officer had a stall at the Winter Warmer event and did an Attendance Allowance presentation to Adult Social Care which led to an increase in interest about applying for Attendance Allowance, and a list of members waiting to make applications. She was kept extremely busy during the latter part of the year with facilitating cost of living vouchers and accessing Hackney food bank delivering weekly food parcels for a vulnerable member. She said…

“There is help and support available to support members in the cost-of-living crisis, but it requires patience and commitment. A large percentage of support requires IT literacy, an email address and access to a smart phone which is a barrier to most of our members. We are working to improve the IT literacy of our members, but this takes on-going and consistent work. The Learning is to move fast when opportunities come up to improve the lives of our members!”

Our Advocacy & Outreach Officer was supported by a legal volunteer, which led to presentations to legal organisations resulting in donations of £4750 around the Christmas period. Our sincere thanks to all our supporters whose kind donations enabled our members to have a good Christmas Party!!

BEFRIENDING PROJECT – this was a ‘pilot’ project. There remains a clear need to offer support to older people within Hackney, particularly following the ongoing impacts of the covid pandemic on both physical and mental health and well-being, so we now signpost to other local organisations and providers.

DEMENTIA AND CARERS’ SUPPORT

Over 35 people living with dementia are registered for our Dementia Memory Wellbeing Group. 45 sessions were held during the period. From our work, it appears that stigma around people living with dementia has diminished since we started on this programme.

Researchers at Queen Mary University Hospital supported our Dementia Awareness workshop and we assisted them on their research study about dementia in the BME community, contributing to focus group meetings and interviews.

The Dementia Memory group hosted a picnic in Clissold Park

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We are grateful for the support from the North East London CCG (NELCCG) for the project. This enables us to provide community transport for members. Our sincere thanks to Dennis, driver, for his kindness and patience over 10 years in supporting us. We wish him best wishes in his retirement.

VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMME

We built up relationships with partners providing volunteering such as The London South Bank University (LSBU) for a 100 hours Practice Supervision to a Social Worker trainee, New City College and Inspire for work experience students, GBS for mature work experience students and VCH, Just Do It and Team London for all volunteering opportunities. The new volunteers, together with the excellent existing volunteers who we have retained, resulted in us delivering around 1500 volunteer hours for the year. Our Volunteer Co-ordinator has also been providing advice and guidance to other members of the Lunch Club Network on setting up and running volunteering programmes.

Volunteer trainee Social Worker story

“ [I] attended the Lunch Club network meeting, visited other lunch clubs to observe and join in their activities to see their different approaches to supporting their members. “Therefore, by visiting these centres, I have learned that each individual may have different experiences at each lunch club due to the different activities and support provided. This demonstrates that I should always use different approaches when supporting service users in practice.”

Staff and volunteers preparing lunch

“Volunteering for HCEO was the most enriching and meaning experience. Meeting the members of the Dementia Memory Wellbeing Group every Monday and getting to know them was so rewarding.” Shazia

Please contact Kim Britten, Volunteer Co-ordinator, for details of volunteering opportunities and a Volunteer Application Form – volunteer@hackneycaribbean.org.uk or give her a call on 020 7923 3536.

ACHIEVING A SECURE FINANCIAL FUTURE FOR HCEO

The financial support we have received for our major projects such as:

The Ageing-Growing-Engaging project, supported by the National Lottery Community Fund
The Good Neighbours project funded by Trustees to The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington
The Dementia & Memory Wellbeing project - continuation funding from the North East London CCG to reduce loneliness and isolation for people living with dementia, and reducing stigma about dementia in the community

has enabled the organisation to have the stability of staff and operational costs to support older people in the community with the various challenges of social isolation, health issues and inactivity.

During the year we have diversified our funding streams and have put greater emphasis on the arts & cultural involvement for improving creativity and well-being. We have also obtained funding to support our members with cost-of-living crisis. During December we obtained donations from the McCarthy Stone Foundation, Linklaters LLP; Norton Rose Fulbright LLP and Percy Bilton Charity. The Ubele Initiative-Majonzi Fund contributed to our Thanksgiving & Memorial service in memory of loved ones who passed during covid. HCEO was chosen as one of the Co-op Local Community Fund causes for 2022 -23. We are sincerely thankful to all the other funders and supporters who have contributed toward our work such as, Charles S French Charitable Trust; Hackney Council; Hackney Giving; HCVS Arts & Culture; London Catalyst; Morrisons Foundation, Postcode Society Trust; The Edward Gostling Foundation, The Grace Trust; The Hedley Foundation and Together for London Community.

The building . We have completed on a renewal of a 5-year lease with Hackney Council Property Services, which gives permission to sublet the vacant spaces to raise income which will be a focus for us during 23/24 financial year.

We are constantly reviewing our finances and controlling our expenditure and have maintained our required reserves.

Looking ahead – Exciting times in challenging circumstances

AGEING-GROWING-ENGAGING TOGETHER

LOOKING FORWARD

The Ageing-Growing-Engaging programme [supported by The National Lottery Community Fund] which represents the three strategic pillars of our work, evolved to tackle some of the challenges of ageing e.g. health, mobility, caring roles, social and economic disadvantages, but also to provide opportunities for growth and

These challenges continue, even more so for minority communities, and we hope our approach, work and centre will endure to enable older people to thrive.

Sustainability - Areas of focus

Strengthening our activities and services

Promoting Good Health/Healthy Lifestyle which includes lunches, physical exercises arts & culture, trips and outings, Advocacy & Outreach support and our Dementia Wellbeing Programme

Raising HCEO’s profile

Despite having been in existence for over 35 years, awareness of HCEO within the local community and across London boroughs remains low, impacting on recruitment of new members, staff and volunteers and on our income generation. We will be making better use of our website, which we intend to relaunch in 23/24, and social media

accounts, designing new marketing materials, sourcing new images and formulating a comprehensive Marketing & Communications strategy to support all areas of our work.

Voluntary income diversification and income generation

We will be looking at the following funding opportunities:

Lunch Club Network – we are currently working together with Hackney Lunch Club Network on the sustainability plans, supported by the HCVS Network coordinator.
Trusts & Foundation, Corporate Funding, Community events and Challenge Events
Individual giving – as we raise our profile via different channels, we will be looking at income generation via online donations, regular giving and legacies, using the website, social media and our newsletter.

Collaborative & Partnership Working

Wherever possible we will try to work with other local, London based or national organisations to ensure cost effective service delivery – e.g. Lunch Clubs Network, referrals, dementia and carers’ support, digital inclusion support, advocacy referrals and schemes such as foodbanks & Hackney council initiatives.

Space rental

Our building is a valuable community asset. We have taken steps to raise income from the vacant spaces and expand the organisation’s social impact by subletting to VCS organisations and will continue to do this as well as looking at other rental opportunities.

We have completed on a renewal of a 5-year lease with Hackney Council Property Services, which gives permission to sublet the vacant spaces to raise income which will be a focus for us during 23/24 financial year.

Increased membership

We are receiving more referrals and, with an increase in awareness of our organisation, we anticipate that the numbers will rise generating additional unrestricted income. Since the end of the severe COVID19 crisis and as the cost-of-living crisis continues, we have received more referrals from outer London boroughs. These include Haringey, Walthamstow, Waltham Forest, Newham and City of London.

Financial Review

Trustees’ Financial Report and Annual Statements

For the year ended 31 March 2023

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. The Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of the charity. The management of HCEO is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Articles of Association. The Management team includes the Chair, Deputy Chair, Treasurer and Company Secretary. The Trustees’ experience, knowledge and skills are in charity management, education, solicitor and financial management, church leadership, support work and customer care.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

Trustees are recruited according to their knowledge, skills and experience from the members of the charity, from the wider local community and from applicants responding to advertisements. We welcome any interested individuals to join HCEO. Potential trustees are asked to complete a Skills Audit and are offered the opportunity to visit the centre to interact with the service users and to observe the operational services. They are encouraged to have informal meetings with staff and volunteers. They are invited to attend the Management Meetings as an observer. If mutually agreed, trustees are then appointed through invitation and resolution.

Terms of office for trustees

All members of the Management Committee are eligible for re-election up to a maximum of three years unless the AGM or special general meeting at which the election takes place approves a further term by resolution. The Board regularly review gaps in knowledge and skills to inform trustee recruitment.

All trustees appointed to the board receive a full induction briefing by the Trustees, which includes the history of the organisation, financial information, strategic aims, access to all policies and procedures, information of the Trustees' legal responsibility

and regular updates from the office on matters pertaining to effective governance and HCEOs ongoing activities. They are encouraged to attend relevant training courses and appraisals.

Risk management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

Challenges and future plans

Whilst we recognise that we will have to adapt and change in uncertain circumstances, we are committed to providing a solid structure for future service provision. We will continue to support older people to successfully develop and maintain the functional ability that enables wellbeing in older age. We also remain committed to working closely with a range of stakeholders to improve and develop service provision to support service users and improve the organisation’s operations

Transactions and Financial position

During the year the charity met its expenditure of expenditure of £234,333 (2022: £234,568) through a combination of grants, fees for services provided, donations from individuals totalling and from reserves brought forward from the previous year. The charity has carried forward reserves of £265,971 (2022: £232,381) of which £126,329 (2022: £137,783) is restricted.

ATEMENTS		Hackney Caribbean Elderly Organisation	Hackney Caribbean Elderly Organisation	Hackney Caribbean Elderly Organisation
		Statement of Financial Activities
		For the year ended 31 March 2023
				31.3.23	31.3.22
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
		fund	fund	Funds	funds
	Notes	£	£	£	£
INCOME FROM
Donations	2	38,323	205,205	243,528	250,230
Other Charitable Activities	3	23,554	-	23,554	5,401
Investment income	4	841	-	841	13
Total		62,718	205,205	267,923	255,644

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

EXPENDITURE ON Costs of Generating Income ……… 5 12,022 24,033 36,055 29,021 Charitable activities 6 Direct costs 10,074 133,533 143,607 119,250 Support costs (4,422) 59,093 54,671 86,297 Total 17,674 216,659 234,333 234,568 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) 45,044 (11,454) 33,590 21,076 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS 94,598 137,703 232,381 211,305 Total funds brought forward TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 139,642 126,329 265,791 232,381

Hackney Caribbean Elderly Organisation

Statement of Financial Position

At 31 March 2023 31.3.23 Notes £ FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 12 3,988 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 13 -- Cash at bank and in hand 266,138 152,562 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 14 (4,155)	31.3.22 £ 4,765 - 249,189
	152,562 (21,573)

NET CURRENT ASSETS

261,983

227,616

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES NET ASSETS FUNDS 15 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds TOTAL FUNDS	265,971 265,971 139,642 126,329 265,791	232,381
		232,381
		94,598 137,783
		232,381

A full copy of the accounts is available from HCEO's office

Acknowledgements

Hackney Caribbean Elderly Organisation would like to thank the following for their support and encouragement throughout the year:

London Borough of Hackney Dolly Mayers (Patron) Hackney Council for Voluntary Services (HCVS) Ella Calderia North East London CCG Social Care 4U The National Lottery Community Fund AT Telecommunications Ltd Trustee to the Charity of Sir Richard Whittington IT4 Business Local Accountancy Project [LAP] Volunteering Centre Hackney Preston & Jacksons Partnership (Auditors) Patricia Richardson (Wills & Probate) Antony Stevens East London Business Alliance (ELBA) HATs Group Ltd Fabulous Cleans Maintenance & Property Services Dial-A-Ride Friends of HCEO

Mural in memory of loved ones who very sadly passed during the covid pandemic. Painted by a young emerging street artist called Mush, which she designed based on our service users asking her to visually represent “a piece of paradise” in memory of their friends

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Hackney Caribbean Elderly Organisation would like to thank the following organisations and funders for their support throughout the year:

www.hceo.org.uk

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IL4CKNEY CARIBBEAN ELDERLY ORGLYISATION LON'I'F.N'I'S 'I'HE FtNANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENJ)Tr.D 31 MARCH 2023 Page Report of the Trustees I to 9 Independent kxaminer's Report 10 statement of Trinncial Actlvitl&s Statement of Financial Ptssition 12 to 13 otes to the Flnn¢lAI Statements 14 to 22 Detgiled StAt¢meDt of FlnADclal Actlvltlej 23 10 24

IL4CKNEY CARIBBEth ELDERLY ORGANtSATION REPORT OF THE TRiiSTELS FOR THF. YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 The tTUStees who are also directors of the ¢barity for the purposes of the CoD]pani&s Act 2006. preseDt their report with the financÉal sLatcments of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. Th¢ trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Sthiement of Recommended Praetic applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance Hqth the Financial Reporting stsdd applicable in the UK and R¢public of Ireland (FRS 102) (crrcctive l January 2019). OBJF.C"I'IVES AND ACTivfTJ&" Objective$ and xims Iqaekney c1bbeln Elderly Organisation (HCEO) TS a community organisation that promnt&s the intercsls of anyone uver the age of 55. priTnarily but t)oi exclusivclytr of African and Caribbean descent. Our charitable purpose 1,8 for the benefit of elders living in andlor with a close association with the London Borough of Hackncy, dnd we A also recognised &y * cultural group that ACtiv¢ly seeks to engage with the community and LTrther local organi.%alions. Mi8slon To bring local older people togeth¢r to slwe life. Vi$lon To work together to build stron8er, closer and inclusive communities where every day is to be eagerly anlicipatcd by the older peTSOn. Values Our values Mr¢ inlegrnl io everythin8 w¢ do, which is to ¢nSll th41 old¢r pcuple hav¢ dignity, respecL choicc and'voice,. We provide support Atk a person centred. sensitivc manner, t8ilorin8 our service provision to meei the ne¢¢ts of our beneficiari¢¥. Public benefit The Tru.%lees cnnfirni that they have complied with th¢ duty in seetion 4 of the Charitics Act 2006 to have due regard to publie benefit guidan¢¢ published by the Commi%sion in dctcrn]inillg the activities undertaken by the Charity. Page I

HACKNLY CARIBBELY ELDERLY ORGLNISATIO RF.PORT OF THF. TRUSTF.ES FOR THE YEAR F.NDF,D 31 MARCH 2023 ACHIEVEMENT PERFORfvLINCE Charitxble activities We began the financial year with cnthusiasm and cxGitCTTicnt, having finally wme through the covid pandemic. Our focus was on buildxng and developing all of our setvices to nt the ever changing needs of th¢ older pc¢)plc Jnd (he lo¢al ¢ommunity that we supwrt to come cogether for shared events and activilies tL) improve their quality of life. We held a Thanksgiving & McryK)ri Day for smfj¢e LL8¢rs. families and friends of thosc who very sadly passed during the covid pandemic. This was commemoratcd with a IDurnl painted by a yOLLng emerging street artist called Mush which she designed bgsed on our scrviLC users asking hcr to visually rcpr&5cnt "a piece of paradise" in memory of their friends. As we moved into auturlln, it became a difficult time for peoplc due to the cost-of-living crisis and preksure% on health & social care services. This continues to be of conccrn for our rnernbers OD practical cveryday tn&iters like managing gas and clcctric Rncrcase8. Our Advi)cacy & (kntrea¢h offi was effective iu assistlDg setvice us¥rs to ubtdin fijel And food vouchers and othLr cmcrgcncy support. Without her quick response many would have lost out on getting their entLtlements. We havc seen a st¢ady in¢Tcase in rcfcrrnls for people living with dementia who want t() access our services, Althougb wifottunately. w¢ do not have the Capacity for supporting th05e who PTCS¢nt with high level dementia requirements. The Volunteer Ccw)rdinator has successthlly initiuted YA volunteering progr< and voluniccring hours hxv¢ in¢r¢&8cd, althnugh it is still a challenge to sustain longer lerm volurtteering. We have had successes in diversifying our incumc gcnerdtion and in obtainin8 aniq to develop our arts & cultural progratnme. Our sincere thanks io all staff and Volun¢TS for thciT dedication and hard work ihroughoul the year. STRATECIC AIMS A. .1 o Lnhancc thc quality of life and wellbein8 of older people, in particular African gDd Caribbean people, livin¥ in the lu1 ¢ummunity B. To prevent isolation and loneliness and bring cotnmuni¢i¢s tug¢iher C. To build good relationships with members. their families aDd carers, and to work in partncrships with links to the wider community D. 'fo inLr¢asc thc nwnbcr of indTrvidual8 registering as members and 8¢¢¢ssing our setvi¢es E. To achieve a secure fall¢l fuiur¢ lol HCEO Page 2

HACKNTr:Y CARIBBE ELDERI,Y ORGAlsATIoN REPORT OF 'I'HL TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 ACHIF.VEMENT AND PERFORMthCE A Summary of progress Hgalnst our Siralegic aims, is as follows: We have donc a lot over the past year delivering agaiD5t our Strategic 2itns and Priority areas: A. 'I'o enhance the quality oc life gnd wellbeing of older people, In particular Afriean and CaTibbeaD people, living the local community Prib¥ress a2alknst priority: Promotlng Good HealthlHeglth) Llfestyle We provided a rdnge of social and pur$¢(u1 activiiies on a regular basis for over 120 elders: - Approx.4000 lunches served throughout the year. Lun¢hcs aTC seTved 4 days a week. - 94 Physical exercisc, movement to mu.%i¢ s¢ssions - two classes per week 25-.35 pcople each session. - Quadrillc dancing once a week for 6 months. Whilst this very populllr with some people. the coursc was difficult to sustain. - 45 Arts & Craft qessions - over 25 people attending eacb session. Additionally. local anis(s ran workshops such as the Slilch project. jewellery making with the Community Par(ncrship Officer from the Llritish Museum and yiik sereen printing by F.llg4ge Hete. se]de outings to 118Stings and Great Yarn)outh which includcd families. 50-scater coaches. - Learning to make better use of digiial devices led by Stepheny, Ability Net voluntecr. Tea l)anL¢S, Bake sales and a picnic in tbe I81 park for scrvice users and familie8 and Ihc nLighknurhood. Replanting of our kitchcn garden with herbs and plants l¢d by a local 'natur&l' gar(kn¢r from 8 'Black Roots, initiative whi¢h s¢¥ks w grow plants that are nol usually grown in the UK. Presentllion by repTesentatives from 'BeIr I'ugyether H8¢kney' on the activities at the 50+ Club which aims to help residents become rnore mcntslly 8nd physically active. PrnRre.14 *%2in5t priority: Arts & Cultural Activltles Visils tu Museum%.' V&A for th¢ Africa Fashion exhibiricm, Thc British Museum for a private tour with the Curators of the Africa & Oceanic Colle¢liortS and a private tour at the Wallace C.ollcction. Commeniorated and paid homage to the Windnjbb Generation celebrations - adopting a themed approach of 'Commit to Health" which now r(Jmis 8n iDfrgTal part of our work. - Hackney Carnival Show¢4$¢ ai Shoreditch Town Ilall. Our involvem¢nt. workiti8 with young people from nity ensured ihat older people were fully represcntrd in the celebrations. Th¢ir cngagement was acknowledged by Lu¢y Mcmenemy. Culiural Dcvelopment Manager who said, "It was brilliaot to have Ha¢kncy Caribbean Elders with US> your presenc< made the event really inclusive, and everyone loved thal about it" We recruited an Arts & Culthre Coordtnator to develop the arts programme. His approach is "Waste Not. Want Not" where he enCoages the usc of waste products and materials io create innovative artwork and image8 on a weekly basis. B. To prevent lsolatlon and loneliness and bring communities tolether Our newly refurbished centre (open to all) is a warn) and Wel1llg environment where oldcr people come together to build social ¢onnection% mAke friends and develop positive rneaniDgful relationships. The spact is wheelchair and mobility acccssible. W¢ ¢ompl¢led on a 5-year lease with the Council whicb gives us a Stronger sense of prcscnce and belonging in the area and a feeling that we are an itttcgT81 part of the local communÉty. - We T¢ceive t widc range of refettals from agcncics who beli¢v¢ thal we can have a positive impacr on the liv&4 of those who aTe sufferiryg from Isolatio such as Health profS1on2Is. Sucial Care professionals, familylfrien(ts, residential homes, social prescnkn and word of mouth. Page 3

HACKNEY CARIBBELY ELDERLY ORGANISATION REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THF YEAR F.NDED 31 MARCH 2023 ACUIEVEME.YT AND PERFOILMANCE We are an active member of the Hackney Luncb Clubs iNetwork which servcs a variety of culiural backgrounds that reflects the diversity of Hackncy. As part of this, we are instrnmental in ensuring that we work tO8ether to serye older people in the ¢ommunity. addr issues and allow for relationships to fi)rnJ across conllnunities. For exan4)le, we participated in the Turkish Cypriot Cultural Association's cxciling Food and cUlre$ Project, which sought to support and learn ab)ut different cultures, their cooking more. C. To build %ood r¢lAtionships with member4 their families and c4rers, and to work in pxrtnership% wlth Ilnk8 to the wlder eommunlty. Pro%Tess 8Ralnst prlorlty: Ralslng Awar¢ncss- edu¢gtlon, advocacy & outreach-befriending - We adopted a 'Commil to Hcalth. thcmc for educating 8nd raising Awarenw of health i$sues prevalent i th¢ African Caribb¢an Community during the 44ay activities for the Windrnsh Celebrations. This W&$ SO success1 that we now use this theme throughoui all aspects of our work - W¥ YUPPL)rtLd the Wnmh Cancer campaign by hosting meetings. . Medical students from Barts Hospital visited to interact and learn from thc livcd cxpcricnce8 of our ¢lderly service users. Via Outrea¢ we promote our setvices at places such a$ loe41 Hospitals, Social Action groups, local libraries and rcsidcntial h8n8 ¢tsmmuniti&q. In addilion. via events and fairs, we en8a8¢ Wlth L'ommunily Navigdtorslsoeial Prescribers, GPS and Aduli Health professionals. - W¢ are an active member of the Cli&8old Park Ne1)urbo0d Forwn and hosl mcctin8S to discuss and Share infomation and experiences for improved health and wellbeing. PrTe85 agaln3t prlorlty area." Advocacy & Outreach Over 30 advi)cacy cases were .supported and 9 closed durin8 the period. The Advo¢acy Officer outrLach work includ¢d a stall at the Winter Warn)er evenL and an Attendance Allowance presentatioft to Adult Social Lare which led to a massive incrLasc of int¢rcsl aboul applying for Aticndancc AllowaD¢< and a list of members waiting to make applIlOnS. The Advoc&cy Officer was kept extremely busy during the latter part of the ye8r with facilitating cost of living voucher8 and aessing Jla¢kn¢y food bank delivuin8 weekly food parcels for a vulncrablc mcrnb¢r. Her OUtrLacb work with a legal volunteer led presentation to legal or8anisations resulting in donations of £4750 around the Christmgs p¢riod. Progrey¥ #g4ln¥É prlorlty area: Dementia 2nd Carers, support Over 35 people living with dementia are rewst¢red for our D¢mentia M¢mory W¢llbcing C7roup where we have capacity for 20 p¢opl¢ per session. 45 sessions were held during the lOd. From our work, il app¢&rs that sLigma around people living with dementia has dimmished since we started 00 this prOamMe. have Seen a stclldy in¢r¢as¢ in numbcr8 followng Covid and a rise in the number of ellquiries and attendance. Unfortunatelyj we only havc capacity ts) support low Icycl d¢menti&leognitive impairn)enl although it is clear that th¢re is a oeed for support for those with medium to high level dementia. alongsid¢ support for their famili&s. Rcsearchers at Quecn Mary Univcrsity Ho%pital wpported our Dementia Awareness workshop and we assisted them on their teswch study aboui demenlia in ihe BME community, contributing to fo¢us group meetings and interviews. Page 4

HACKNEY CARIBBEAN ELDERLY ORGANISATION REPORT OF THE TRbSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDF.D 31 MARCH 2023 AC.HIF,VEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Befriending project- this bilot. projcct had a good tak¢ up, bul w& curtailed beSe of insufficient cap&city io deliver. Tbue retDaiDS a ¢l¢ar need ¢0 offer support to older pei)ple within Haekney, particularly following the ongoing 2mpacLs of the covid palldemic on both physicAt alld Enental hcalth and wellbeing, so we have buili strong relaiionships with orgallisations such as AGE UK and East London Cares aDd we SI)st potential servkce uscrs to them. Pribgre$$ ggainst prinrity area: Voluryteering We built up relationships witb partners providing volunteering such as The L4)ndon South Rank University (L.SBIJ) for a l(K> hours Practice Supervision to a Social Worker trainee. Ncw City Lollege and Inspire for wurk experience SdentS, GBS for rnature work ¢xp¢riencc sLudents' and VCH, Just Do It and Tcam London for all volunt¢cring upportunities. The new volunteer4 gether with the excellent Cxlsling volunteers who we have rctsined, resulted in us delivering around 15(Kl volunteer hours for the year. Our Volunt¢er Cu-ordiTtator has also been providing advice and Buidance to other nMberS of the Lunch Club Network on setting up and ruuning volunteering wogramw. D. To In¢re*se tht Dumber of Indlvlduals re%lstering as members ind Attessing our 8erYlces - 91 new relerrals (excluding Advocacy) durin8 the year from which 61 p¢rsoDs were assessed and attcndcd. Improvcmenl in our websit¢ and publicity. W¢ are hugely gratefiil to Scan l)dvey lbttps..//keestOnc.uk1nsu1t1llgJ for volunteering his tsme 8nd skills to revamp our website to raise the charity's profilc, along with his ¢olleabw Bccky Harrison. WL tuok part in the Winter WarnL'r even¢ in Hackney and .showcd an Outreach presentation to raisc awareness ot IICEO and boost r¢(errals. We also made COnnCCiion with other lo¢al organiqaiions to faciliLate ¢ollaboration. E. Tity acljieve * secure flnanclal fure for HTr:CO W¢ diversified our fimding Str[D5 and are grateful for the ()ngoing and new support for our projects from.. Charles S Frcneh Charitable Tn( (CSFCT). Clifford Chance Foundation. Hackney Council. Hackney Giving. HCVS Arts & Culture. tA>ndon CatalysL Mccarthy Stone Foundation. Mcrchant Taylors, Company? Mujonzi Fund. Post Code ,$iety,. Ibe Charity of Sir Richard Whittington. The (ifdee TrusL Together for LK>ndon Community Fund and The National Lortery Cornmunity Fund. Donations wcrc reccived from Mccarthy Sion¢ F'oundatio Li¢thlat¢rs LLP,. Norton Rose Fulbri8bt LLP and Percy Bilton Charity. IICEO was chosen L8 one of the Co-op L4)c&l Community Fund causes for 2022 -23. We have completed on a renewal of a 5-y¢ar lease with Hackney Council Property Services. which gives p¢rmission iu sublet the vacant spaces to raise incom¢ which will be a focus for us during 23124 financial year. We ar¢ constantly reviewing OUT fio2n¢es and controlling our expenditure and have maintsined our requir¢d reserves. Page 5

HACKNKY CARIBBEth ELDERLY ORGMISATION REPORT OF THE TRLSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 FINANCIAL REVtEW Financial p(K5ition Availability and adequacy ol #tI$ of each of the funds The Trustees are responsibl¢ for keeping accounting records that arc sufficient to show and explain the charity'5 transa¢iions and disclose with reasonable accuracy 41 any lime Ihe financi potsilion of the company and ¢nable them to ensure that thc fin8D¢ial stat¢menL$ Comply with th¢ Charities Act 2011. Reserve¥ PollLy Our Reserves Policy state HCEO'S management c<>mmittee have estsblished that the unTestriLtd reserves should be between 3 months of exp¢nditur¢. Our Cuent level of unrestTiCteAJ reserves is within this policy. Tr&nsattlons and FID*nclal po8ltlon l)uring Lh¢ y¢ar the ¢harity met its expellditurc of £234,333 (2022.. £234.-fj68) through a combination of dllts., fees for scrvicc5 provide& donatious from individu21s and from reserves broughi forward from the pTevi0 year. The ¢harity has caThied forward reserves of £265,971 (2022.. £232,381) of which £126.329 {2022'. £137.783) is restricted. The trustees are gr&rui lo the funders and iudividuals for their continu support. Page 6

HACKNEY CAIUBBEAYL ELDERLY ORGANISATION REPORT OF THE TRUS'fEES FOR THE YEAR ENI)ED 31 hlARCH 2023 CHALLENGF,S AND RISKS The year coveyed by tbis report w&s of opiimism and hope that the cost-of-living crises. aDd pressures on the h¥alih ld social care systrm would improve. The ongoing difficuliies of raising funds for rnnning the organisatioll rcmain a cballellge wlu'ch we ty to mitigate by being prudeut in our financial operations and by lonking at diversifi¢atioD of our income base through robust fundraisin8, pursuing uther income generation ethods, such as space rent21 xlld ID fdising the profile of the Organisation through improved marketing. LOOKING TrORWARD 'Ilic Ageingknwing-Eingagtng progrdmnK which repr&%enL8 the three Strdtegic pillars of our work evolved to k[C 8ome of the Lhallenges of ageing e, & healih. mobility, caring roles, social and economiL disadvantages, but also to provide oppornJn?ties for growth and new leamin8. Th¢s¢ cha]Icnges cuntinue, cvcn more so for minority communities, and we hope our approach, WO and centre will endure to enable older people to thrivc. Sustalnablllii. . AreA& of focus Strengthcning our activities and s¢ry¢ces Promoting GOCKI Elealth/Heaithy I.1flYIe whi¢h in¢lud&% lunches. physicat exercises and arts & culture. Advocacy & Outreach support ond Dementia Wellbein8 Prowmn Ral$lng IICEO's profde De.$pite having bn irt exislente for over 35 y¢Ars, awareness of HCEO withiTJ thc local communily dnd across London boroughs rernains low, impacting OD recruith]ent ol. new members, stsff and volunteers and on our income generation. We will bc making belter use of our websitc, whiGh w¢ intend lo relaunch in 23124. and social media accounts, designing new marketing marialS, SOUTcing new ima8es and fonnulating a comprehenqive Mark¢ting & Communications strategy to suppurt all 8r¢as ot'our work. Volunllry Income diverAifieation and Income generatio We will be looking al IhL followin8 ndIng opw>rtuniLi¥s= Lunch Club Network - w¢ ar¢ Lurrently working together with Hackney Lunch Club Network on the susiainability plan%, supwrted by the HCVS Network coordinator. - Tnts & Foundation. Corporate Fundin& Communiiy ¢v¢nts and Challenge Events Individual giving- as we raL8e our profilc via diffeTent channels. we will bc Ii>oking Ai income generation via onLine donations. regular giving and lega¢i¢s, using the website, slxiai media and our newsletter. Collaborative & Partncrsblp Workln% Wh¢rever possible we will try lo work with other local. London based or national organtsations to en.4ure cost effective scNi¢c deliv¢ry - e.g., Luncb Clubs NTelwor( referrals, dementia and carerA' sllppor4 digital inclusion supporL advocacy r¢ferrals and schemes such &8 foodbanks & Hackney council initiatives. Space rental Our building is a valuable community asset. We have thken st¢ps to raise income from thc vacanl spa¢¢s and expand the organisation's social impaci by subletting to VCS organis&tions and will contiDuc to do thi5 as well as lookittg at other rental opportynitics. Increased membership We are receiving mnrc rcferT&Is and, with an increase in awaTen¢5s of our orgall1sati0 we anticipate that the numbers will ris¢ gcnerating additiooal unrestricted itme. Sinc¥ the end of the severe COVID19 crisis and as the Cosr-of-living crisis continues, wc havc rcccivcd rnore referrals from outer London boroughs. Thcse include Haringey. Walthanslow, Waltham Foresu Newharn aud City of Londojl Page 7

HACKNEY cABBEAN ELDERLY ORGthISATION REPORT OF TIIF. TRUSTFES FOR THE YEAR EhU)ED 31 MARCH 2023 STRUCTURE, COVERNANCE LYD MANAGEMENr Goverlling document The charity is controlLed by its govcrning document, a dccd of trus4 and CODStiWles a limited company? limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. The directors of the charitsble cornpany (the charity) are its tnLStces for the puryose of charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred w as the InLStett. Th¢ charity is Controlled by its governing documenl Memorandum & Articles of Asso¢i&tion, and constltutes a company, limited by guarantcc, as dcfincd by the CoTnpxnies Act 2006. The Board of Trustees is resrK)n$ible for the overall governance and strate£i¢ direction of the charity. The managcment of HCEO is thc rcswusibility of th¢ trustres who are elected and c(Opted under the ternts of the Articles of Association. The Management team includes o Chair, I'rcasurer and Company Secretary. Process lor allr8etsnE new tru¥te¢8 Trustees are recruited according to their knowledgc, skills and cxpcriencc from the members of the cbarity? fr()m the wider local community and from applic8nts respondin8 to advertisLmenis via specialist voluniccring sites su¢h &% Reach. We w¢lwme any interested individuals to join HCEO. Pol¢nti81 trus8 are dsked ts) cuinpletc a Skills Audit and are offered the opportunity to visit the Centre to interact with thc service users and to observe the operationAI bervices. 'lThcy are cncouraged u) have infornul tneetings with 8t8ff and volunt¢er% and to attend th¢ Management Meetings as an observer. If mutually agr¢¢ trustees are then appointed through invitation and resolution. Terms of office for tru$t¢es All member8 of the Mana8¢menl Committ¢¢ ai¢ eligible for re<lection each year, up to a maximum nf three y¢urb, unl¢8s Lh¢ AGM or spccial general meeting at which the election tskes place approves a further terni by resolution. The Ejoard regularly rcvicw gaps in knowledge and skills to infomi tnJ8tee recruitment and iy focused on ensurin8 div¢rsity amongst Board m¢mber3. All new appointccs to thc knaTd rec¢iv¢ a full induction briefing by the tsus*¢s. whi¢h includes the history ot. the organisation, financial infornlation. s(rnlcgic ainLS, acccss to all policies and pr()cedures. information of the tnjstees, legal responsibility and rcgular updat¢s from the olce un mattLrs pertaining to eftective govcrnance and HCEOS ongoing activities. They are encourdged io attend relevant training courses and apprais&ls. Recrultment of new trustecs 1$ a prlorlty area and we bave started the process. Staff and volunteers The delivcry nf HC,EO services relies on a smail ¢eam of committed staff and volunteers. Where more $pwi1l support is required. we Tefer the service useT or their family to complementary sour¢es of support and advice as we work in closc pJrtrLL"rship with local charitie6. the council, GP services and other local providers. Thxs year were able to recrnit an Ans c(M)rdltOr to lead OD ibe arts & craft. Risk management The (nteeS have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurnnce against fraud and eOr. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAtts Registered Company number 03218456 (England and Wales) Page 8

HACKNEY CARIBBEAN ELDERL Y ORGANtSA TION REPORT OF THL TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCII 2023 Registered Charlty number 105?603 Registered offl¢e 39 Leswill Road London 16 7NX Trustees The Members of the Board of Trustees of the ChArity 9$ 4¢ the year ended 31st March 2023 were: Inez C.llffy ValnLy Prescott Patrtcia RiLhardsun Anthony StLvens J¢nnifcr Hdynes-martin Ivor John Company Secretary: Beryl Puscy All the dir¢ctorg of the company arc also Inlee$ of the charity and their responsibilities includc all the responsibilities ofdir¢¢tors under th¢ Companies Acts and te¢S under the Charities Act. The directors arc member8 of Lh¢ Lompany. Indepcndenl F.iamlner Anwer Patel BA(Hons}, Df.p, FCA Prestons & Jacksons PartnLpihip LLP 364 - 308 Cranbrook Road Ilford Es.%¢x IG2 6HY Bankers HSBL 312 Seven Sisters Road Finsbury Park London N4 2AW 19.10.17. Approved by <)rder of the h(th oftrustees on..................................... .. .... aDd signed on its kh#lf by: IA) Y 5rsvrAJg TTUSt¢c Page 9

T¥DEPENDENT EXMIINER'S REPORT TO THE TRIJ8TEES OF HACKNEY CAIUBBELY ELDERLY ORGANISA'I'ION Independent ex*tnlner's report to the trustee5 of Hackney Caribbean Elderly Organisation ('the CompaT]y') I report to the charity tntstees on my examtnation of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 Much 2023. Responsibilities And bAsis of report As the charity's tru¥Lecs of the CoTrpany (and also its directors foT the PUTPOSCS of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the acc4)UT]ts in accordauce with the requirements of the Companies Aet 2006 {'the 2006 Act')- Having batisfied myself (hat the accounts of the Conu)any are not required to k audikd under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and eligiblL for independent examinaiion. I report in respeu of my examination of your chkrity's a¢¢oullts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charitie% Act 2011 (kne 2011 Act,). JD ¢rying out my cxan]ination I have followed the Directions give by thc Chariiy Con]missioD under Section l45(51 (b) of the2011 Act. Independenl examiner's statement Sin¢e your charity's gro¥¥ incom¢ ¢xceeded £250,CKJO your exatttiner must be a m¢mr of a listed body. L can confirm that l am qualified to undcrtakc thc examination because l am 8 member of thc InstiLu of Cbartered Accountants in England and Wales. wbi¢h is one of thc liSd Fx)dics. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attentiun in connection with the examination 8iving me cause to beli¢ve: accounting records were not kepl in respect of the Company &$ requircd by section 386 of the 2006 Act- or the accounts do not 8cc¢Jrd with ihos¢ r¢¢ord8' or the accounts do not comply with the accouniing requirements of Section 396 of the 2W6 Acl oiher thAn any requirement that the aetounts give 8 trne ond fair vi¢w which is not a matter considered us part of i]Jdcp¢ndcni exominatioll. or the accounts h&v¢ not bLen prepared in ae¢oTdance wilh the methods and principl&% of the Statement c>f Recommended Practice foT a¢¢ouniing and rcporting by charities (applicable to chariti preparing their accounts in a¢cordan¢¢ with the Financial Reporiing StsndaTd applieable in the UK and R¢public of trL.land (FRS 102)). I have no ¢onGems and have come across no othcr mauers in conTLection with the examillation to which aLLentioii should be drawn in this r¢port in ordcr to enable a proper understandin8 of the accounts to bc reached. Anwer Patel BA(Hons). BFP. FCA Pr&8tons & Jacksons Partnership LLP 364 - 368 Crallbrook Road Ilford Essex IG2 6HY Date.. 10 Page 10

HACILNEY CARTBBF.AN ELDERLY ORGAIIISATIOIY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfivITIES FOR TIIE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 31.3.23 Tot21 funds 31.3.22 Total fiu]ds Unrestricted Restricted fimd fund Notcs INCOiIfjF. FROM Donations 3&323 205,205 243,528 250230 Other Charitsble activitie8 Investmcnt income 23,554 5,401 13 841 Total 62,718 20&205 267.923 255,644 EXPENDITUIiL ON Cusls of Generating Income 12,022 24,033 36,055 29.021 Charitable activities Direct CosL5' Support Costs 10,074 {4,422) 133,533 59,093 143,607 54,671 119.250 86.297 Tot41 17,674 216,659 234a33 234.568 NF.I' INCOMEI(EXPENDI'I'URE) 45,044 (11,454) 5390 21.076 R VCONCILIATION OF FUi%DS Total fAdS brought forward 94,598 137,783 232J81 211.305 TUI'AL FUNDS CARRIF.J) th"ORWARD 139,642 126,329 265.971 232,381 The notes forni part of tlLc5c financial statements Pagell

HACKNEY CARIBBEAN ELDERLY ORGANISAI'ION s'rATEMENT OF FINA]YCIAL POSITIO_N, 31 MARCH 2023 31.3.23 31.3.22 Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangibl# a&sets 12 3,988 4,765 CURRF.Tr4T ASSET.% Cash at bank and in hand 266,138 249,189 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within onc yur 13 {4,155) (21,573) NKT cLRR.N'f ASSF.TS 261,983 227,616 TUTAL ASSL'I'S LY,SS CURRENT I.IABILITIE. 265,971 232,381 NF.T AS.8ETS 265,971 232.381 FUNDS Unrestricted fjjttds RLSlricd funds 15 139,642 126,329 94,598 137,783 I'O'I'AI, F'UNDS 265,971 232,381 'L'he charitable company 18 enlitled lo exemption from audil under Seciion 477 of the Companies Act 2(X)6 for the year endcd 3 l March 2023. The members have not required the Lompany lo obtsin an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 Merch 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Aci 2006. The twstees acknowledgc thcir rcsponsibilities for (a) ensuring that the Charitable company kccps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies A¢t 2006 and (b) preparing financial Statements whi¢b give a and fair view uf the statL of arrair% of the charttable ¢ompany as at the end of cach financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year iti accordance with th¢ requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which othenvise comply with th¢ rcquireTnents of the Companies Act 2(K)6 rcl8ting to fiDattcial statcmenis, so far &s applible to the Lhar]ble cotnpany. Thc notcs fonll part of these financial staternents Page 12 continued...

IIACIQNEY CARIBBEAN ELDERI.Y ORGANTSA TIO STATEMENT OF FILcIAl. POSITIOli - continued 31 _MARCH 2023 Th48¢ financial statements have IKen prepared in ac¢ordance with tbe Provisions applic2ble to charit&ble companie8 yubj¢ct to the small companies regime. The fin ncia statements were approved by the BoArd of Truste and authorised for issuc on And were signed ot) ILS behalf by". rb /IN77 OA)Y £7E¥fALf Trustee b£0 NJ Twstee The notes forn) part of these financial statements Page 13

HACKNEY CARIBBEAN ELDLRLY ORGANISATION NOTES TO THE FINAliCIAI. STATF.MFNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 ACCOUPfflNG POT,TCIES Basis of prepxring the financial statements The finBn¢ial statements of the clwitablc company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Cbaritics SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charilies.. Statemcnt of Recommended Practicc applicable to charitics preparing their accounts i ac¢ordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) {cffc¢tive l January 2019),. Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial RLrtIng Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of ]Tcland' and the Companies Act 26. The financial s¢&t¢mcn have been prepared uDdcr the bistorical ¢ost convention. The charity meets ttrLe definition of a public bcncfit entity under fRS102. Assets and liabililics ar¢ initially recognised at historical ¢os¢ or trsactiOn value unless otherwise ststrd in th¢ relevant aLLounting policy notel8). Income All inLume is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once thc charity hLs entitlement io the funds, it is probable that thc income will be received and the amouni can be measured rcliably. Donalions are recognised wh¢n the chartty has been notificd in writing of both the amount and settlement dale. In thc cvcnt lha( a donation is subject io conditions that rcquirc a level of performance beforc thc charity is ¢ntitled to the fijnds. the income is deferred and not rLYognised until either ¢hose ¢ondition5 are fully met, or thL fuifilmcni Of thosc condition is wholly within lh¢ Lontrol of the charity and is probable that those conditioJL5 will be [rI1]ed in the reportin8 pcriod. Expendlture and Irrecoverable VAt l.i&bilitie8 are reco8nised as expendittjre as boon as thcrc is a legal or constructiv¢ obligation committing the Charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transf¢r of cconnmic benefits will be required in settlcm¢nl and ihe amount of the obligation can bc measured reliably. F.xpenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has. bcetj classified under headings that aggregate all cosl relad to the category. Where cosis cannoi be directly attrIbUd io particul4r headings they have been allocated to activitics an a basis consistent with the use of resources. Irrecoverable VAT is chaTged as cost against the activity for which the eXndItUre was incurrcd. T Angible fixed *55ets Depreciofion is provtded at the following annual rntes in ord¢r ¢0 write off each asse¢ ovcr its ¢stimated usefill life. Plant and machinery 250/0 on Tedu¢iag balance TanEit)le fixed assets 8re stated at historical cost less accumulLted depreciation and any accumulated itnpalmient losses. Historical cost includ&s expenditure that is directly attiibutabl¢ to bringing the abset tu the location and condition necessary tor il to be capable of operatillg in Lhe manner int¢nded by management Taxatlon Thc charity is ¢x¢mpt from corporation on its ¢lwitsble a¢tivities. Fund accounting Unrestricted funds Lan be used in accordanc¢ with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Page 14 continue(L..

HACIrnpariy operal¢s a defined contribution pension schcme. Contributions poyablc tu the charitable compan$ pension $cheTnc are char8ed io thc S¢atemeni of Financial ActiviliLS in the period which they relate. CTtditor$ B&qi¢ financial liabilities, including trad¢ and other crcditor5, loans from third partie¥ and loans from related parties. are inilially r¢cogaised at iransartion price. unlei8 thL aangemeTht constitute8 a financing transaction. where th¢ debi instrument is measured at the pr¢s¢nt value of tlie future paymenL4 discounted at a market ratc of interest. Such instruments are subsequcnily C&Tried at amortiscd cosi using the effectiv¢ ineSt Meth I¢s8 any impainn¢nL CyoinA concern As with many eharities. th¢ charity is r¢liant on continued support from its fund¢rs.The company has received additional fundings to enable it to coniinue to provide ILS scrvi¢es. The tnL8tc¢$ are confident of etsntinued support from their funders. It is for this reason th¢ accounts hav¢ bcell prepared on a going concern basis. DONATIONS 31.3.23 31.3.22 Members Contribution Donations Grants 633 9,677 233,218 15 1,986 248,229 243,S21J 250,230 Page 15 continued...

HACK.Ev CARtBBELN ELDERLY ORGANISATION NOTES TO THE FINCIAL STATEMENTS- eontinued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 DO.NAITONS- coDtinutd Grants rec¢ive<L in¢lud¢d in the abov¢. ar¢ as fullows.. 31J.23 31.3.22 of Hackney Xmas Club London Catalyst Nortb East London NHS Foundation Trust Nationlll Lottery Community Fund Th¢ ChArity af 8ir Richard Whittington Morrisons Foundation The GTh¢L Trust The Fledley Foundation PosEcode SoLl¢ty'lrust Thc Edward Cin811in8 Foundation Charles S French Lharitablc 'l-rnst Groccrs, Hall C.hariry The Merchant Taylors, Foundatiou The Ubele Inili81ivc-Majon7i Fund 38.$4.1 6,640 21.636 512 29,701 79,834 33,01)0 29,701 156,986 34.000 2.921 1,500 973 25,000 10,000 3,000 2,500 4,fiO0 5UO 233,218 248,229 OTHER CHARITABLE ALYIVITIES 31J.23 Fundraisittg ev¢nts 23,554 5,401 INVESTMENT INCOME 31J.23 31.3.22 Deposit accounl interest 13 Page 16 continued...

HACKNEY CARIBBEAN ELDERLY ORGAI¥41SATION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEMS - conthiued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 COSTS OF GENERATING INCOME Raising donxtlon$ alld kgaci 31J23 31.3.22 Xtnas Club Costs Lunch Club Costs Trdnswrt cOS Activities Art & Craft ExeiSe SJ71 13,090 5,092 4.425 6,677 12298 4,422 2.739 7,808 29,021 CHARrrABLE ACTivrrIES COSTS Support costs (s¢¢ note 7) Costs Tolalg Dir¢d co3 Supp)rt Costs 140J91 3216 143,607 198 SUPPORT COSTS Governan costs Managemfflt Finance Totals Direct Costs Support Costs 3216 3216 35 1)04 64 58 Page 17 continu...

HACKNEY CARIBBEAI¥4 ELDERLY ORGANISATION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 CH 2023 NET INCOMEI(ExPENDURE) Net inmel(expendituff) is siatol after thaTn8/(CredIti8}." 31J23 31.322 I)eprecialion. owned asscts IndqKndcDt Examinets Fees lJ29 2,701 There were no tr¢¢5, TCmUDcrdtion ty othu benefits for the year endcd 31 MaT¢h 2023 nor for the year CDd¢d 31 Mah 2022. Truttees, expen5ei There were Do Iruslecs, ¢xpeJkw paid for the ye•r ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ¢nd¢d 31 March 2022. 10, KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL 31J23 31.3.22 Wagcs and salaTi¢$ Other pension costs 131,153 27 108,158 113226 The average monthly nuutber of employees during the year w88 as follows: 31J.23 31.3,22 Engaged on charitsble activities Engaged on MaDa¥emcnt and AdmiDi8tration io No employees [elYa emoluments in excess of £60.(KKI. The Key Managem¢Dt Pern)nnel comprises of the Board of Trustees and the Day Services Manager whose anml gross remun¢ralion was £32.484 in thc yc8r. (2022 - £32,357). Pag¢ 18 o)ntinucd...

HACIOIEY CARIBBEAN ELDERJ.Y ORGANISATIOh' I%OTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - toDtinued FOR THE YEAR F.liDED 31 MARCH 2023 11. COMVARATIVES FOR TIIE STATEMkNT OF FTh'ANCIAL ACTIVITIES 31 MARCH 2022 Ullrestricted Restricted Total fund fid fimds INCOML TrROM Donations 29.543 220.687 251),230 Other Charitable activities Investsncnt income 5.401 13 5.401 13 Tot41 34,957 220,687 255,644 F.XPLf4DITURE O Costs of Generating Inrne (1,107) 30,128 29,021 Charltoble aetlvlties Direct co.sts Support Costs 24.988 17J46 94,262 68.951 119,250 86.297 Total 41.227 193,341 234.568 r*ET INCOMF,I(LXPENDITURE) I'ransfers between (und$ (6.270) 42.809 27J46 (42.1109) 2L.076 Net movement In funds 36,539 (15.463) 21,076 RF,CONCJLIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 58.059 153,246 211.305 TOTAL FUND,S CARRITr:D FORWARD 94,598 137.783 232,381 Pagc 19 continued...

HACKNEY CARIBBEAN ELDERLY ORGANISAI'ION NO'I'ES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- ¢ontinued FOR I'HE YEAR E)ED 31 MARCH 2023 12. TANGIBLL b Ixkl) ASSTr'TS Plant and machinery COST At l April 2022 Additsons 18,022 552 AL 31 March 2023 18,574 ]);PRF.C.1ATIQN At l April 2022 Charge for ycar 13,257 1,329 At 31 March 2023 14,5f16 NF,T Bn()K VALUE Al 31 March 2023 3,988 Al 31 March 2022 4,765 13. CREI)I'I'ORS: AMOUNTS FALLINC. DUE THIN ONE YEAR 31.3.23 31.3.22 Trade creditors 4.155 21,573 14. RLSTIIIC'I'F,D FUYDS Analy$l8 of Restricted Fund5 tarrltd forward as ai 31sr M#r¢h 21123 31J.2023 31.3.2022 LB of I lackn¢y-VCS ARTS Pustcod¢ &)Lie(y E&8t L()ndon MIS Foundation- BME Dementia Outreach National Lottcry Lommunity bund Thc Charity of Sir Richard Whittin8toJ Xmas Club Edward GostliEkg North East LA)ndon CCG 5,879 22,54Y 4J25 46.454 30,003 2,013 8,418 6,688 8,605 103,059 18,637 837 6,645 126,329 137,783 Page 20 cotltinued...

11ACKy CARIBBEAN ELDERLY ORGANI.8ATION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - tontinued FOR I'HE YEAR EDED 31 MARCH 2023 15. MOVEMENT IN FUNI)S Net movemcnt in funds At 3113123 At 114122 Unrestricted funds Creneral fund 94,598 45,044 139,642 Reitricted funds Restricted 137.783 (11,454) 126,329 TOTAL FUNDS 132J81 33,59U 265,971 Net movement in fijnds, included in the above are as follows.. Incoming Resources Movcmenl ruour(%s expended in fvnds Unre¥trlcted funds General fund 62,718 (17,674) 45,044 Restrtctcd funds Ktstricted 205,205 (211659) (11,454) TOTAL FUYD.S 267,923 {234J33) Comparadves for movement in funds Net Transfers movement between in funds funds At 3113122 At 114121 iinregtrleted funds General fid 58,059 {6,270) 42,809 94,598 Re$tricted fuDds Restricted 153246 27,346 (42,809) A37,783 TOTAL FLTNDS 211J05 21,076 232.381 Page21 continued...

HAcKTy CARIBBEAN ELDERLY ORGANISATIO NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 i_s. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- continued Comparative net movernent in fimds, included in the aiy)ve ar¢ as follows.. Incoming Resour Movernent resources expended in funds Unrestrlcted funds Cyeneral fund 34,957 (41227) (6,270) Restrl¢ted funds ResLricted 220,687 {193,341) 27.346 'I'o'rAI. )'uhi)s 255.644 (234,568) 21,076 16. RLLA'I'ED PAR'I'Y I)ISCI.OSURFS There were no related paty transa¢tions for th¢ year ¢nded 31 March 2023. Page 22

llAciayEY CARIBBEAN ELDERI,Y ORGANI,SATION DETAILED STATEMEYI T OF FINILNCIAL ACTIVITIES "OR THE YEAR LNDED 31 MARCH 2023 31.3.23 31.3.22 LNCOME Donations MembeTS Contribution Donation.% Grants 633 9,677 23.1,218 15 1,986 248,229 243,528 250,230 Other Charltable activities Fundraising ¢vcnts 23,554 5,401 Inve¥iment income Deposlt account interest 13 Total Incomlng resources 267,923 255.644 EXPLP4DITURE RAi8ing don*tlons and legAeies Xmas Club Costs LuDch Club Costs Transport Costs ALllviti¢s Art & Craft Ex¢r¢ise SJ71 13,090 5,092 4,425 677 1,400 12,298 4,422 2.729 7,808 1,754 36,055 29,Q21 Charltable Acdvldts Wages Pensions Volunteers, Cu5ts Plant and machinery 131,153 6.127 2,911 lJ29 108,158 5,068 622 2.701 141,72D 116,549 Support Costs -Man&gement Ratcs and water Insurance Caryied fonvard 2,464 988 3,452 1,680 924 2,604 Tlus page does not forn] part of the sthtutory fuwicial statements Page 23

HACKNEY CAIUBBEAN ELDERLY ORGANISATION DETAtLED STATEMENT OF FINANCL4L ACTIvrriES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 31.3.23 31.3.22 Management Brought fONd Light and heat Repairs 2nd Rettewals Cleaning Rent Staff Travel 3.452 10,226 6,152 3,030 (7.240) 70 2,604 3,824 3,879 1,826 21.821 15,690 33,954 Flnance Lonsultancy Costs Training and Weltare kemiitment F.xpenscs Telephone Postage and stationery Sundrics Bank Charges strAgi¢ D¢vclopmcDt Cts 20,21)0 105 0,426 3.666 2,916 1,354 337 20,372 1.248 3,840 3,814 1,756 2,474 52 18,200 35,004 51,756 Cyowernancc costs ndepcnd¢nt Examiners b¢¢s Legal and professional costs 2,648 3,216 2,352 936 5,864 3,288 Total resources expended 234 J33 234,568 Net Income 33.590 21,076 This page does not forLn part of th¢ statutory frncial statements Page 24

Patron: Dolly Mayers

Annual Report

Financial Statements 2022/232

Contents

Com an Information p y

Staff [all staff work part-time hours]

Sessional Workers

Core Volunteers

Welcome to HCEO

About HCEO

Our organisation and charitable purpose

Mission

Vision

Values

Introduction from our Chair

Kind Regards

Achievement and Performance

2022/2023 HIGHLIGHTS

Promoting good health/healthy lifestyle

Local partnerships

LUNCHES -freshly cooked in-house each day

FRIENDS WELL-BEING GARDEN

PHYSICAL EXERCISES AND MOVEMENT

ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Members at the V&A – Africa Fashion Exhibition

ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

INNOVATIVE ARTS - Waste Not, Want Not

SEASIDE OUTINGS

COMMIT TO HEALTH

RAISING AWARENESS - education, advocacy & outreach -befriending

Feedback from her colleague, Rijah, who were also present:

ADVOCACY & OUTREACH PROJECT

DEMENTIA AND CARERS’ SUPPORT

VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMME

Staff and volunteers preparing lunch

ACHIEVING A SECURE FINANCIAL FUTURE FOR HCEO

Looking ahead – Exciting times in challenging circumstances

AGEING-GROWING-ENGAGING TOGETHER

LOOKING FORWARD

Sustainability - Areas of focus

Strengthening our activities and services

Raising HCEO’s profile

Voluntary income diversification and income generation

Collaborative & Partnership Working

Space rental

Increased membership

Financial Review

Trustees’ Financial Report and Annual Statements

For the year ended 31 March 2023

Governing document

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

Terms of office for trustees

Risk management

Challenges and future plans

Transactions and Financial position

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of Financial Position

Acknowledgements

Hackney Caribbean Elderly Organisation would like to thank the following organisations and funders for their support throughout the year: