# STEP UP HUB

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1059876
- **Other names:** HELP SOMALIA FOUNDATION, HSF
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Dec. 19, 1996
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1059876


## Contact

- **Address:** MORAN HOUSE, SUITE 12a, 449-451 HIGH ROAD, LONDON
- **Postcode:** NW10 2JJ
- **Phone:** 02088303568
- **Email:** info@stepuphub.org
- **Website:** www.stepuphub.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF SOMALI REFUGEES WHO ARE RESIDENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING SUCH REFUGEES WITH FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, COUNSELLING, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING SERVICES IN MATTERS SUCH AS ASYLUM, IMMIGRATION, MONEY, DEBTS, WELFARE BENEFITS, HOUSING, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT AND IN SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE ASSOCIATION THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY DETERMINE.  (2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY OF PERSONS IN SOMALIA AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY PROVIDING THEM WITH FOOD, SHELTER, TOOLS FOR RECONSTRUCTION, MEDICINE, CLOTHING AND ARTIFICIAL LIMBS AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE ASSOCIATION THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY DETERMINE.  (3) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE SOMALIS OR OF SOMALIAN DESCENT BY ADVANCING EDUCATION AND BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED.  (4) TO PROMOTE GOOD RACE RELATIONS BY ENDEAVOURING TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE OR CLAN AFFILIATION AND ENCOURAGING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS RESIDING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET AND ELSEWHERE.

**Activities:** Step Up Hub formerly known as Help Somalia Foundation (HSF) is a platform for people of all ages, genders and ethnicities to access support and services to enable positive steps towards more inclusive and valued communities.

**Area of benefit:** LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET, ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN SOMALIA




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Amateur Sport, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Areas of operation

- Kenya
- Somalia
- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £368345 | £390002 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £69250 | £87074 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £125366 | £183646 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £219708 | £76474 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £162578 | £117788 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dr LAWRENCE MENSAH AKWETEY
- Hassina Yassin — appointed Sept. 12, 2011
- MR ABDUL KADIR AHMED NURI
- Safo Mohamed — appointed Dec. 4, 2017
- YASSIN ELMI ALI — appointed Dec. 3, 2012