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2024-08-31-accounts

Charity number: 1138901 Registered number: 07237600

OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: ASHBURTON PARK

(A company limited by guarantee)

DIRECTORS’ REPORT AND INDEPENDENTLY

EXAMINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: ASHBURTON PARK (A company limited by guarantee)

CONTENTS

Page
Reference and administrative details of the company, its trustees and advisers 1
Directors' report 2 – 6
Examiners' report 7
Statement of financial activities 8
Balance sheet 9
Notes to the financial statements 10 – 14

OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: ASHBURTON PARK (A company limited by guarantee)

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE COMPANY, ITS DIRECTORS AND ADVISERS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Directors / Trustees

P J Campbell C P Fergus-Ferrell (appointed 21 December 2023) D Charles-Lambert D E Trott

Company registered number

07237600

Charity registered number

1138901

Registered office

1 Kennington Road, London SE1 7QP

Company secretary

K Agar

Independent examiner

Mr Matt Ryan, FCCA Numbers Ltd

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: ASHBURTON PARK (A company limited by guarantee)

DIRECTORS' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

The Directors (who are also trustees of the charity) present their annual report together with the financial statements of Oasis Community Hub: Ashburton Park (the company) for the year ended 31 August 2024. The Directors confirm that the Annual report and financial statements of the company comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the company's governing document and the provisions of the Charities SORP 2019 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).

Structure, governance and management

a. CONSTITUTION

The Company is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by a Memorandum of Association on 27[th] April 2010 and is a registered charity number 1138901.

The principal objects of the Company are the advancement for the public benefit of education and health, the preservation and protection of public health generally, the relief of persons who are in need, hardship or distress and the prevention and relief of poverty.

The Directors confirm that they have paid due regard to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when setting the charity’s objectives and planning its activities.

b. METHOD OF APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF TRUSTEES

The management of the Company is the responsibility of the Directors who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Articles of Association. The appointment of new directors is at the discretion of the existing directors (and/or the Guarantor).

c. POLICIES ADOPTED FOR THE INDUCTION AND TRAINING OF TRUSTEES

Policies for the induction and training of new directors follow those of the ultimate parent, Oasis International Association Ltd.

d. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DECISION MAKING

Oasis Community Hub: Ashburton Park (the Company) is a company limited by guarantee, whose registered number is 07237600. It is also a registered charity, number 1138901. The Company is governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association of 27[th] April 2010. The Company is controlled by the Directors who are also the Trustees. The company was founded by Oasis Charitable Trust, however Oasis Community Partnerships is the immediate parent and sole member. The Company does not have a share capital. Directors are appointed by a majority of Directors or the Guarantor. The Directors have delegated the day to day activity of the Company to the Community Hub Leader, but retain responsibility for major strategic and governance decision.

The Company was established in furtherance of Oasis Charitable Trust and Oasis Community Partnerships intention to deliver individual and community transformation through local community hubs. As each Hub will need to respond to the issues and needs arising in its own locality and in order to engage local involvement each hub will operate as an independent legal entity but expressing the consistent ethos of Oasis.

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: ASHBURTON PARK (A company limited by guarantee)

DIRECTORS' REPORT (Cont.) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

e. RISK MANAGEMENT AND GOING CONCERN

The Directors have assessed the major risks to which the company is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the company, and are satisfied that systems and procedures are in place to mitigate our exposure to the major risks.

The risks and impact of the cost of living crisis have been assessed by the Directors and they are satisfied that risks have been mitigated wherever possible. We have confirmed grant commitments from our major funders covering the period up to and beyond August 2024.

The Directors consider that Oasis Community Hub: Ashburton Park has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and, for this reason, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the accounts.

Objectives and Activities

The objective of the company is to operate as a catalyst for community transformation by facilitating improvements in the lives of individuals and growth in community activity and cohesion. This will be achieved by identifying and understanding the needs and strengths within the community and by applying the Oasis Ethos to everything. The Oasis Ethos is:

Achievements and Performance

2023 – 24 has brought another year of change for Oasis community Hub: Ashburton Park. Under new Hub leadership, the Charity, has started to deliver two exciting projects, as well as recruiting two additional members of staff. This included the following activities:

360 Volunteer Mentoring

The 360 Mentoring Programme seeks to establish and maintain a new connection between young people with a reliable, trusted adult volunteer mentor, all while strengthening the existing relationships in a young person’s life by positively engaging with their home, community and school networks. The underlying belief of the 360 Mentoring is that every child deserves at least one adult who is enthusiastic about them, and willing to go above and beyond to invest in and advance their interests to help them grow, develop, and reach their full potential.

This year we have trained 30 mentors, who are now being matched with young people that are at risk of school exclusion, to build a positive long-lasting relationship and to provide consistent support and guidance. The mentoring takes place in the local community or in school for at least an hour, once a week for 18 months.

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: ASHBURTON PARK (A company limited by guarantee)

DIRECTORS' REPORT (Cont.) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

100 Years of Ashburton Park – Development Phase

After being successful in receiving funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Hub has partnered with Croydon Council and the Friends of Ashburton Park to engage the local community in a year of consultation and engagement to ensure local people are at the heart of shaping the design, redevelopment and activities that will take place over the next three years. The Hub led the work engaging children, young people, teachers and youth workers in a series of events, surveys and Idea Labs. The findings will be presented to the Heritage Lottery Fund, which will determine if the Delivery Phase of the project will process from Summer 2025.

1 to 1 School Mentoring

We have also started to offer 1 to 1 mentoring at both Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary and Secondary this year, having recruited a youth mentor in the last few months. This work will be built on next year, having received ‘New Deal’ funding which will enable us to recruit an additional youth mentor who will start with us at the beginning of September 2024.

Relationship of Oasis Community Hub: Ashburton Park to other Oasis companies

The Hub has three relationships with the wider Oasis group:

  1. With the national group of Oasis organisations

  2. With the Oasis Community Partnerships group

  3. With the Ashburton Park Academies

These are described below as follows:

1. The national Oasis Group

The Oasis family of charities in the UK has been structured to enable the entire group to benefit from working together towards national objectives while at the same time being able to deliver maximum impact in local communities. The challenge of running a national charity is in ensuring the correct needs are being addressed in local communities, while the advantage is working collaboratively at a national level to minimise cost locally and benefitting from the value of interdependent working. This ‘hybrid structure’ has been developed to ensure that local ownership and oversight is achieved whilst leveraging economies of scale.

At a national level, Oasis Charitable Trust is responsible for all Oasis’ activities in the UK and is the parent company for three national subsidiaries. These are:

  1. Oasis Community Learning – a multi-academy chain running 53 academies across England

  2. Oasis Community Partnerships – a charity delivering community development work

  3. Oasis Community Housing – a housing charity supporting vulnerable adults and young people

2. The Oasis Community Partnerships Group

Within this group structure, Oasis Community Partnerships is responsible for all of Oasis’ community development work in the UK. It is the national holding company for 20 local Oasis Community Hubs and one Trading Company, delivering integrated community development work in a number of targeted neighbourhoods across the country.

Oasis Community Hub: Ashburton Park is a local subsidiary of Oasis Community Partnerships, which, in the same way as the group structure, is also a hybrid model. This enables sharing of resources, best practice and central support functions while Oasis Community Hub: Ashburton Park operates locally in order to respond appropriately to the needs of the local area. As a result, Oasis Community Hub: Ashburton Park benefits from higher quality and cheaper infrastructure than it would be able to access as entirely standalone organisation.

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: ASHBURTON PARK (A company limited by guarantee)

DIRECTORS' REPORT (Cont.) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

3. Oasis Community Hub: Ashburton Park and its partnership with Oasis Academies

Oasis Community Hub: Ashburton Park is governed by a local board of trustees, who are accountable for the financial management of the hub, overseeing the development of projects to meet local needs and ensuring that those projects benefit from any funds raised. As explained above, Oasis Community Hub: Ashburton Park is a subsidiary of Oasis Community Partnerships, which in turn is a subsidiary of Oasis Charitable Trust.

Oasis Community Hub: Ashburton Park delivers integrated community development work in the community surrounding Oasis Academy Ryelands (primary school), Oasis Academy Arena (secondary school) and Oasis Academy Shirley Park (all-through school). One objective of Oasis Community Hub: Ashburton Park is to provide wrap around care for students and their parents/careers at the Academies. Therefore, Oasis Community Hub: Ashburton Park works in close partnership with all three Oasis Academies in order to provide integrated and holistic community transformation.

Financial review

The total incoming resources during the year ended 31[st] August 2024 amounted to £135,676 (2023: £29,760). Expenditure amounted to £111,122 (2023: £37,002). The overall result is a surplus of £24,554 (2023: deficit of £7,242) leaving retained funds of £28,971 (2023: £4,417).

Reserves

The Directors continue to review the Hub’s need for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission and have adopted a policy to set aside funds of approximately three months running costs which we estimate to be £27,780 for 2024/25. The total level of funds as at 31 August 2024 is £28,971 (2023: £4,417), with unrestricted funds of £5,967 (2023: £4,417) and restricted funds of £23,004 (2023: £nil). The reserves policy has therefore been met.

Going concern

The Directors have considered the risks to the Hub, including the impact of the cost of living crisis, and these include the ability for the Hub to carry out its activities. The Directors have confirmed that the major sources of grant funding are committed. Furthermore, the Directors are confident that costs will only be incurred to the extent that funding is secured. The Directors are confident that the Hub has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future and, for this reason, the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the accounts.

Plans for the future

We have appointed a Hub Leader and several activities and projects have developed. Funding has been secured from Heritage Lottery in order to develop the Ashburton Lodge into a centre available to youths in the area. In addition, funding has been secured to deliver a 360-mentoring programme as well as varied youth services.

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: ASHBURTON PARK (A company limited by guarantee)

DIRECTORS' REPORT (Cont.) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT

The Directors (who are also Trustees of Oasis Community Hub: Ashburton Park for the purposes of charity law) are responsible for preparing the Directors' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the Directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Directors are required to:

The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

This report was approved by the Directors on 16 April 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

Peter Campbell

Director

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: ASHBURTON PARK (A company limited by guarantee)

EXAMINER’S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2024.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

have not been met; or

Mr Matt Ryan, FCCA

32 High Street, Wendover, Bucks, HP22 6EA

Date: 16 April 2025

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: ASHBURTON PARK (A company limited by guarantee)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Unrestricted
funds
Restricte
d funds
Note
2024
£
2024
£
INCOME
Grants
- 43,123
Other Income
81,978
10,575
TOTAL
81,978
53,698
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Charitable activities
3
80,428
30,694
TOTAL
80,428
30,694
MOVEMENT IN TOTAL FUNDS FOR THE
YEAR – NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
FOR THE YEAR
1,550
23,004
Transfers between funds
-
-
Total funds at 1 September 2023
4,417
-
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31 AUGUST 2024
5,967
23,004		 Total
funds
2024
£
43,123
92,553
135,676
111,122
111,122
24,554
-
4,417
28,971		 Total
funds
2023
£

-
29,760

29,760


37,002

37,002
(7,242)
-
11,659
4,417

The notes on pages 10 and 14 form part of these financial statements.

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: ASHBURTON PARK

(A company limited by guarantee)

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2024

2024 2024 2023 2023 2023
Note £ £ £ £
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank 26,418 5,827
Accounts receivable 5 18,505 -
44,923 5,827 5,827
CREDITORS:amounts falling due
within one year 6 (15,952) (1,410)
NET CURRENT ASSETS 28,971 4,417
NET ASSETS 28,971 4,417
CHARITY FUNDS
Restricted funds 23,004 -
Unrestricted funds 5,967 4,417
TOTAL FUNDS 28,971 4,417

For the year ending 31/08/2024 the company was entitled to exemption under section 479a of the Companies Act 2006 relating to subsidiary companies. No members have required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).

The financial statements were approved by the Directors on 16 April 2025 and signed on their behalf, by:

Peter Campbell Director

The notes on pages 10 and 14 form part of these financial statements.

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: ASHBURTON PARK (A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008). The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' published in March 2005, applicable accounting standards and the Companies Act 2006.

1.2 Company status

The company is a company limited by guarantee incorporated and domiciled in the UK and is a public benefit entity. Oasis Community Partnerships is the sole member of the company. The address of the registered office is 1 Kennington Road, London, SE1 7QP. In the event of the company being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the company.

1.3 Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Directors in furtherance of the general objectives of the company and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors which have been raised by the company for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund.

1.4 Income

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of financial activities when the company is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy and the likelihood of receipt of the income is gifts and donations are recognised on receipt.

1.5 Expenditure

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:

• Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of educational activities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs.

• Other expenditure represents those items not falling into any other heading. Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs which support the College’s educational operations and activities.

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: ASHBURTON PARK (A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont.)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

1.6 Debtors

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

1.8 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.

1.9 Financial instruments

The company 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. Financial assets held at amortised cost comprise cash and bank and in hand, together with trade and other debtors. Financial liabilities held at amortised cost comprise bank loans and overdrafts, trade and other creditors.

1.10 Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates, assumptions about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an on-going basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects the current and future periods.

In the view of the directors, no assumptions concerning the future or estimation uncertainty affecting assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date are likely to result in a material adjustment to their carrying amounts in the next financial year.

1.11 Reconciliation with previously accepted Generally Accepted Accounting Practice

In preparing the accounts, the trustees have considered whether in applying the accounting policies required by FRS 102 and the Charities SORP FRS 102 the restatement of comparative items was required. In their estimation, the impact of transitioning is not material to the financial statements and therefore the restatement of comparative items is not required. The transition date was 1 September 2014.

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: ASHBURTON PARK (A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont.)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

2. INCOME

Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
funds
2024
£
2024
£
2024
£
Gifts & Donations
-
-
-
Grants
-
43,123
43,123
Other Income
81,978
10,575
92,553
81,978
53,698
135,676
3.
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
funds
2024
£
2024
£
2024
£
Staff costs
56,038
25,901
81,939
Consultancy
12,350
- 12,350
Other expenditure
12,040
4,793
16,833
Total Direct Costs
80,428
30,694
111,122
4.
NET INCOMING RESOURCES / (RESOURCES EXPENDED)
This is stated after charging:
2024
£
Auditor's remuneration
410
During the year, no Directors received any remuneration (2023 - £NIL).
During the year, no Directors received any benefits in kind (2023 - £NIL).
During the year, no Directors received any reimbursement of expenses (2023 - £NIL).
5.
DEBTORS
2024
£
Trade Debtors
18,505
18,505		 Total
funds
2023
£
-
-
29,760
29,760
Total
funds
2023
£
-
27,417
9,585
37,002
2023
£
300

2023
£
-
-

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: ASHBURTON PARK

(A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

6. CREDITORS:

Amounts falling due within one year

Creditors
Intercompany		 2024
£
12,700
3,252
15,952		 2023
£
300
1,110
1,410

7. STATEMENT OF FUNDS

Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds		 Brought
Forward
Transfers
between
funds
Income
2024
Expenditure
2024
Carried
Forward
£
£
£
£
£
4,417
-
81,978
(80,428)
5,967
-
-
53,698
(30,694)
23,004
4,417
-
135,676
(111,122)
28,971

8. ULTIMATE PARENT UNDERTAKING

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Oasis Community Partnerships, a company incorporated in England (registered number 08749179) and a registered charity (number 1163889). Oasis Community Partnership prepares consolidated financial statements, and this is the smallest group for which accounts are prepared that incorporate Oasis Community Hub: Ashburton Park. Copies of these financial statement can be obtained from its registered office at 1 Kennington Road, London, SE1 7QP.

OCP’s principle objectives are to:

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OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: ASHBURTON PARK (A company limited by guarantee)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024

Oasis Charitable Trust (OCT) is the Ultimate Parent and is a company incorporated in England (registered number 02818823) and a registered charity (registered charity number 1026487). Oasis Charitable Trust prepares consolidated financial statements which include the results of Oasis Community Hub: Ashburton Park, and this is the largest group for which accounts are prepared that include this company. Copies of the Oasis Charitable Trust group financial statements are available from its registered office at 1 Kennington Road, London, SE1 7QP.

OCT’s principle objectives are to:

9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In the year Oasis Community Partnerships recharged expenses of £5,076 (2023: £1,200) for support costs.

During the year £91,778 (2023: £29,760) of Hub Leader Income was received from Oasis Community Partnerships.

At the year-end £3,252 was owed by the hub to Oasis Community Partnerships (2023: £1,110).

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