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

## **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 exc*lleni 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: 

- Black (including Black African, Caribbean and other Black identities): **84%** 

- Asian, Arab or Middle Eastern: **12%** 

- Mixed, white or other: **4%** 

## **Locations** 

- **40%** of our visitors were based in Hackney and immediately surrounding boroughs 

- **35%** approached HMC from other inner London boroughs 

- **25%** were from the Greater London area or from outside London 

## **Immigration Status** 

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

## **Themes** 

Our visitors presented with the following issues: 

- Undocumented or overstayed visa: **48%** 

- Limited Leave to Remain: **22%** 

- Refused asylum seeker: **10%** 

- Asylum seeker: **7%** 

   - **43%** were homeless 

   - **69%** had no recourse to public funds 

   - **32%** had a disability or other significant physical or mental health concern 

- Refugee/ILR/naturalised British Citizen: **6%** 

- Other or unknown: **5%** 

- EU citizens with pre-settled or no status: **2%** 

## **Outcomes** 

- ✓ Secured Exceptional Case Funding for **58** people 

- ✓ Assisted **183** people to access legal representation 

- ✓ **73** people had a positive immigration outcome, such as being granted leave to remain 

- ✓ **44** people were supported into short-term and emergency accommodation 

- ✓ **48** people were supported into longer term accommodation 

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

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

## **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: 

- Our resident poet, Erin*, has been able to facilitate the HMC Creative Writing & Poetry group once a month, culminating in a poetry showcase in July 2022 at St Mary’s Old Church, a local community arts venue. 

- Our talented hair stylist, Anabel*, has led numerous Black haircare skill-sharing demonstrations, such as stitch in weave and crochet hair style. 

- Our Recovery College facilitator, Aries*, has led an ongoing therapeutic craft session, which amongst various activities has focused on cross-stitch, as well as delivering a talk on ‘empowerment’. 

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

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

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

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

## **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
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## **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: 

- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or 

- the financial statements do not accord with such records; or 

- the financial statements do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the financial statements give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or 

- the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the 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<br>-<br>14,909<br>**160,462**<br>149,977<br>62,503<br>49,517<br>261,997<br>**Total funds carried forward**|149,977<br>62,503<br>49,517<br>**261,997**<br>102,691<br>85,005<br>97,487<br>285,183<br>Total funds brought forward|**Reconciliation of funds:**|(4,424)<br>(62,503)<br>(34,608)<br>**(101,535)**<br>47,286<br>(22,502)<br>(47,970)<br>(23,186)<br>**Net movement in funds**|-<br>**-**<br>(60,000)<br>60,000<br>-<br>-<br>Transfers between funds|(4,424)<br>(62,503)<br>(34,608)<br>**(101,535)**<br>107,286<br>(82,502)<br>(47,970)<br>(23,186)<br>**Net income / (expenditure) for the year**|211,579<br>62,503<br>134,341<br>**408,423**<br>77,632<br>82,502<br>316,264<br>476,398<br>**Total expenditure**|Campaigns<br>4<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|Covid-19 and Collective Care Team<br>4<br>24,919<br>-<br>-<br>**24,919**<br>22,794<br>-<br>92,492<br>115,286|ECF<br>4<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**-**<br>-<br>-<br>6,631<br>6,631|4<br>-<br>-<br>5,228<br>**5,228**<br>-<br>-<br>3,327<br>3,327<br>Hardship fund|4<br>-<br>-<br>29,451<br>**29,451**<br>-<br>-<br>26,056<br>26,056<br>Grants for Individuals|4<br>-<br>-<br>20,012<br>**20,012**<br>-<br>-<br>106,308<br>106,308<br>Moving out of Hardship|4<br>154,204<br>62,503<br>79,650<br>**296,357**<br>22,888<br>82,502<br>81,450<br>186,840<br>Drop-in and Advice Service|Charitable activities|4<br>32,456<br>-<br>-<br>**32,456**<br>31,950<br>-<br>-<br>31,950<br>Raising funds|**Expenditure on:**|207,155<br>-<br>99,733<br>**306,888**<br>184,917<br>-<br>268,295<br>453,212<br>**Total income**|3<br>5,398<br>-<br>-<br>**5,398**<br>6,340<br>-<br>-<br>6,340<br>Other income|2<br>201,757<br>-<br>99,733<br>**301,490**<br>178,577<br>-<br>268,295<br>446,872<br>Grants, donations and legacies|**Income from:**|Note<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>**£**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£|Unrestricted<br>Designated<br>Restricted<br>**Total**<br>Unrestricted<br>Designated<br>Restricted<br>Total|**2022**<br>2021|
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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$h al bank and in hand
12
30,077
166.861
470
275.827
196.938
276.297
Llabllltl•s:
Creditors.. amounts falling due wthin wr
13
36.476
16.802
N•t ¢urr•nt •ss•ts I Ill*billll•sl
160.462
259.498
Totsl ¥ss•ts less ¢urr•nt Ilabllltl
160,462
261.997
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160.462
261.997
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Resin¢led funds
Unre51ricied fvntts.
Designaièd luThls
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19
14,909
49.518
62.503
149.976
146.663
Total unr•slricled lund$
146,6S3
212.479
To¢AI Gharlty fvnds
160.462
261.997
In prepanng Ihes8 frnanci81 stst8rn8nts'.
For the financ*1 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 Compan*s 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 financ*1 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*￿ cr*npty 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** 

- Resources expended are allocated to the particular activity where the cost relates directly to that activity.  However, the cost of overall direction and administration of each activity, comprising the salary and overhead costs of the central function, is apportioned to the Moving out of Hardship project where the budget allows and the balance to the Drop-In Centre activities, where the bulk of our resources are used. The Hardship Fund and the Grants for Individuals are co-ordinated mainly by volunteers. 

## **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: 

- ˜ Fixtures, fittings and computer equipment 

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



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|Total expenditure 2021<br>**31,950**<br>**186,840**<br>**106,309**<br>**3,326**<br>**26,056**<br>**6,631**<br>**115,286**<br>**-**|**Total expenditure 2022**<br>**32,456**<br>**296,357**<br>**20,012**<br>**5,228**<br>**29,451**<br>**-**<br>**24,919**<br>**-**|Support costs<br>-<br>78,192<br>20<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(78,212)|32,456<br>218,166<br>19,992<br>5,228<br>29,451<br>-<br>24,919<br>78,212|Depreciation<br>2,502|Independent Examiner's fee<br>1,320|AGM and Annual Report<br>679|Other expenses<br>13|Subscriptions and membership<br>932|Insurance<br>1,169|Finance and admin<br>7,657|Office equipment and supplies<br>3,400|Internet<br>569|Office rent<br>7,104|Fundraising<br>417|Working from home costs<br>2,446|Drop-In centre running costs<br>4,772|Food and kitchen supplies<br>1,867|Volunteer and intern expenses<br>3,636|Rent & storage for Drop-In centre<br>9,799|Other direct costs<br>603<br>20|Evaluation and monitoring<br>5,550|CCT purchases<br>18,224|1,475<br>Hardship fund - emergency accommodation|Hardship fund - grants<br>3,753|Grants for individuals<br>29,451|Interpreting and other direct costs<br>10,436|Legal advisors<br>18,365|Project partners' costs<br>10,811|Other staff costs<br>10,831|Staff salaries (Note 7)<br>32,039<br>166,240<br>3,610<br>6,695<br>42,034|£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£|funds<br>Service<br>of Hardship<br>Fund<br>Individuals<br>ECF<br>and CCT<br>costs|raising<br>Advice<br>Moving out<br>Hardship<br>Grants for<br>Covid-19<br>Support|Cost of<br>Drop-In and|Charitable activities|**4**<br>**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<br>Heinz, Anna & Carol Kroch Foundation<br>Hornsey Parochial Charities<br>Kanlungan Filipino<br>Methodist Church Fund for Human Need<br>R L Glasspool Charity Trust<br>Slough & District<br>The Nawaal Fund<br>We Belong<br>West Hackney Parochial Charity<br>Depreciation<br>Loss or profit on disposal of fixed assets<br>Operating lease rentals:<br>Property<br>Independent Examiners' remuneration<br>**Net incoming resources for the year**<br>This is stated after charging / crediting:|**2022**<br>**£**<br>587<br>25,820<br>-<br>750<br>640<br>350<br>450<br>300<br>150<br>-|2021<br>£<br>527<br>28,065<br>170<br>-<br>160<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>579|
|---|---|---|
||29,047|29,501|
||**2022**<br>**£**<br>2,502<br>-<br>7,104<br>1,320|2021<br>£<br>2,502<br>-<br>7,922<br>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<br>Temporary staff cover<br>Social security costs<br>Employer’s contribution to defined contribution pension schemes|**2022**<br>2021<br>**£**<br>£<br>**212,781**<br>180,940<br>**5,396**<br>18,793<br>**15,524**<br>13,356<br>**16,917**<br>14,467<br>**250,618**<br>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<br>Charitable activities<br>Support and governance|**2022**<br>2021<br>**No.**<br>No.<br>**0.8**<br>0.8<br>**4.6**<br>3.7<br>**0.9**<br>1.0<br>**6.4**<br>5.6<br>**Full Time Equivalent**|**2022**<br>2021<br>**No.**<br>No.<br>**0.8**<br>0.8<br>**4.6**<br>3.7<br>**0.9**<br>1.0<br>**6.4**<br>5.6<br>**Full Time Equivalent**|**2022**<br>2021<br>**No.**<br>No.<br>**1.0**<br>1.0<br>**6.0**<br>6.8<br>**2.0**<br>1.2<br>**9.0**<br>9.0<br>**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** 

|£<br>15,592<br>-<br>-<br>15,592<br>13,090<br>2,502<br>-<br>15,592<br>-<br>2,502<br>**Debtors**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>Grants and donations receivable<br>**6,240**<br>Other debtors<br>**23,837**<br>**30,077**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>Trade creditors<br>**5,802**<br>Taxation and social security<br>**5,442**<br>Accruals<br>**20,166**<br>Other creditors<br>**5,066**<br>**36,476**<br>Fixtures and fittings and<br>computer equipment<br>**At the end of the year**<br>At the start of the year<br>**Net book value**<br>At the end of the year<br>At the start of the year<br>Charge for the year<br>**Cost**<br>At the start of the year<br>Additions in year<br>**Depreciation**<br>All of the above assets are used for charitable purposes.<br>Eliminated on disposal<br>At the end of the year<br>Disposals in year|£<br>15,592<br>-<br>-<br>15,592<br>13,090<br>2,502<br>-<br>15,592<br>-<br>2,502<br>**Debtors**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>Grants and donations receivable<br>**6,240**<br>Other debtors<br>**23,837**<br>**30,077**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>Trade creditors<br>**5,802**<br>Taxation and social security<br>**5,442**<br>Accruals<br>**20,166**<br>Other creditors<br>**5,066**<br>**36,476**<br>Fixtures and fittings and<br>computer equipment<br>**At the end of the year**<br>At the start of the year<br>**Net book value**<br>At the end of the year<br>At the start of the year<br>Charge for the year<br>**Cost**<br>At the start of the year<br>Additions in year<br>**Depreciation**<br>All of the above assets are used for charitable purposes.<br>Eliminated on disposal<br>At the end of the year<br>Disposals in year|**Total**<br>**£**<br>**15,592**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
|---|---|---|
||15,592|**15,592**|
||13,090<br>2,502<br>-|**13,090**<br>**2,502**<br>**-**|
||15,592|**15,592**|
||-|**-**|
||2,502|**2,502**|
||**2022**<br>**£**<br>**6,240**<br>**23,837**|2021<br>£<br>112<br>358|
||**30,077**|470|
||**2022**<br>**£**<br>**5,802**<br>**5,442**<br>**20,166**<br>**5,066**|2021<br>£<br>1,109<br>6,006<br>9,226<br>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<br>Net current assets<br>**Net assets**|Designated<br>£<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>145,553<br>-<br>**145,553**<br>**-**<br>General<br>unrestricted||Restricted<br>**Total funds**<br>£<br>**£**<br>-<br>**-**<br>14,909<br>**160,463**<br>**14,909**<br>**160,463**|
||**145,553**|**-**||



## **16 Analysis of net assets between funds (prior year)** 

|**Analysis of net assets between funds (prior year)**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|Tangible fixed assets<br>Net current assets<br>**Net assets**|Designated<br>£<br>£<br>-<br>62,503<br>149,976<br>-<br>**149,976**<br>**62,503**<br>General<br>unrestricted||Restricted<br>**Total funds**<br>£<br>**£**<br>-<br>**62,503**<br>49,518<br>**199,494**<br>**49,518**<br>**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**<br>**Movements in funds**<br>**Restricted funds:**<br>£<br>£<br>_Drop-In and Advice Service_<br>Charles S. French Charitable Trust<br>-<br>3,000<br>Hackney Parochial Charities<br>10,000<br>10,000<br>Mrs Smith & Mount Trust<br>5,000<br>MSN Fund<br>-<br>18,200<br>South Hackney Parochial Charity<br>3,000<br>2,000<br>West Hackney Parochial Charity<br>5,000<br>-<br>_Moving Out of Hardship_<br>20,012<br>-<br>_Grants for Individuals_<br>4,856<br>29,047<br>_Covid-19 Emergency Response and Collective Care Team_<br>London Community Response Fund<br>-<br>30,000<br>_Hardship Fund_<br>Hardship Fund<br>4,650<br>486<br>London Catalyst - Samaritan grant<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>**Total restricted funds**<br>**49,518**<br>**99,733**<br>**Unrestricted funds:**<br>Designated funds:<br>Fixed assets<br>2,503<br>-<br>Drop-in and advice service<br>60,000<br>-<br>Total designated funds<br>62,503<br>-<br>General funds<br>149,976<br>207,155<br>**Total unrestricted funds**<br>**212,479**<br>**207,155**<br>**Total funds**<br>**261,997**<br>**306,888**<br>At the start<br>of the year<br>Incoming<br>resources &<br>gains<br>The National Lottery Community Fund -<br>Moving out of Hardship|**18**<br>**Movements in funds**<br>**Restricted funds:**<br>£<br>£<br>_Drop-In and Advice Service_<br>Charles S. French Charitable Trust<br>-<br>3,000<br>Hackney Parochial Charities<br>10,000<br>10,000<br>Mrs Smith & Mount Trust<br>5,000<br>MSN Fund<br>-<br>18,200<br>South Hackney Parochial Charity<br>3,000<br>2,000<br>West Hackney Parochial Charity<br>5,000<br>-<br>_Moving Out of Hardship_<br>20,012<br>-<br>_Grants for Individuals_<br>4,856<br>29,047<br>_Covid-19 Emergency Response and Collective Care Team_<br>London Community Response Fund<br>-<br>30,000<br>_Hardship Fund_<br>Hardship Fund<br>4,650<br>486<br>London Catalyst - Samaritan grant<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>**Total restricted funds**<br>**49,518**<br>**99,733**<br>**Unrestricted funds:**<br>Designated funds:<br>Fixed assets<br>2,503<br>-<br>Drop-in and advice service<br>60,000<br>-<br>Total designated funds<br>62,503<br>-<br>General funds<br>149,976<br>207,155<br>**Total unrestricted funds**<br>**212,479**<br>**207,155**<br>**Total funds**<br>**261,997**<br>**306,888**<br>At the start<br>of the year<br>Incoming<br>resources &<br>gains<br>The National Lottery Community Fund -<br>Moving out of Hardship|**18**<br>**Movements in funds**<br>**Restricted funds:**<br>£<br>£<br>_Drop-In and Advice Service_<br>Charles S. French Charitable Trust<br>-<br>3,000<br>Hackney Parochial Charities<br>10,000<br>10,000<br>Mrs Smith & Mount Trust<br>5,000<br>MSN Fund<br>-<br>18,200<br>South Hackney Parochial Charity<br>3,000<br>2,000<br>West Hackney Parochial Charity<br>5,000<br>-<br>_Moving Out of Hardship_<br>20,012<br>-<br>_Grants for Individuals_<br>4,856<br>29,047<br>_Covid-19 Emergency Response and Collective Care Team_<br>London Community Response Fund<br>-<br>30,000<br>_Hardship Fund_<br>Hardship Fund<br>4,650<br>486<br>London Catalyst - Samaritan grant<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>**Total restricted funds**<br>**49,518**<br>**99,733**<br>**Unrestricted funds:**<br>Designated funds:<br>Fixed assets<br>2,503<br>-<br>Drop-in and advice service<br>60,000<br>-<br>Total designated funds<br>62,503<br>-<br>General funds<br>149,976<br>207,155<br>**Total unrestricted funds**<br>**212,479**<br>**207,155**<br>**Total funds**<br>**261,997**<br>**306,888**<br>At the start<br>of the year<br>Incoming<br>resources &<br>gains<br>The National Lottery Community Fund -<br>Moving out of Hardship|£<br>(3,000)<br>(20,000)<br>(5,000)<br>(13,650)<br>(3,000)<br>(5,000)<br>(20,012)<br>(29,451)<br>(30,000)<br>(3,228)<br>(2,000)<br>**(134,341)**<br>Outgoing<br>resources &<br>losses|£<br>**-**<br>Transfers|**£**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**4,550**<br>**2,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**4,452**<br>**-**<br>**1,908**<br>**2,000**<br>**14,909**<br>**At the end**<br>**of the year**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||2,503<br>60,000|-<br>-|(2,503)<br>(60,000)||**-**<br>**-**|
||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**<br>**Movements in funds (prior year)**|**he year ended 31 March 2022**<br>**Movements in funds (prior year)**|**he year ended 31 March 2022**<br>**Movements in funds (prior year)**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|At the start<br>of the year<br>Incoming<br>resources &<br>gains<br>**Restricted funds:**<br>£<br>£<br>_Drop-In and Advice Service_<br>Charles S. French Charitable Trust<br>1,000<br>Hackney Parochial Charities<br>8,000<br>10,000<br>MSN Fund<br>-<br>13,200<br>Respond and Adapt Programme<br>-<br>13,250<br>Sisters of the Holy Cross<br>25,000<br>-<br>Souter Charitable Trust<br>1,000<br>-<br>South Hackney Parochial Charity<br>-<br>3,000<br>Tudor Trust<br>15,000<br>-<br>West Hackney Parochial Charity<br>2,500<br>5,000<br>_Access to Justice: Exceptional Case Funding Project_<br>London Legal Support Trust<br>4,631<br>Individual donation<br>2,000<br>_Moving Out of Hardship_<br>The National Lottery Community Fund - Moving out of Hardship<br>21,316<br>105,004<br>_Grants for Individuals_<br>1,411<br>29,501<br>_Covid-19 Emergency Response and Collective Care Team_<br>Anonymous grant<br>3,000<br>Choose Love<br>18,000<br>Churches Together Hampstead<br>3,000<br>East End Community Foundation: East End Emergency F<br>6,000<br>Hackney Parochial Charities<br>2,500<br>Individual and community donations<br>8,472<br>10,125<br>London Catalyst - Samaritan grant<br>London Community Response Fund<br>18,425<br>Respond and Adapt Programme<br>16,750<br>Souter Charitable Trust<br>3,000<br>South Hackney Parochial Charity<br>2,500<br>Tesco Community Grants<br>500<br>The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington<br>4,000<br>The Mbili Charitable Trust<br>2,000<br>_Hardship Fund_<br>Hardship Fund<br>6,437<br>690<br>London Catalyst - Samaritan grant<br>720<br>2,000<br>London Churches Refugee Fund<br>-<br>850<br>**Total restricted funds**<br>**97,487**<br>**272,295**<br>**Unrestricted funds:**<br>Designated funds:<br>Fixed assets<br>5,005<br>Drop-in and advice service<br>80,000<br>Total designated funds<br>85,005<br>-<br>General funds<br>102,691<br>180,917<br>**Total unrestricted funds**<br>**187,696**<br>**180,917**<br>**Total funds**<br>**285,183**<br>**453,212**|||Outgoing<br>resources &<br>losses<br>£<br>(1,000)<br>(8,000)<br>(13,200)<br>(13,250)<br>(25,000)<br>(1,000)<br>(15,000)<br>(2,500)<br>(4,631)<br>(2,000)<br>(106,308)<br>(26,056)<br>(3,000)<br>(18,000)<br>(3,000)<br>(6,000)<br>(2,500)<br>(18,597)<br>(720)<br>(18,425)<br>(16,750)<br>(3,000)<br>(2,500)<br>(500)<br>(4,000)<br>(2,000)<br>(2,477)<br>-<br>(850)<br>**(320,264)**|Transfers<br>£<br>720<br>(720)<br>**-**|**At the end**<br>**of the year**<br>**£**<br>**-**<br>**10,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**3,000**<br>**-**<br>**5,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**20,012**<br>**4,856**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**4,650**<br>**2,000**<br>**-**<br>**49,518**|
||5,005<br>80,000||(2,502)<br>(80,000)|60,000|**2,503**<br>**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**<br>~~28~~|





**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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