Helping to transform communities from the inside out
Hope North London Limited | CRN: 03630927 | Registered Charity: 1073072
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Company Overview
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Contents
Hope North London Limited (a company limited by guarantee) 913 High Road London N12 8QJ
Chairman’s Report...3
Treasurer’s Report...6
Board of Directors...7
Reference and Administrative Details...8
Company Registration Number: 03630927 Charity registered in England and Wales: 1073072
www.hopenorthlondon.org.uk info@hopenorthlondon.org.uk Hope North London @HopeNorthLondon
Hope North London Limited | CRN: 03630927 | Registered Charity: 1073072
Independent Examiner’s Report...11
Financial Statements...12
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Passionate about Potential
Do you have a passion? At Hope North London we are passionate about seeing people and communities reach their potential. We have a vision of lives renewed and estates transformed into living communities buzzing with hope. Even though the size of the task is great, we are excited by the journey… and we see results.
2024 was our 26[th] year of operation and has been the start of a new season, with the receipt of a new grant to fund youth work on the estate, an expanded set of Christmas celebrations, and new trainees in the café.
Passionate about People
Hope North London is run by local resident volunteers engaging together in community transformation in North London, and has been helping local communities achieve their hopes and dreams for 25 years.
“Doing life together” is the hallmark of our work, inspiring transformation from the inside out. We’re not about doing things for people, but with people, helping our neighbours and friends to dream dreams, and then supporting them as they achieve their goals. We help people build community and grow in confidence, self-belief and resilience.
We know our model works when we see families and residents overcome extreme personal challenges, including drug dependency and domestic violence, and then take up roles of responsibility within their communities. This transformative personal development is possible because Hope North London is there to provide practical help, food and clothing, counselling and coaching.
Hope North London Limited | CRN: 03630927 | Registered Charity: 1073072
We see children and young people positively engage in their community while personally growing and flourishing.
Our estates have an issue with food poverty and so we feed people at most of our groups and activities. We work closely with local foodbanks helping to ensure those in the community who are hungry to gain reliable access to food. Partnering with St Barnabas Church allowed us to once again continue the Love Christmas Campaign in 2024 – this year providing over 110 Christmas Dinner Boxes and over 600 Bags of Kindness to local families who were most in need of a helping hand.
Passionate about Projects
At Hope North London we don’t have a bricks-and-mortar existence, our impact comes purely through the people we are and the things we do.
Together with local residents we run highly successful free kids and youth groups, coffee mornings, community events and outings, group and oneto-one befriending and mentoring, help with managing finances and formfilling, and accompany people to appointments.
2024 saw the third year of our ‘Kids Matter Parenting Course’ in the Green Man Community Centre on the Strawberry Vale estate. This course provides a safe space for new parents on the estates to meet each other, share experiences, and learn how to build healthy and happy family relationships. The course continues to have good attendance and is becoming an embedded and established part of life for young parents on the estate.
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In 2024 we continued to hold successful events and groups across the estate and the Enterprise Café:
Enterprise Programme
The café continues to thrive, with 5 trainees taking part and a previous trainee becoming Assistant Manager. The team successfully catered a large conference and a wedding demonstrating real growth in skills and confidence.
Community Events
We partnered with Church@Five to deliver an Autumn Lights celebration with free food, sparklers, a fire pit and a pumpkin hunt event. We hosted “play outs” throughout the summer and September giving free outdoor games, crafts and food for all families. We also celebrated Easter across all groups including a visit from the Easter Bunny and the distribution of 600 goodie bags to all households on the estate.
Families, Children and Youth
This year has been full of activity and connection across our community. Our weekly Tea & Toast sessions every Thursday have continued to provide a welcoming space for parents and carers. The hopeyouth group has continued to grow and this year did a trip to a local woodland. The annual hopefamilies outing to Willows Activity Farm was enjoyed by many local families. We also delivered Kids Matter parenting courses, equipping parents with practical tools and encouragement, and rounded off the year with a family camping weekend, which deepened relationships and created lasting memories.
Hope North London Limited | CRN: 03630927 | Registered Charity: 1073072
Christmas Celebrations
Christmas was a joyful season of celebration and generosity across our community. We hosted a Big Christmas Party, welcoming hundreds of local residents to enjoy festive food, games, music, and a wonderful sense of togetherness. Our Community Advent Calendar brought the Christmas story to life, with new posters appearing in windows each day, gradually lighting up the neighbourhood and building excitement. We also held a Volunteers’ Christmas Party to celebrate and thank our amazing local volunteers with a shared meal, quiz, and a small gift of appreciation. Practical support was a key focus too: we delivered 110 Christmas Dinner Boxes to families in need, complete with everything for a festive meal and wrapped, age-appropriate gifts for every child, and distributed over 600 Christmas Goodie Bags to every household on the Strawberry Vale and The Grange estates. Children and young people also enjoyed their own celebrations, with a hopekids Christmas Party full of games, food, and presents, and a special hopeyouth trip for bowling and a meal to round off the season .
Practical Support
We continued to be a first point of contact for local residents in need, offering support, advice, and a listening ear. Our partnership with the St Barnabas Foodbank remained strong, with regular contributions and the weekly use of the HNL minibus to transport goods. In addition, we ran a weekly shopping trip for residents, helping them access affordable supermarkets and easing the pressure of rising living costs.
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Passionate about Progress
We see real change in the community. Providing positive activities reduces anti-social behaviour. Building community relationships reduces intolerance, racism and issues with young people from neighbouring estates. Being part of a team that decides and delivers activities sees residents empowered and grow in confidence. Training and developing skills helps with employability and resilience.
Passionate about Partnerships
At Hope North London we don’t insist on ploughing our own furrow, we love to partner with other organisations who share our passion. We actively seek out partnerships with other community organisations as we believe we can achieve more together.
We work with local agencies: The London Borough of Barnet, CommUnity Barnet, St Barnabas Church, Barnet Homes, Peabody, church@five, and the Green Man Management Group which manages the Community Centre on Strawberry Vale who partner with us by giving us the space free of charge to deliver our programmes free of charge to local residents.
Hope North London Limited | CRN: 03630927 | Registered Charity: 1073072
Do you want to put your passion to work renewing lives and transforming communities? The difference is hope. That's the difference we're seeing day by day. With your help we can continue to make a difference.
Jon Jarritt Chairman 12 October 2025
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At Hope North London we are a volunteer led organisation and are fortunate to have experienced professionals taking responsibility for our corporate functions, all of whom give their time and expertise for free.
Our business model involves minimal overheads and running costs and as a result we ensure that the financial donations we receive deliver the maximum possible impact to the community. All our projects are costed and fully funded up front and we hold a small prudent level of cash reserves sufficient to cover contingencies.
We are very grateful to the committed community of individual donors that have given generously over the year, as well as St Barnabas Church who continues to support through direct financial provision and a number of in-kind donations including office space and amenities. These donations enable us to employ our professional children’s and youth workers to run our projects (in particular the enterprise café) and support our volunteers.
During 2024 we continued to build up our fundraising activities in advance of growing the charity in line with our vision.
From a financial perspective our work is fully dependent on the donations and grants we receive. Throughout the pandemic and subsequent recovery the continued generosity of our donors and funding partners has largely continued, and despite the many challenges the charity remains in good health.
As well as our donors our thanks go to all our other supporters who contribute in a range of different ways. We would especially like to thank the Friends of Hope North London, the Green Man Centre Management Group for the use of the Community Hall, and St Barnabas North London for office space for other administrative support, all at no cost to our projects.
Jon Jarritt Chairman (and acting Treasurer) 12 October 2025
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Board of Directors
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Helen Shannon Projects Director
Jon Jarritt Chairman (Jan 2023 – present)
Helen is Minister of church@five (C of E). She and her family live on the Strawberry Vale estate.
Jon is a management consultant working in the infrastructure and built environment sectors.
“Hope North London works with groups, families and individuals to transform their lives and their neighbourhoods.”
“It is a great honour and privilege to have the opportunity to serve Hope North London and the estates it works on”
Elizabeth Burgon Director (appointed June 2023)
Jan Kovar Enterprise Director
Jan retired from a career in the banking sector to work as a volunteer leading Hope North London’s Enterprise Programme.
Elizabeth is a pharmacy assistant who has lived and worked locally, and loyally supported Hope North London for many years
“I am looking forward to seeing the impact of the Enterprise Program on our first cohort of trainees.”
“Hope North London’s strength is its ability to unite the local community”
Hope North London Limited | CRN: 03630927 | Registered Charity: 1073072
Rosie Smith Company Secretary (appointed June 2023)
Rosie is a qualified company secretary currently working in a local school, and a member of the St Barnabas congregation
“Hope North London has had a huge impact on the local area over the last 25 years”
Andy Gliddon Director (appointed March 2023)
Andy is associate vicar of St Barnabas and represents a key governance link back to our home church.
“Hope North London transforms communities through coming alongside individuals in the everyday”
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Reference and Administrative Details
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Charity name Hope North London Limited (changed from Hope House (North London) Limited by member resolution effective 27 January 2014) Registered office 913 High Road London N12 8QJ Company Registration Number 03630927
Charity Registration Number 1073072
Trustee
The corporate trustee of the charity is Hope North London Limited. Those who served as directors of the corporate trustee (the “Directors”) during the year and up to the date of this report are:
receives remuneration or other financial benefit from their work with the charity. All Directors are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £10 in the event of a winding up. The number of guarantees at 31 December 2024 was six.
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Mr. Jon Jarritt (Treasurer to 30 Dec 2022, Chair to present)
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Rev. Helen Shannon (Projects Director)
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Mr. Jan Kovar (Enterprise Director)
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Ms Elizabeth Burgon – appointed 30 June 2023
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Mrs Rosemary Smith (Secretary, appointed 30 June 2023)
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Rev Andrew Gliddon – appointed 27 Mar 2023
No Director has any beneficial interest in the company, and no Director
Organisational structure and appointment of Directors
Hope North London Limited is an independent charity established as a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital under the Companies Acts 2006 by the adoption of a memorandum and articles of association dated 8 September 1998. It was initially funded and subsequently supported by St Barnabas Church, 913 High Road, London, N12 8QJ.
Through the course of 2024 the charity had an average of 10 employees. At the date of this report the company has 10 employees, which include the Enterprise Café manager, and four trainees. The company is administered by a board of directors which meets approximately every month depending on the charity’s activities.
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The Directors regularly review the constitution of the trustee body to ensure that the Directors bring a wide range of experience and professional skills to the organisation. When a gap is identified, or a Director relinquishes office, a discussion is held at the subsequent trustee meeting to identify any suitable people who may be available and interested in filling the gap. Any new Directors are appointed under the provisions of the company’s articles of association and are provided with an appropriate briefing of the charity.
Objectives and aims
The charity was established to provide facilities and services primarily but not exclusively to residents in the London Borough of Barnet, with special concern for persons who through their social or economic situation are in need, with the intention to cater for their social, educational, physical, spiritual, emotional and general welfare needs. The main activities of the charity through which it meets the above objectives, and a summary of the main achievements, are set out in the “Chairman’s Report” of this Annual Report and on the charity’s website.
Directors’ responsibilities
Company and charity law requires the Directors to prepare Financial Statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the profit or loss of the company for that period. In preparing those Financial Statements, the Directors are required to:
(i) select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; (ii) observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
(iii) make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; (iv) state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
v) prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business.
The Directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and 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 for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charity’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of Financial Statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Reserves and Going Concern
The Directors aim to establish reserves adequate to cover the immediate expenses and operational costs of the activities performed. The level of restricted and unrestricted reserves at 31 December 2024 respectively were £41,606 (2023: £17,195) and £25,558 (2023: £36,526).
Risk Management
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The Directors have considered the risks to which the charity is exposed and have considered ways of mitigating those risks.
The major financial risk concerns the need for a constant flow of donations and grants and the Directors are making every effort to consolidate relationships with current donors and develop new sources of income.
There is key person risk if the Projects Director were to leave the charity. The charity mitigates that risk by placing a high emphasis on the development of staff and volunteers at all levels through training courses and close on-the-job mentoring.
There is operational risk that inappropriate actions of those involved in charity activities could result in injury, loss, damage, or reputational harm. To guard against this risk the charity maintains comprehensive policies and procedures reflecting best practice. Consideration is given to the training needs of staff and volunteers. The staff and activities of the charity are covered by employers and public liability insurance.
Public Benefit Statement
The Directors confirm that in accordance with section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 they have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charities Commission. They confirm that the activities of the Charity are for the benefit of the public in general.
The Directors submit their report together with the accounts for the year to 31 December 2024 which have been prepared in accordance with the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and with the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the charity.
Jonathan Jarritt Chairman 12 October 2025 he
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Independent Examiner’s Report
Independent Examiner’s report to the Directors of ‘Hope North London Limited’
I report to the directors of the charity trustee on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 12 to 19.
Respective responsibilities and basis of report
As the directors of the charity’s corporate trustee (who are also the directors of the company 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 charity’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:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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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
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the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by (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.
Sarah Patrick FCA
St Albans, England October 2025
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Statement of Financial Activities
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Balance Sheet
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Cash Flow Statement
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Notes to the Financial Statements
(1) ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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913 High Road
London N12 8QJ
Company Registration Number: 03630927 Registered UK Charity: 1073072
www.hopenorthlondon.org.uk info@hopenorthlondon.org.uk Hope North London @HopeNorthLondon
Helping to transform communities from the inside out
Hope North London Limited | CRN: 03630927 | Registered Charity: 1073072
Directors’ Report & Accounts | year ended 31 Dec 2024