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2022-03-31-accounts

TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

31 MARCH 2022

Supported by The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington

Company No: 06426744 | Charity No: 1122363

HACKNEY MIGRANT CENTRE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

CONTENTS

Forward 2
Administrative Details 2-3
Public Benefit Statement 3
What We Do, Our Purpose, Our Strategic Aims 4
Chair’s Report 5
Our Year in Numbers 6
Housing and Destitution Casework 7
Access to Justice 8
Case Studies 9
Social Sessions 10
Our Volunteers 11
Campaigns 12
Financial Review 13
Structure, Governance and Management 14
Trustees Responsibilities in Relation to the Financial Statements 15
Independent examiner’s report 16
Statement of financial activities 17
Balance sheet 18
Notes to the accounts 19- 29

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HACKNEY MIGRANT CENTRE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Forward

The trustees are pleased to present their annual directors’ report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022, which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directors’ report and Companies Act purposes.

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting for Charities: Statements of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2019).

Reference and Administrative Details

Company number: 06426744 Charity number: 1122363

Directors and trustees who served during the year:

Hannah McConnachie Chair
Elizabeth Kolawole-Johnson Vice-Chair
Rosemary Sales Secretary
Roy Hiscock Treasurer (until January 2022)
Christopher Wheatley Treasurer (from November 2021)
Rayah Feldman Trustee
Katharine Meade Trustee
Hannah Ward Trustee (until April 2022)

Senior Management during the financial year:

Dafydd Viney Director of Services (until December 2021) Sue Marris Director of Operations (until September 2021) Dilara Harvey-Smith Operations Manager (from September 2021)

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HACKNEY MIGRANT CENTRE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Registered office: Migrant Centre, The Old Fire Station, 61 Leswin Road, London N16 7NX Independent examiner: Samir Shah, Chartered Accountant Ramon Lee Ltd, 93 Tabernacle Street London EC2A 4BA Bankers: Unity Trust Bank, Four Brindleyplace, Birmingham B1 2JB

Public Benefit Statement

In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, including the guidance “Public Benefit: Running a Charity”. The achievements and activities outlined in this report demonstrate the public benefit arising through the charity’s activities.

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What We Do

Hackney Migrant Centre (HMC) delivers a free, weekly advice and support service for vulnerable migrants on immigration, housing, welfare and access to healthcare. Volunteers also cook and serve a delicious meal each week. We support visitors to our service to resolve their immigration problems and move out of homelessness and destitution in the long-term, as well as assisting them to address immediate issues. Most of our visitors lack secure immigration status and are destitute as a result, a situation exacerbated by the Hostile Environment. We welcome all migrants, regardless of immigration status, nationality or current place of residence.

Our Purpose

To demonstrate solidarity with migrants in Hackney and beyond, including the most vulnerable and marginalised, by welcoming them as our visitors and helping them to access rights and overcome injustice in the immigration system.

Our objects as per our governing document are:

  1. to relieve the needs of migrants, especially those whose immigration statis is precarious, irregular and/or temporary, thought the provision of legal and other advice and advocacy

  2. to relieve financial hardship and destitution among migrants, especially those whose immigration status is precarious, irregular and/or temporary, thought the provision of legal and other advice, advocacy and support

  3. To preserve and protect the physical and mental health of migrants, especially those whose immigration status is precarious, irregular and/or temporary, by providing advice and advocacy to assist them to access health and other relevant services.

  4. To advance the education of the public in general about issues relating to migrants especially those whose immigration status is precarious, irregular and/or temporary, thought the provision of legal and other advice and advocacy

Our Strate ic Aims g

  1. To provide a safe space for our visitors to gather and be welcomed and supported by staff, advisers and volunteers from local communities.

  2. To deliver high quality immigration advice, representation, guidance and support for our visitors in order to obtain secure immigration status.

  3. To deliver high quality advice, representation, guidance and wellbeing support to help our visitors secure housing and move out of destitution.

  4. To campaign to secure changes in policy and practice to advance migrants’ rights locally and nationally.

  5. To build partnerships with relevant organisations and use our knowledge to support the broader immigration sector and migrant communities.

  6. To ensure we are an organisation with strong leadership and good governance, within a framework of diversity and inclusion.

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HACKNEY WGRAKf CEiifRE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 Chairfs Report 11 has been another busy year for the team of volunteers and staff al Hackney Mjgranl Cenlre. Together with our kyofessional advisors. have conknnued lo prowde vital support and advice lo our visrtors to help them r8sofve th￿'r irnmgrat￿n. tthlgng and weNafe problems. The global pandemic continued bLrt Ihere was no'pause. fc our visiiors Their immjgralion and housing problems have teen exa¢efbaled by the pandernic and the Hostile Environrnent which has meant that Ihe avenues lor obtaining extemal immigration advice and support for homeless and deslrtute Fe0P￿ became oven more Iimrted as many services closed. 11 also bgcarne harder lo raise lunds lor o¢Jr work in a dimat¢ %there Iherg is more and mofe need but less chanta￿e funding available. All thi$ has put 9￿al pressure on our volunteers and staff in their Wofk ol supporting visitors through Ihe complem processes requi￿ lo gel legal aid, to find immigration advisets, and lo organise sècure and thJ-term housing solution5 1 want lo thank all ol the staff who ¢onlitwe lo work so hard in difficult or￿ms1OnCe$ and the volunteers who provide Invaluable support lo our communrty of visrtors. In 202112022 we 5ahl good bye lo some exclleni member5 of staff.. Dal VIMY, Difedor ol Services, Sue Marris. Director ofoperaiions.. Anna Mulcahy. A￿5$ lo Justice Worker." and Lauren Stewart. Caseworker lor Migrant Families and Young People We also hatj the opportunity lo welcome a great new member of staff, Dilara Harvey-smilh as Operations Manager. While not in the financial year ol Ihis feport, we've just welcomeil anoth8r two members of slaff. Charfotte Buckley as Director and Sian Davin as Immigration Advisor. an¢J I want lo tske the opportunrty to thank Calherine Oevlin. Casework Adminisiralion and Support Assistant. who has supporte<l HMC through the last 16 months. The Board ol Truste8s are gxciled Ihal OLrr new Director. Chartotte. ts leading on a collabofalrve reviw4 01 our $&rvice wth all our stakeholders to en5ur8 W8 fflaximisg our impact in this Hoslile Environment and post- pandernic landscape. The review Mll also look at how our new Immigration Advisor post can best $upp¢Yt our vi$rtors. While Ihefe arg many challenges in the ch*rty and migranl sethor. there are reasons to be posrtive as we look to the futur8 ol HMC A big thank you tts our communrty of volunleers and supporters. and l am ahvay$ In awe by the resi11ence shown by our visil¢xs in such drffi¢ult circumstances. Thanks to the other Tfuslees who makè chairing th8 Board at Hackney m￿rant Centre a$ure. nah Mcconnachi

HACKNEY MIGRANT CENTRE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Our Year in Numbers

Including on-going cases, we worked with a total of 592 people, with over 700 dependents and family members during the year. 202 people accessed immigration advice and 129 people received welfare and housing advice

Demographics

Our visitors came from 69 different countries and identified as:

Locations

Immigration Status

The status of our visitors when they came to us was:

Themes

Our visitors presented with the following issues:

Outcomes

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Housin and Destitution Casework g

As we have returned to face-to-face housing advice at our Advice Service following the relaxation of Covid-19 safety measures, we have continued to see migrants experiencing extreme hardship as a result of the Hostile Environment policies. These include being forced into street homelessness, sofa-surfing which impacts on their physical and mental health. We have continued to stand in solidarity with our visitors during extremely difficult periods and worked to ensure they have had access to their housing rights and entitlements.

As Covid-19 safety measures reduced, we saw several Local Authorities attempt to evict migrants from ‘Everyone In’ Covid -19 homelessness accommodation. Despite this, we were able to support all of our visitors who have received evictions into alternative accommodation, a large number of whom were granted status whilst they were accommodated by Local Authorities.

As the year progressed, we worked with an increasingly older and more vulnerable group of migrants. We have frequently had to make referrals for assessments by Adult Social Services under the Care Act 2014.to request accommodation and support for migrants with severe physical and mental health conditions. This has required a large amount of advocacy to challenge poor practice and gatekeeping by Adult Social Services and Mental Health teams.

The asylum support system has continued to falter under long-term mismanagement as part of the Hostile Environment. At the end of 2021 over 25,000 people including children continue to be housed in in hotel accommodation for indefinite periods. We have continued to help – individuals access asylum support routinely challenging delays to decision making and failures by sub-contracted private companies to provide accommodation after it has been granted by the Home Office.

Providing migrants with accommodation helps them to access advice and support to regularise their status. We have helped many migrants with homelessness applications to Local Authorities and advocated for their entitlements whilst they were being accommodated under the homelessness duties.

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Access to Justice

The ongoing deterioration in access to legal representation due to the decline in capacity of Law Centres and immigration solicitors at private firms (that have Legal Aid contracts) continues increase the work required to find reliable legal representation. The Hostile Environment has made the suffering of people without immigration status increasingly acute, meaning support needs are more urgent and it is often not possible to provide one-off advice only.

Looking back to 2016, around 26% of new visitors had no current valid immigration status, rising to 56% in 2021. Last year 40% of visitors were homeless, whereas 10 years earlier only 10% had no home. The majority of this cohort are older single adults. They have experienced prolonged and severe hardship because of being undocumented for many years, which in turn created barriers to securing documentation without assistance. For example, they are often homeless, sometimes street homeless, they do not have access to a computer, or family members to assist them, and have been excluded from mainstream systems for a long period. All this creates both practical and personal barriers to navigating the often complex and hostile processes necessary to access their records from statutory services, such as the NHS and the Home Office.

These f actors have combined to create a situation where HMC’s work has shifted from primarily providing one-off advice/on-the-day support and referrals/signposting, to providing indepth casework and support to visitors over time. Over the last year, HMC has started the important process of reviewing our service delivery model and developing a longer-term strategy for ensuring that we are providing the best possible service to visitors, including what level of intervention should be offered to each person, assessing the availability of other support options and determining the right balance between reaching as many people as possible with the ability to support each person meaningfully.

In 2021, HMC has partnered with Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex & London (RAMFEL) on a pilot project to undertake casework to effectively assist visitors to gather the evidence to make a successful application based on 20 years’ continuous residence in the UK. The outcome of the Access to Justice team ’s support with evidence-gathering has been a clear increase in the speed at which applications are progressing. In addition, we have observed Legal Aid firms become more willing to take the cases on when we have gathered the evidence. Although more work is required to prepare, the cases are progressed more quickly resulting in visitors being granted Leave to Remain and moving out of homelessness and destitution sooner.

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Case studies

Visitor names have been changed to protect confidentiality.

Grace

Grace arrived in the UK in 1998 to join her father who was a British national. She attended HMC for advice in early 2022. At the time she was without a legal status in the UK despite having been eligible for almost four years to apply for leave to remain b ased on 20 years’ continuous residence in the UK. Grace had made multiple attempts to regularise her status since 2018 but she had not been able to access affordable legal advice. She applied for a Fee Waiver on three occasions, but the Home Office refused because she had not provided sufficient supporting documentation. Grace had been destitute and homeless for many years, sofa surfing and relying on friends for food. When Grace first came to HMC, she was sleeping in a chair at a friend’s house, which wa s exacerbating her asthma and arthritis. In mid-2019, in response to the refusal of the Fee Waiver, the Home Office placed her on immigration bail.

→ HMC assisted Grace to secure medical records that proved her continuous residence since 1998.

John

John is refugee who is living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). After many years of struggling to manage his condition, he eventually suffered a breakdown. During this time, he failed to renew his visa, which meant he lost his right to work in the UK and consequently his job. John became homeless and slept rough, while still suffering from acute PTSD symptoms. At HMC, John accessed immigration advice to help him understand the situation he was in and his options. We helped John find an immig ration solicitor. However, in the meantime, John’s mental and physical health worsened to the point that he became a severe risk to himself. HMC made a referral for John under the Care Act and advocated to help him access the accommodation and support he needed for his health.

→ Eight months after initial referral, John was able to move into self-contained accommodation and begin accessing community mental health services, while awaiting the outcome of his immigration application. John attends the monthly wellbeing and social support sessions at HMC and is hoping to

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Social Sessions

One of the ways we kept the sense of community alive at HMC during the 16 months that the centre was closed due to Covid-19 was through the Collective Care Team project, which provided visitors with ongoing material and social support throughout the worst of the pandemic. Volunteers were paired with individual visitors and kept in regular touch over the phone, developing strong and supportive friendships over this time. But while this connection provided a ‘lifeline’ for many people, these individual relationships could never replace the benefit of community-based, peer support.

We returned to face to face sessions from August 2021 onwards, but the Advice Service was ‘paused’ on the last Wednesday of each month, to provide an opportunity to invite visitors back to the centre for social support and to start rebuilding the community connections lost during the pandemic. These monthly “Social Sessions” provided a space for newer visitors to connect with others, as well as a chance for former visitors to reconnect with the volunteers and staff who had supported them over the phone during the pandemic.

From the outset, the sessions were set up as an open social space, where visitors could come and spend the day, meet others and socialise, have a cup of coffee, a nutritious lunch, take part in activities or find a quiet space to sit and read. It was always intended to be an active space, where returning visitors could be involved directly in the activities which took place during the session:

The Social Session has provided an opportunity for caseworkers to speak with visitors in person fairly regularly, which is often preferable to checking in over the phone. It has also been an avenue for engaging with other projects and local organisations outside of HMC, such as the ‘Singing Blankets’. After about 10 months of supporting the development of this space, it is clear how much potential there is for visitors to support each other in a meaningful way on their own terms, as well as contributing to HMC services and community.

*Name changed to protect identity.

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Our Volunteers

We have over 50 volunteers at any one time supporting the advice service. Many of them are former visitors who remain part of the HMC community. It wouldn’t be possible to run our – service without their help and support from welcoming visitors to cooking lunch, collecting donations of food and carrying out a range of casework tasks to help visitors access services – and the support they need volunteers are an integral part of who we are.

“Hopelessness, helplessness and the fear of the unknown future was what I was feeling when I walked into Hackney Migrant Centre (HMC). There is a saying that "Life is like a book. Some chapters are sad, some happy and some are exciting. But if you never turn the page, you will never know what the next page holds. HMC is my next page. HMC had been very helpful and supportive. HMC had made me realise that "Life is like a camera. Just focus on what's important, capture the good times, develop from negatives and if things don't turn out. Take another shot". My other shot is being a volunteer at HMC. I am grateful to HMC for allowing me to volunteer during the social gathering where lots of activities were involved. I lead the art and craft class. I teach how to do cross stitch designs and mod podge creations. I gave a talk on Empowerment for men and women, this is to encourage other people whom might have been in the same position as I was previously. Volunteering at HMC had enabled me to socialise with other people, helped me to get my self-esteem back, teach other people skills that will be helpful and relaxing for them. I am now hopeful for a better future”.

Aries*

*Name changed to protect identity

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Campaigns

Our casework team use the knowledge and experience gained through their casework to inform campaigns that seek to tackle some of the root causes of the problems facing the people we work with. Below are some examples of this:

We contributed data, case studies and first- hand knowledge to Public Interest Law Centre’s paper ‘ The Case for Broadening the Scope of Immigration Legal Aid ’ . This briefing paper was produced in response to the Government’s open consultation on the ‘New Plan for Immigration’, using evidence from HMC to demonstrate the need for bringing immigration cases back into “scope” for legal aid to replace the cumbersome a nd costly system of ECF.

We p rovided evidence as part of Islington Law Centre’s litigation challenging the application of the “10 -Year-Route-to- Settlement” for children and young people. Thel challenge successfully demonstrated that it is not proportionate to expect those who are born in or arrive in the UK as children to complete 10 years’ continuous residence before being granted indefinite leave to remain. In October 2021, the Home Office published an updated policy which allowed young people aged 18-24 who have lived more than half their life in the UK to settle via a shorter concessionary route of five (rather than 10) years, in part in response to the litigation.

We contributed data and first-hand testimonies, both from visitors and HMC’s Access to Justice Coordinator, to research conducted by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI). Their report “We Also Want To Be Safe – Undocumented Migrants Facing COVID in a Hostile Environment” explores undocumented migrants’ experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic and the charities such as HMC supporting this group and was used as part of JCWI’s campaign to make sure the government’s COVID inquiry includes migrants.

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Financial Review

During the year the charity’s income amounted to £ 306,888, slightly less than the previous year (2021: £453,212). Expenditure for the year was £408,423 (2021: £476,398).

Our expenditure was lower than the previous year as we ended the CCT project which helped some of most vulnerable visitors. Our expenditure for 2021/22 was in line with our normal budget.

The result for the year was a deficit of £101,535 (2021 deficit: £23,186), which, combined with our funds brought forward, gives us total funds of £160,462 at 31 March 2022. Out of these funds, £14,909 are restricted for specific purposes set by the donors and therefore £145,553 are unrestricted.

Reserves policy

In common with other charitable organisations of a similar size, we rely on our funders to provide the finances which enable the organisation to operate. We cannot assume that such funding will continue so we are constantly attempting to ensure that adequate funding is in place to continue our services. While this has not so far been a problem, the director and trustees consider it appropriate to ensure that we are able to continue the service in the event of a funding hiatus. We estimate that an unrestricted reserve of a minimum of three months’ expenditure is necessary for this purpose and for the year under review such reserves would be a minimum of £102,000.

The trustees consider that the charity’s reserves will provide financial security for the future. The reserves held in unrestricted funds, which have not been designated or invested in fixed assets, at 31 March 2022 were £145,553 (2021: £149,976), therefore adequately meeting our reserves requirements.

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Structure Governance and Management

Governing document

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 14 November 2007 and registered as a charity on 17 January 2008. The company’s operations are governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 14 November 2007.

Recruitment and appointment of directors/trustees

The directors of the company are also the charity’s trustees for the purposes of ch arity law.

The number of directors shall not be less than three but (unless otherwise determined by ordinary resolution) shall not be subject to any maximum.

The directors have no beneficial interest in the company other than as members and all guarantee to contribute up to £10 in the event of winding up.

As set out in the Articles of Association, one third of the directors shall retire by rotation at each annual general meeting. No paid employee is eligible to serve as a director or trustee.

Trustee induction and training

New trustees are initially provided with copies of the Memorandum and Articles of association together with the most recent annual report. All trustees continue to maintain a good working knowledge of charity and company law and best practice by studying the Charity Commission newsletters and attending appropriate external courses. The trustees aim to maintain a broad spectrum of specialised abilities and experience on the board, thus enhancing the ongoing successful operation of the organisation.

Organisation

The trustees are responsible for the development and operation of the charity and day to day tasks are delegated to the senior management team.

Pay policy for staff

Staff remuneration reflects appropriate skills level in National Joint Council salary levels and includes Inner London weighting.

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HACKNEY MIGRANT CENTRE TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 Trustees, Responsibilities in Relation To The Financial Ststements The Iruslees (who are aLso directors of Hackney m￿ran1 Centre lor the pwposes of Company I￿) are responsible lor preparin9 Ihe tru51ees' annual repKJrt and the financial slalement5 in ac¢ordance with applicable law and Unrted ￿ngdoM A¢¢ounbng Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepled AC￿￿nting Practi￿1. Company lth¥ require5 trust￿ lo prepare finanual statements finanrAal y&ar which give a tru& and fair vhew of state ol affairs of Ihe chantable company and ol the incoming resources and application ol resources. including the Income and expendrture ol the chantaue company for that year ln weparirrfJ these financial sialements. the Irustee5 are required to.. Se￿cl 5Ultable accoun&n9 and then apply Ihern ¢onsislently'. Obs8Ne the rnelhods and prinupfes in Ihe Chairties SORP. Make judgments and estirnales Ihal are re350nable and kyudenl". State whelher applicable UK AccoLtnling Standards have been followed. su*ct to any material departures dtsclosed and eX￿aIned in the financial statements". Prepare Ihe financial statem8nts on Ihe goin9 Co￿eM basis unless il 1$ inappropriate lo yesume that ¢harrtaty• company wiu ¢ontinu8 to operate. The trustees are rèsponsible lor keeping proper a￿OUntIng r8cords that disclose with reaSona￿e accuracy at any time the finanual oi$rt￿n ol the ¢hantable cornpany and enatAe Ihern lo ensu￿ Ihal the finanual statement$ CoM￿Y the COrnpan￿$ Ad 20Cfj They are also ￿sPonSIb￿ lor safeguarding the assels ol th8 charitab16 company aTrJ hence lor taking reasonable steps for Ihe prevenlion and detedion ol fra￿j and other Irregulanlies This report has toen prepared In accordan￿ wrth Ihe speual provisions relaiing lo small companies within Part 15 01 the Compan￿9 Act 2006. APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSAND SIGNEO ON ITS BEHALF BY NNAH MCCONNACHIE- CHAIR 191121202L 15

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF HACKNEY MIGRANT CENTRE

I report on the financial statements of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2022.

This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with the Charities Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity's trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body, for my Independent Examination, for this report, or for the opinions I have formed.

Respective responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the charitable com pany for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”).

Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the charitable company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s financial statements as carried out under section 145 of the Chari ties 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

The company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the ICAEW.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that:

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 financial statements to be reached.

SAMIR SHAH – CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT RAMON LEE LTD 93 TABERNACLE STREET LONDON EC2A 4BA 2022

19/12/2022

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145,553
-
14,909
160,462
149,977
62,503
49,517
261,997
Total funds carried forward		 149,977
62,503
49,517
261,997
102,691
85,005
97,487
285,183
Total funds brought forward		 Reconciliation of funds: (4,424)
(62,503)
(34,608)
(101,535)
47,286
(22,502)
(47,970)
(23,186)
Net movement in funds		 -
-
(60,000)
60,000
-
-
Transfers between funds		 (4,424)
(62,503)
(34,608)
(101,535)
107,286
(82,502)
(47,970)
(23,186)
Net income / (expenditure) for the year		 211,579
62,503
134,341
408,423
77,632
82,502
316,264
476,398
Total expenditure		 Campaigns
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Covid-19 and Collective Care Team
4
24,919
-
-
24,919
22,794
-
92,492
115,286		 ECF
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
6,631
6,631		 4
-
-
5,228
5,228
-
-
3,327
3,327
Hardship fund		 4
-
-
29,451
29,451
-
-
26,056
26,056
Grants for Individuals		 4
-
-
20,012
20,012
-
-
106,308
106,308
Moving out of Hardship		 4
154,204
62,503
79,650
296,357
22,888
82,502
81,450
186,840
Drop-in and Advice Service		 Charitable activities 4
32,456
-
-
32,456
31,950
-
-
31,950
Raising funds		 Expenditure on: 207,155
-
99,733
306,888
184,917
-
268,295
453,212
Total income		 3
5,398
-
-
5,398
6,340
-
-
6,340
Other income		 2
201,757
-
99,733
301,490
178,577
-
268,295
446,872
Grants, donations and legacies		 Income from: Note
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£		 Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Total
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Total		 2022
2021

H#ckn•y Migranl Centr• B4linc• sh••t Company no W26744 As al 31 Ma￿h 2022 2022 2021 Note Flxed i$$•ts'. Tang1b1e assèts 11 2,502 2.502 Cun•nt ss•ts: DeDlors Ca$h al bank and in hand 12 30,077 166.861 470 275.827 196.938 276.297 Llabllltl•s: Creditors.. amounts falling due wthin wr 13 36.476 16.802 N•t ¢urr•nt •ss•ts I Illbillll•sl 160.462 259.498 Totsl ¥ss•ts less ¢urr•nt Ilabllltl 160,462 261.997 T￿1 n•t ass•ts I Illabllitl•sl 160.462 261.997 Th• lunds olth• ¢h•rlty.' Resin¢led funds Unre51ricied fvntts. Designaièd luThls Gèn•ral funds 19 14,909 49.518 62.503 149.976 146.663 Total unr•slricled lund$ 146,6S3 212.479 To¢AI Gharlty fvnds 160.462 261.997 In prepanng Ihes8 frnanci81 stst8rn8nts'. For the financ1 yèar ended 31￿ Mar¢h 2022 c(rygrry was enlrtkd lo exemplthl Irom audit under seCt￿n 477 Companies Ael 20CE No member of the cornpany has deposiled a nolth. purnuant to Sec￿ 478. requirinq an audit ol these financial stsitrmenls under Ihe requirements of the Compans Act 2C The directors acknowkdge their respon￿bil￿￿ lor ensurir¥J Ihal the (x)rnpany keeps ac¢cxJnling records wh￿h mpw with sett￿)n 386 of the Act 8nd ￿ prepariryJ financ1 statements wh¢h GNe a true 8nd faif view of the stale of affairs of the ¢ornpany as al the end of Ihe Tinancpl Fer￿1 and ol ils profrt or k)ss lor the financkal ￿riod in accordanc8 with the requir8rnents of SeCt￿nS 394 and 395 and Other￿ crnpty wlh the fequirements olthe Compan￿5 Aet 20[￿ rela￿ng lo accounts, so far as appli8ble to the r￿mp8ny. Those accounts have b8en prepared in ￿d#[￿ ilh the ￿$1)n$ to cunpanies subj￿1 to the small eompani8s' regime. These accounts were approved and aulhonsed for tssue by Ihe Board of Dire#￿5 and Twsiees on 191121202 and ggned on Ils behaw by". nnah Mcconnach Chair of Trustees

Hackney Migrant Centre

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2022

1 Accounting policies

a) Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy or note.

b) Public benefit entity

The charitable company meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

c) Going concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern.

The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

d) Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and that the amount can be measured reliably.

The 'grants, donations and legacies' heading on the Statement of Financial Activities includes unrestricted grants and donations, given in general to the organisation and restricted grants and donations which are given for specific elements of our work.

For legacies, entitlement is taken when a distribution is received from the estate. Where legacies have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is a treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material.

Income received in advance of the provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met.

e) Donations of gifts, services and facilities

Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item or received the service, any conditions associated with the donation have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), volunteer time is not recognised so refer to the trustees’ annual report for more information about their contribution.

On receipt, donated gifts, professional services and donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.

f) Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.

g) Fund accounting

Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor. Expenditure which meets these criteria is charged to the fund.

Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources received or generated for the charitable purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.

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Hackney Migrant Centre

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2022

1 Accounting policies (continued)

h) Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:

˜ Costs of raising funds relate to the costs incurred by the charitable company in inducing third parties to make voluntary contributions to it, as well as the cost of any activities with a fundraising purpose

Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of delivering services undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

i) Allocation of support costs

j) Operating leases

Rental charges are charged on a straight line basis over the term of the lease.

k) Tangible fixed assets

Items of equipment are capitalised where the purchase price exceeds £500. Depreciation costs are allocated to activities on the basis of the use of the related assets in those activities. Assets are reviewed for impairment if circumstances indicate their carrying value may exceed their net realisable value and value in use.

Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write down the cost of each asset to its estimated residual value over its expected useful life. The depreciation rates in use are as follows:

4 years

l) Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

m) Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

n) Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

o) Pensions

The charity pays employer contributions to defined contribution pension schemes.

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Hackney Migrant Centre

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2022

2
Unrestricted
£
AB Charitable Trust
20,000
Allen & Overy Foundation
5,000
Charles S. French Charitable Trust
Choose Love
Churches Together Hampstead
Dischma Charitable Trust
5,000
East End Community Foundation : East End Emergency Fund
Hackney Parochial Charities
London Catalyst - Samaritan Grant
London Community Response Fund
London Legal Support Trust
Margaret Hayman Charitable Trust
Mrs Smith & Mount Trust
MSN Fund
Respond and Adapt Programme
Sir Jules Thorn Trust
1,250
Sisters of the Holy Cross
20,000
Society of the Holy Child Jesus
Souter Charitable Trust
South Hackney Parochial Charity
Southall Trust
1,000
The Blue Moon Trust
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington
30,000
Th David & Ruth Lewis Charitable Trust
20,000
The Mbili Charitable Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund
Trust for London Trustee Distribution Fund
West Hackney Parochial Charity
102,250
Hackney Parochial Charities
Heinz, Anna & Carol Kroch Foundation
Kanlungan Filipino
Methodist Church Fund for Human Need
-
Community Supporters
13,087
78,526
Fundraising
7,894
201,757
3
Unrestricted
£
5,398
Government covid support (furlough and SSP)
5,398
Indivdual Donations and gift aid
Trusts and Foundations
Grants for Individuals
Other small grants
Anonymous and other small grants
Income from grants, donations and legacies
Earned income
Other income		 £
3,000
10,000
2,000
30,000
5,000
18,200
2,000
70,200
587
25,820
750
640
1,250
29,047
486
99,733
£
-
Restricted
Restricted		 2022 Total
£
20,000
5,000
3,000
-
-
5,000
-
10,000
2,000
30,000
-
-
5,000
18,200
-
1,250
20,000
-
-
2,000
1,000
-
30,000
20,000
-
-
-
-
-
172,450
587
25,820
750
640
1,250
29,047
13,087
79,012
7,894
301,490
2022
Total
£
5,398
-
5,398		 2021 Total
£
-
-
-
18,000
3,000
-
6,000
12,500
2,000
18,425
-
-
-
13,200
30,000
-
-
20,000
3,000
5,500
1,000
20,000
34,000
-
2,000
105,004
7,500
5,000
4,350
310,479
527
28,065
-
160
749
29,501
11,076
91,845
3,971
446,872
2021
Total
£
4,748
1,592
6,340

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Total expenditure 2021
31,950
186,840
106,309
3,326
26,056
6,631
115,286
-		 Total expenditure 2022
32,456
296,357
20,012
5,228
29,451
-
24,919
-		 Support costs
-
78,192
20
-
-
-
-
(78,212)		 32,456
218,166
19,992
5,228
29,451
-
24,919
78,212		 Depreciation
2,502		 Independent Examiner's fee
1,320		 AGM and Annual Report
679		 Other expenses
13		 Subscriptions and membership
932		 Insurance
1,169		 Finance and admin
7,657		 Office equipment and supplies
3,400		 Internet
569		 Office rent
7,104		 Fundraising
417		 Working from home costs
2,446		 Drop-In centre running costs
4,772		 Food and kitchen supplies
1,867		 Volunteer and intern expenses
3,636		 Rent & storage for Drop-In centre
9,799		 Other direct costs
603
20		 Evaluation and monitoring
5,550		 CCT purchases
18,224		 1,475
Hardship fund - emergency accommodation		 Hardship fund - grants
3,753		 Grants for individuals
29,451		 Interpreting and other direct costs
10,436		 Legal advisors
18,365		 Project partners' costs
10,811		 Other staff costs
10,831		 Staff salaries (Note 7)
32,039
166,240
3,610
6,695
42,034		 £
£
£
£
£
£
£
£		 funds
Service
of Hardship
Fund
Individuals
ECF
and CCT
costs		 raising
Advice
Moving out
Hardship
Grants for
Covid-19
Support		 Cost of
Drop-In and		 Charitable activities 4
Analysis of expenditure		 For the year ended 31 March 2022 Notes to the financial statements Hackney Migrant Centre
408,423 - 408,423 2,502 1,320 679 13 932 1,169 7,657 3,400 569 7,104 417 2,446 4,772 1,867 3,636 9,799 623 5,550 18,224 1,475 3,753 29,451 10,436 18,365 10,811 10,831 250,618 £ 2022 Total
476,400 - 476,400 2,502 1,830 400 1,509 1,593 870 6,326 134 379 7,922 966 1,374 3,530 43 106 1,575 160 - 96,598 252 3,074 26,056 7,563 18,460 64,790 830 227,556 £ Total 2021

Hackney Migrant Centre

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2022

5 Grant making

We grant small amounts of cash, usually £10 or £20 to visitors to our Drop-In centre, known as Hardship grants which cover emergency costs they may have such as food, travel and personal care items. Each grant is assessed on an individual basis and the visitor signs a receipt confirming they have received it. Grants are paid from our restricted Hardship Fund, which is funded by grants and donations specifically earmarked for the purpose.

We also apply for grants on behalf of visitors to our centre which we pass on to them.

During 2021/22, we received 166 grants (2021: 178) totalling £29,047 (2021: £29,501) for our visitors. The grants received are kept in a separate bank account to the rest of the organisation's cash. The grants are received and paid to the individuals usually within 2 weeks of receipt, therefore the balance on this fund carried forward will be paid subsequently. In the rare occasion that we cannot subsequently contact the grant recipient, then the funds are paid back to the grantor. The grants were received from the following organisations:

Hackney Parochial Charities
Heinz, Anna & Carol Kroch Foundation
Hornsey Parochial Charities
Kanlungan Filipino
Methodist Church Fund for Human Need
R L Glasspool Charity Trust
Slough & District
The Nawaal Fund
We Belong
West Hackney Parochial Charity
Depreciation
Loss or profit on disposal of fixed assets
Operating lease rentals:
Property
Independent Examiners' remuneration
Net incoming resources for the year
This is stated after charging / crediting:		 2022
£
587
25,820
-
750
640
350
450
300
150
-		 2021
£
527
28,065
170
-
160
-
-
-
-
579
29,047 29,501
2022
£
2,502
-
7,104
1,320		 2021
£
2,502
-
7,922
1,830

6 Net incoming resources for the year

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Hackney Migrant Centre

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2022

7 Analysis of staff costs, trustee remuneration and expenses, and the cost of key management personnel

Staff costs were as follows:

Salaries and wages
Temporary staff cover
Social security costs
Employer’s contribution to defined contribution pension schemes		 2022
2021
£
£
212,781
180,940
5,396
18,793
15,524
13,356
16,917
14,467
250,618
227,556

No employee earned more than £60,000 during the year (2021: nil).

The total employee benefits including pension contributions of the key management personnel were £77,884 (2021: £91,403). The higher than usual figure in 2020/21 was due to additional management support due to Covid.

The charity trustees were not paid or received any other benefits from employment with the charity in the year (2021: £nil). No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity (2021: £nil). No trustee claimed travel expenses in 2021 or 2022.

8 Staff numbers

The average number of employees (head count based on number of staff employed) during the year was as follows:

Raising funds
Charitable activities
Support and governance		 2022
2021
No.
No.
0.8
0.8
4.6
3.7
0.9
1.0
6.4
5.6
Full Time Equivalent		 2022
2021
No.
No.
0.8
0.8
4.6
3.7
0.9
1.0
6.4
5.6
Full Time Equivalent		 2022
2021
No.
No.
1.0
1.0
6.0
6.8
2.0
1.2
9.0
9.0
Average Head Count
6.4 5.6

9 Related party transactions

There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties. There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2022.

10 Taxation

The charitable company is exempt from corporation tax as all its income is charitable and is applied for charitable purposes.

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Hackney Migrant Centre

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2022

11 Tangible fixed assets

£
15,592
-
-
15,592
13,090
2,502
-
15,592
-
2,502
Debtors
2022
£
Grants and donations receivable
6,240
Other debtors
23,837
30,077
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2022
£
Trade creditors
5,802
Taxation and social security
5,442
Accruals
20,166
Other creditors
5,066
36,476
Fixtures and fittings and
computer equipment
At the end of the year
At the start of the year
Net book value
At the end of the year
At the start of the year
Charge for the year
Cost
At the start of the year
Additions in year
Depreciation
All of the above assets are used for charitable purposes.
Eliminated on disposal
At the end of the year
Disposals in year		 £
15,592
-
-
15,592
13,090
2,502
-
15,592
-
2,502
Debtors
2022
£
Grants and donations receivable
6,240
Other debtors
23,837
30,077
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2022
£
Trade creditors
5,802
Taxation and social security
5,442
Accruals
20,166
Other creditors
5,066
36,476
Fixtures and fittings and
computer equipment
At the end of the year
At the start of the year
Net book value
At the end of the year
At the start of the year
Charge for the year
Cost
At the start of the year
Additions in year
Depreciation
All of the above assets are used for charitable purposes.
Eliminated on disposal
At the end of the year
Disposals in year		 Total
£
15,592
-
-
15,592 15,592
13,090
2,502
-		 13,090
2,502
-
15,592 15,592
- -
2,502 2,502
2022
£
6,240
23,837		 2021
£
112
358
30,077 470
2022
£
5,802
5,442
20,166
5,066		 2021
£
1,109
6,006
9,226
461
36,476 16,802

12 Debtors

13 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

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Hackney Migrant Centre

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2022

15 Analysis of net assets between funds

Analysis of net assets between funds
Tangible fixed assets
Net current assets
Net assets		 Designated
£
£
-
-
145,553
-
145,553
-
General
unrestricted		 Restricted
Total funds
£
£
-
-
14,909
160,463
14,909
160,463
145,553 -

16 Analysis of net assets between funds (prior year)

Analysis of net assets between funds (prior year)
Tangible fixed assets
Net current assets
Net assets		 Designated
£
£
-
62,503
149,976
-
149,976
62,503
General
unrestricted		 Restricted
Total funds
£
£
-
62,503
49,518
199,494
49,518
261,997
149,976 62,503

17 Legal status of the charity

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The liability of each member in the event of winding up is limited to £10.

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Hackney Migrant Centre

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2022

18
Movements in funds
Restricted funds:
£
£
Drop-In and Advice Service
Charles S. French Charitable Trust
-
3,000
Hackney Parochial Charities
10,000
10,000
Mrs Smith & Mount Trust
5,000
MSN Fund
-
18,200
South Hackney Parochial Charity
3,000
2,000
West Hackney Parochial Charity
5,000
-
Moving Out of Hardship
20,012
-
Grants for Individuals
4,856
29,047
Covid-19 Emergency Response and Collective Care Team
London Community Response Fund
-
30,000
Hardship Fund
Hardship Fund
4,650
486
London Catalyst - Samaritan grant
2,000
2,000
Total restricted funds
49,518
99,733
Unrestricted funds:
Designated funds:
Fixed assets
2,503
-
Drop-in and advice service
60,000
-
Total designated funds
62,503
-
General funds
149,976
207,155
Total unrestricted funds
212,479
207,155
Total funds
261,997
306,888
At the start
of the year
Incoming
resources &
gains
The National Lottery Community Fund -
Moving out of Hardship		 18
Movements in funds
Restricted funds:
£
£
Drop-In and Advice Service
Charles S. French Charitable Trust
-
3,000
Hackney Parochial Charities
10,000
10,000
Mrs Smith & Mount Trust
5,000
MSN Fund
-
18,200
South Hackney Parochial Charity
3,000
2,000
West Hackney Parochial Charity
5,000
-
Moving Out of Hardship
20,012
-
Grants for Individuals
4,856
29,047
Covid-19 Emergency Response and Collective Care Team
London Community Response Fund
-
30,000
Hardship Fund
Hardship Fund
4,650
486
London Catalyst - Samaritan grant
2,000
2,000
Total restricted funds
49,518
99,733
Unrestricted funds:
Designated funds:
Fixed assets
2,503
-
Drop-in and advice service
60,000
-
Total designated funds
62,503
-
General funds
149,976
207,155
Total unrestricted funds
212,479
207,155
Total funds
261,997
306,888
At the start
of the year
Incoming
resources &
gains
The National Lottery Community Fund -
Moving out of Hardship		 18
Movements in funds
Restricted funds:
£
£
Drop-In and Advice Service
Charles S. French Charitable Trust
-
3,000
Hackney Parochial Charities
10,000
10,000
Mrs Smith & Mount Trust
5,000
MSN Fund
-
18,200
South Hackney Parochial Charity
3,000
2,000
West Hackney Parochial Charity
5,000
-
Moving Out of Hardship
20,012
-
Grants for Individuals
4,856
29,047
Covid-19 Emergency Response and Collective Care Team
London Community Response Fund
-
30,000
Hardship Fund
Hardship Fund
4,650
486
London Catalyst - Samaritan grant
2,000
2,000
Total restricted funds
49,518
99,733
Unrestricted funds:
Designated funds:
Fixed assets
2,503
-
Drop-in and advice service
60,000
-
Total designated funds
62,503
-
General funds
149,976
207,155
Total unrestricted funds
212,479
207,155
Total funds
261,997
306,888
At the start
of the year
Incoming
resources &
gains
The National Lottery Community Fund -
Moving out of Hardship		 £
(3,000)
(20,000)
(5,000)
(13,650)
(3,000)
(5,000)
(20,012)
(29,451)
(30,000)
(3,228)
(2,000)
(134,341)
Outgoing
resources &
losses		 £
-
Transfers		 £
-
-
-
4,550
2,000
-
-
4,452
-
1,908
2,000
14,909
At the end
of the year
2,503
60,000		 -
-		 (2,503)
(60,000)		 -
-
62,503 - (62,503) - -
149,976 207,155 (211,578) - 145,553
212,479 207,155 (274,081) - 145,553
261,997 306,888 (408,422) - 160,462

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Hackney Migrant Centre

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2022 19 Movements in funds (prior year)

he year ended 31 March 2022
Movements in funds (prior year)		 he year ended 31 March 2022
Movements in funds (prior year)		 he year ended 31 March 2022
Movements in funds (prior year)
At the start
of the year
Incoming
resources &
gains
Restricted funds:
£
£
Drop-In and Advice Service
Charles S. French Charitable Trust
1,000
Hackney Parochial Charities
8,000
10,000
MSN Fund
-
13,200
Respond and Adapt Programme
-
13,250
Sisters of the Holy Cross
25,000
-
Souter Charitable Trust
1,000
-
South Hackney Parochial Charity
-
3,000
Tudor Trust
15,000
-
West Hackney Parochial Charity
2,500
5,000
Access to Justice: Exceptional Case Funding Project
London Legal Support Trust
4,631
Individual donation
2,000
Moving Out of Hardship
The National Lottery Community Fund - Moving out of Hardship
21,316
105,004
Grants for Individuals
1,411
29,501
Covid-19 Emergency Response and Collective Care Team
Anonymous grant
3,000
Choose Love
18,000
Churches Together Hampstead
3,000
East End Community Foundation: East End Emergency F
6,000
Hackney Parochial Charities
2,500
Individual and community donations
8,472
10,125
London Catalyst - Samaritan grant
London Community Response Fund
18,425
Respond and Adapt Programme
16,750
Souter Charitable Trust
3,000
South Hackney Parochial Charity
2,500
Tesco Community Grants
500
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington
4,000
The Mbili Charitable Trust
2,000
Hardship Fund
Hardship Fund
6,437
690
London Catalyst - Samaritan grant
720
2,000
London Churches Refugee Fund
-
850
Total restricted funds
97,487
272,295
Unrestricted funds:
Designated funds:
Fixed assets
5,005
Drop-in and advice service
80,000
Total designated funds
85,005
-
General funds
102,691
180,917
Total unrestricted funds
187,696
180,917
Total funds
285,183
453,212		 Outgoing
resources &
losses
£
(1,000)
(8,000)
(13,200)
(13,250)
(25,000)
(1,000)
(15,000)
(2,500)
(4,631)
(2,000)
(106,308)
(26,056)
(3,000)
(18,000)
(3,000)
(6,000)
(2,500)
(18,597)
(720)
(18,425)
(16,750)
(3,000)
(2,500)
(500)
(4,000)
(2,000)
(2,477)
-
(850)
(320,264)		 Transfers
£
720
(720)
-		 At the end
of the year
£
-
10,000
-
-
-
-
3,000
-
5,000
-
-
20,012
4,856
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,650
2,000
-
49,518
5,005
80,000		 (2,502)
(80,000)		 60,000 2,503
60,000
85,005 - (82,502) 60,000 62,503
102,691 180,917 (73,632) (60,000) 149,976
187,696 180,917 (156,134) - 212,479
285,183 453,212 (476,398) - 261,997
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Hackney Migrant Centre

Notes to the financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2022

Purpose of Restricted and Designated Funds 2021/22:

Drop-In Centre

All grants received for the Drop-In Centre were towards general running costs of the service, with the exception of MSN Fund , which is towards salary costs for the the Volunteer Co-ordinator post.

Moving Out of Hardship

National Lottery Community Fund- Moving out of Hardship - funding for our “Moving Out of Hardship” project, which was carried out in partnership with Coram Children’s Legal Centre and Haringey Migrant Support Centre. The project finished in May 2021.

Covid-19 Emergency Response and Collective Care Team

We received funding from the London Covid Response Fund to continue the work of our Collective Care Team and move to post-covid working. The Collective Care Team has distributed food, phone credit and other necessities throughout the crisis.

Grants for individuals

Grants received from the organisations listed in note 5 to be passed on to individual visitors.

Hardship Fund

Hardship Fund - donations and gift aid received for our Hardship Fund which pays out small grants or pays for emergency accommodation to individuals in need

London Catalyst Samaritan Grant - for hardship payments to visitors

Designated Funds

Fixed Assets - the net book value of the fixed assets has been transferred to a designated fund from which the depreciation will be expensed each year over the useful life of the assets.

Drop-in and advice service - the trustees designated these funds, made up of grants received in March 2021, for use in our Drop-in and Advice Service in the 2021/22 year, to cover staff costs, running costs and legal advice costs, to ensure that this service can operate effectively. This income has now been spent.

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