MADE IN
HACKNEY
COMMUNITY
COOKERY SCHOOL
IMPACT REPORT 2021-2022

## founders foreword 

_Sarah Bentley, Made In hackney Founder_ 


**We turned 10 this year! Wow, a whole decade of MIH. A humbling and inspiring thought considering when we started we had no idea if we would last beyond the year.** 

This year was a joy to be out of COVID-19 restrictions and back into consistent face-to-face delivery. Our new cookery school HQ Liberty Hall has been packed with classes of people learning to cook, grow and eat more plants. After the stop-start of the last few years, this was the time we really made Liberty Hall our home – class participants loving its natural light and stunning views across the common. 

Sadly the challenges of COVID-19 slid straight into a cost of living crisis so our cookery classes and community meal service were needed now more than ever. The fact that the fifth richest city in the world sees so many people unable to nourish themselves properly is a travesty, but until things change on a wider economic and political scale we’re committed to providing emergency food relief to our community. After all, having access to enough nutritious food of your preference is a human right, not a privilege. 

This year saw the launch of not one but two new exciting projects. Plant Futures – our national influencing scheme – began a tour of ten UK cities delivering workshops to increase plant-based food knowledge and menu options across civil society and businesses. As part of the programme, we developed a new plant-based wholefoods burger for Fullers pubs. To date we’ve sold over 25,000 units of it and counting. 

We also began work on Global Plant Kitchens – an online training course, toolkit and mentoring scheme to share our learnings from the last decade to accelerate a movement of plant-based kitchens around the world. The website is due to launch in Spring 2023 so watch this space. 

Tragically the year ended with the devastating and sudden loss of our beloved Finance Assistant Amber Sinclair. Amber was a beautiful colleague, lover of people, inspired creative and the snappiest dresser of the MIH clan. We miss her dearly and were honoured to provide the food at her wake. Amber love, this year was for you. 

Keep growing, cooking and eating those plants. 

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## about made in hackney 

At Made In Hackney, our mission is to tackle health inequalities, food access, the climate crisis and bring communities together using the power of plants. Over the past decade, we have collaborated with communities to provide free nutritious meals and to share the skills to grow, cook and eat more plants to improve not only the health of people but the planet too. 

We do this via education, support and influence in the plant-based food sector. Our core work supports people to improve their health, create communities that they want to be part of, and tackle the climate crisis through dietary change. 

- Partnership working on community food provision 

- Influencing organisations and businesses to go more plant-based 

Over the last year our services have helped over 4000 people get through the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic and to lead healthier, happier, more environmentally sustainable lives during an extremely challenging time. These people either attended a class, course or event (face-to-face or online), volunteered with us, attended a community feast, received community meals, or took part in our telephone health coaching service. 

Our programmes include: 

- A direct to door free community meal service 

- Online and in-person cookery classes and courses 

- One-to-one telephone health coaching 


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**HeAltH & WellbeIng envIrOnMent COMMunIty** 

We predominantly work with communities who disproportionately experience health inequalities, whilst ensuring everyone can access a part of Made In Hackney’s programme. 

_I’m eating foods I wouldn’t normally eat. Diet normally consists of hard foods e.g. yam so trying new foods. It also gets me out of the house and supports my mental well-being. Otherwise, I can be in the house 7 days a week. Referred here by Sistah Space (and also doctor). I wasn’t going to take the doctor’s advice to come here but glad I did._ 

Aikeda, class participant 



## Groups we worked with this year: 

Low-income households **•** Cultural and religious groups **•** Girls and young women affected by the care system **•** Domestic abuse survivors **•** People with Type 2 Diabetes **•** Carers **•** Former prisoners **•** Young diverse women **•** School children **•** Youth groups **•** Women with menopause **•** Elders **•** Families 

We also support people with health conditions such as asthma, IBS, high blood pressure, weight management challenges, Type 2 Diabetes, various types of cancer, SIBO sufferers, stroke survivors, schizophrenia, anxiety and depression, PTSD and bipolar disorder. People tell us our services have changed their lives and overall health and wellbeing for the better. In some cases people have said it’s saved their lives. 

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## the last year at a glance 

In our tenth year of delivery we have: 

Worked with **4,003 people** as participants, meal beneficiaries and volunteers 

Delivered **233 cookery classes** attended by **4,535 people** 




Provided **45,828 free community meals** to 367 people 

Delivered **14 volunteer inductions** for **57 new volunteers** 

Facilitated **8,794 volunteer hours** across the cookery school, meal service and Liberty Hall 



Successfully **raised £75,000** to fund our first global programme 


Provided **1,874 meaningful volunteer opportunities** for **311** different volunteers 

Made **360 welfare calls** to check in with people who access our meal delivery service 

Hosted **21 team-building events** attended by **287 people** 



Hosted our first fundraising **veg Dash race** which **raised £5,000** for our free meals 

Continued to deliver a programme for Hackney Council Public Health of **58 classes** and **7 community feasts** 

Hosted classes with over **40** different international cookery themes 


_I always look forward to the classes and love being involved at MIH. The classes I have attended have been inspiring, and I have cooked all the recipes from the classes at least more than once._ 

Emily, one-off class participant 

Provided **10 training sessions** to **128 professionals** working in a food service through our Plant Futures project 


Completed **68 training courses** in food hygiene, child and vulnerable adult safeguarding and first aid 


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## our impact 


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we do all this by promoting **planet-friendly, plant-based** and **culturally varied** food. 

## what we do 

## **education** 

## Community Cookery School 

This year we were fully able to run joyful in-person community cookery classes in the post-lockdown era and it was great to be back in full swing! The space provides a much welcome opportunity to bring the community together to develop skills, share ideas and connect over culturally diverse plant-based food. Many classes were part of our Public Health programme for Hackney residents with topics including International Cuisine, Cooking on a Budget and Eat Well, Be Well with Dr Sunni Patel. 

_My relationship with food has improved, I feel more ambitious and motivated to try new foods and ingredients, have started to enjoy cooking and am focusing more on vegan meals and healthy food options. I have also started researching fermented foods and gut health. I also got an allotment in January 2022, which has been great and has also encouraged me to cook all the wonderful plants I have grown.”_ 

Donna, Community class attendee 


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We continued our informative monthly Wild Food Walks, in collaboration with The Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Originally introduced as an alternative to in-venue activities, these continued to be popular post lockdowns as people were still keen to connect with nature and understand the benefits of the edible wild plants that grow in our communities. 

## Online classes 

Online classes continued as they provide us with a way to reach people that might not be able to come to our physical classes. So now we have a captive audience all the way to Australia! Numbers are much lower than during the height of COVID-19 restrictions, but we continue to offer these classes as an additional access point to our services and as a way to offer more affordable alternatives. 

## In February 2022 our popular 

_I rarely get out as I am a carer for my physically disabled mum and also for my daughter who has Autism and anxiety and doesn’t attend school. I had to give up my NHS job due to this so it’s nice to have contact with others and do something affordable and positive. I enjoy learning new things and making my own meals. I like the healthy eating focus in particular._ 

six-week family-friendly international cuisine course returned to in-person classes after several months online. Throughout the year we continued to run our weekly Peng Patties youth programme as well as introducing other opportunities to work with new groups and parts of the community. 



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Kim, Community class attendee 

## Masterclasses 

It was incredible to get our in-person masterclass programme back after a minimal delivery last year. We ran 19 masterclasses across the year, including a Middle Eastern Valentine’s Special, Fermentation and an Indian Pickles, Parathas and Chai class. 


Online classes delivered this year include an international cuisine course for an elders group in Chatsworth, gluten-free bread making and a vegan haggis Burns Night class featuring poetry recitals from several children and adults in attendance – a truly magical evening. 

## Celebrity webinars 

We were so excited to host our first celebrity chef-led webinar in January 2022 – Palestinian Cuisine with Sami Tamini, co-owner of Ottolenghi restaurants and co-author of several cookbooks. This engaging session had over 100 participants tuning in from locations as far and wide as Australia and the US. Further webinars were held with chefs Anna Jones hosting Thursday night supper and Kwoklyn Wan on vegan Chinese takeaway classics, with many more in the pipeline. 

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## Community feasts 

We delivered seven uplifting community feasts at both our Liberty Hall venue – taking advantage of the gorgeous park outside and good weather (we’ve been lucky!) – and a nearby church hall used by our venue partners Clapton Commons. These events bring many facets of the community together whilst serving up a range of culturally diverse food made by our chefs and teachers. A collaboration with The Amity Project saw song, dance and poetry added to the feast’s magical format along with games such as dominoes, cards and more. 

_When I’m volunteering at the feasts it’s like I’m in another world. It uplifts my spirits and is so, so good for my mental health. I just love them._ 

Julianna, Community feast volunteer 

## Windrush Day 

Run in collaboration with The Amity Project, which tackles local social isolation, and Clapton Commons, we hosted a one-off class exploring cuisine from across The Caribbean as well as a series of classes with Sister System, a charity that supports young women through the care system. 

## Sista Space 

We ran a six-week course for Sistah Space, a charity that supports African and Caribbean heritage women affected by domestic and sexual 

abuse. This included two West African Cuisine classes and a growing session for women to provide a holistic approach to food and demonstrate the health benefits of plants. 

_Nena is truly a master/queen of West African cooking. The food was truly excellent. Can’t wait to attend another course with Nena and other excellent tutors too!_ 

Oleander, one-off class participant 

## Working with schools 

Our Public Health programme extended to sessions with local Hackney schools including a 6 week course with Urswick School’s Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils and Oldhill School. 



At Springhollow Special School we ran a bespoke Black History Month cooking class. Working with schools is a fantastic way to engage with younger generations to provide experiences that they may not otherwise get and hopefully inspire them to make more sustainable and healthy food choices. These sessions also enable us to advocate for more plant-based menus in education settings. 

## Czech School Without Borders 

Teacher and dietician Linda North hosted six cooking sessions in collaboration with London’s only Czech school for children with a focus on veganising traditional Czech meals. These sessions were a popular addition to their cultural education programme. 

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classes exploring hormonal health for women, with topics including cooking for menopause and perimenopause. These classes proved to be really popular, demonstrating that we are covering topics that are often neglected in food education. 

## Youth sessions 

Through direct engagement with youth partners, we extended our reach to informal education and youth work settings. This included bespoke sessions with Chatsworth Road Youth Club and Third Base Pupil Referral Unit (online) run by teachers experienced in working with children and young people. Legendary father and daughter duo Ekowa and Zahira continued to run the popular weekly Peng Patties classes which combines cooking and enterprise skills for young people. 

## Diabetes support 

In partnership with Hackney Diabetes Centre we continued to deliver our Cooking for Diabetes course across six weeks. Through this course, participants gained an understanding of how to manage their diabetes through nourishing and simple plant-based dishes. The sessions are delivered by two specialist teachers, a former NHS dietician and a nutritionist and naturopath. 

## Hormonal health 

Made In Hackney teachers and mother-daughter duo Nitu and Rohini Bajekal ran the first of several targeted 

_About 4 years ago I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic. The first cooking class I came to, I thought ‘Oh what is this!’ It was my first experience of plant-based cooking, which I didn’t realise when I first came along. Although my diet isn’t too bad, I thought I’m never going to feel full up just with cabbage! I remember cutting up kale, and even after cooking the meal, I was still thinking what am I doing here. But I started eating the meal and felt full!_ 

_The biggest difference is that the classes have helped me plan my meals. Now I am always roasting vegetables, making sure there is something to eat in the house. Psychologically you feel better as you know you’re putting more vegetables in yourself. And everyone knows you should eat less meat. But to me there’s no point eating the best you can, if you don’t do any exercise. So I’ve started walking to work. All together it’s made me feel more energised, and that I can walk further than I thought._ 

_I regularly test my blood sugar at the Diabetes Centre and my blood sugar is now within the normal range, which I struggled with for many years. It’s helpful to be in a class with people with similar needs, to make you feel you are part of something and it’s not just you in isolation._ 

Pauline, class participant 

## Class themes 

Healthy Skin **•** Vegan Mexican Brunch 

**•** Korean Street Food **•** Middle Eastern Brunch **•** Vegan Phish and Seaweed 

The diversity of our classes continued to grow, ensuring that we meet the cultural needs of many people in Hackney, and beyond. Over the year we had over 40 different topics including: Brazilian Carnival **•** Indian Brunch **•** Healthy Snacks **•** Fermentation **•** West African **•** Ethiopian **•** Herb Growing Without a Garden **•** Cooking for 

**•** Vegan Haggis **•** Spring International Cuisine **•** Healthy Baking **•** Gluten-Free Bread **•** Punjabi Cuisine **•** For the Love of Veg **•** Italian **•** Southern Indian **•** Spelt Breadmaking **•** African Fusion **•** Nigerian and Caribbean **•** Christmas Diwali, Easter and Pancake Day. 

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## case study Peta 


_Peta has been volunteering for Made In Hackney since around 2015 – first at the community cookery school and since 2020 has helped at the community meal service. When she first started volunteering she was an engineer working for British Airways but started to train in nutritional therapy in 2018. This is her story of how Made In Hackney supported her with that career change._ 

Volunteering (as an assistant chef) at the meal service has been brilliant, it was initially an opportunity to get out of the house during COVID-19 as I had just finished my nutritional therapy dissertation. I had stopped working so I didn’t feel like I was achieving anything in my day. Volunteering helped me to feel like I was doing something useful for people once a week, which also helped my sense of worth. 


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_Volunteering helped me to feel like I was doing something useful for people once a week, which also helped my sense of worth._ 

It was my first experience of volunteering in a kitchen and I always wanted to help in a commercial kitchen. Volunteering helped me to make the switch from an engineer to a nutritional therapist by helping to confirm what I 

enjoyed and what’s important to me. For example, I can tell the difference between when I’ve been volunteering and when I haven’t. I realised I valued face-to-face time with the people you want to help and it makes you understand what work is needed and pressing. It’s helpful for my new career to see how other people manage the kitchen and the participants. 

Volunteering has also supported my wellbeing. I felt more useful working in the community kitchen during a period where I wasn’t working. I felt actually valued once a week. You also had a sense of accomplishment as at the end of each shift you had made an impact (by sending out over 450 meals). 


## **Food Support** 

## Community meal service 

Despite COVID-19 restrictions easing, this service continued to be a vital lifeline for the hundreds of people we support through it. In December 2021 we ran our second successful crowdfunder for the meal service securing over £175,000 to enable it to continue throughout 2022. As the cost of living crisis created additional pressure on households throughout the year, it was clear that this service must continue. We firmly believe that no one should go hungry and this service enables us to support that mission in Hackney. 

We continue to offer six culturally appropriate meals a week delivered by cycle couriers direct to people’s homes. People self-refer via our online form or telephone with referrals also coming from social workers, GPs, and other support professionals or 

groups. The service has the capacity to support up to 200 people per week and there is some flux in the service as people who no longer need support leave and then others from a constant waiting list are added to the service. 

_I’m a single parent with young children. Sometimes I wasn’t eating or feeding myself as I had to put them first. I’m able to know there’s a meal I can eat. It makes me feel more of a person. Because we know there’s meals in the fridge I don’t need to be in the kitchen all the time. We can be more part of the community… my children can be more part of the outside world._ 

Laura, meal service recipient 


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## In-kind donations 

We have developed several new partnerships with suppliers that provide produce for our meal service, enabling us to make more interesting and diverse dishes with ingredients we might not typically afford. This includes Natoora Wholesale who donate organic produce weekly, Wanis Wholesale who provide international grains and spices monthly, and Attis who provide dry goods as well as volunteer chefs and riders. 

## Some famous visitors 

In December 2021 we were lucky to have two celebrity visits to the meal service! First up was Sami Tamini who oversaw the scaling up of his chickpea aubergine bake and winter tabbouleh to feed over 150 people. He was very impressed with the team’s efforts and said it tasted great too! 

We have continued regular welfare calls to meal recipients to gather feedback to provide the most relevant service, as well as being able to signpost people to other relevant services. Recipients continue to show gratitude for the meals, particularly the offer of culturally and nutritionally diverse dishes. 

_A big part of the benefit of the MIH meals is that I wouldn’t have the ability/time to be able to cook all these kind of meals – it means me and the kids can sit down and eat together…as a single parent, before, when we weren’t getting meals, I would be having to clean up and I wouldn’t really get to sit with them. Makes a massive difference. Thank you very much._ 


We have been fortunate to stay in the same venue for the duration of the year with the Queen of Hoxton nightclub providing the loan of their space completely for free two days a week. Without such generosity we would not be able to run the meal service and we are extremely grateful for the role this local business is taking to help support the community. In 2023 we will explore ways to adapt the service to ensure it continues to meet the needs of the community while enabling us to reach our overall mission. 

David, Meal recipient in the community meal service 

## Pizza night 

Our partnership with frozen vegan pizza brand One Planet Pizza continued until December 2021 with the brand providing free pizzas that we sent out to all households so they could enjoy pizza night at home. 


_People are having a tough time right now and I was really touched by the work and approach of Made In Hackney. Plus we all need to eat less meat and more plants for the planet, so I just loved what they do and wanted to show my support._ 

Sami Tamimi 

The following week the BOSH! guys, Henry and Ian, joined the team to serve up the meals and see how the project worked. In the new year chef Andi Oliver came down as a new MIH ambassador and eagerly got involved in the kitchen and service – such an inspiration to our team! 

## **volunteering** 

As Made In Hackney continues to grow, so does the work of our volunteers – a very special group of people that we could not do without. We have volunteers from all across London and some neighbouring boroughs who are inspired and motivated by our work so want to volunteer in Hackney. 

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_The volunteers are fantastic, some are even like teachers, for example Linda – they work hard and are very humble and helpful. I feel very positive about MIH and like trying new things, and we all learn together._ 

Minh, Course attendee 

## Volunteer roles 

Online Class Host **•** In-Person Class Host **•** Meal Service Kitchen Assistant **•** Meal Service Logistical Support **•** Liberty Hall Project Assistant **•** Meal Delivery Cycle Buddies **•** Meal Delivery Cargo Bike Riders 

## Opportunities and challenges 

In the meal service, several longer term volunteers have been supported to lead on recipes and scale-up dishes, which requires a lot of responsibility and skill. This not only empowers volunteers, it also brings more diversity to the service, as everyone brings their cultural or favourite foods to the menu! 


Through this opportunity, volunteers have learned scalability in planning and cooking a plant-based dish, as well as leadership and delegation. 

With increasing costs of living, volunteers who used to work part-time or flexibly have taken up full-time work or more work, so have less time for volunteering. It has been a challenge to get volunteers for weekdays during the daytime. Having companies with employee volunteering days has in part helped plug this gap, specifically in the meal service. 

We’ve been lucky to have support from several groups of corporate volunteers including people from AXA XL, Sodexo and Apple. With more people going back to full-time work, there have been more collaborations with small-medium size companies with employee volunteering days, such as The Good Side, Too Good to Go, Atis, Stuart Deliveries, Higgins Trust, Social Value Portal, MAPP, Satigo, Ustwo and Provenance. 

## Training and support 

57% of volunteers agreed they had gained skills and experience enhancing their future job prospects. We offer our volunteers opportunities for selfdevelopment and employability skills training such as Food Hygiene, First Aid, Vulnerable Adult Safeguarding and Child Safeguarding. People also expressed great appreciation for the volunteer social events that we can now hold in-person again. 


## **Influence** 

reaching 128 people in total so far – with an additional four locations to visit before March 2023. 

## Plant Futures – MIH On Tour! 

Our Plant Futures programme, funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and The Karuna Foundation, was officially launched this year. The programme aims to get more plant-based options on menus around the country by providing training and support direct to food service providers including school and hospital caterers, restaurants, cafes, community groups and places of worship. 

The workshops have been truly inspirational and have captured many powerful moments with people coming together to share their desire for a more sustainable food system. 

[Following the workshop] _I have fed plant-based food into skills development and will continue to have plant-based food on the menu. We have also held wellbeing events in which I have made plant-based food samples and had many requests for recipes._ 

The first workshops took place in Sheffield in February 2022 with the team visiting Glasgow, Manchester, Cardiff, Cambridge, Sunderland and Middlesbrough throughout the year – 

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At the end of each session we ask participants to make 1-3 plant-based pledges which we follow up with three months later. A full report will be created at the end of the project, but we are already seeing impact from the workshops: 

- 100% of participants rating the workshops as good or excellent (93% excellent) 

- 75% of participants increasing their knowledge of plant based cooking and food during the workshop 


## Global Plant Kitchens 

In early 2021 we secured funding from ProVeg and other international funders to develop our first global project! After 10 years of relentless work, it felt like the right time to use our experience and knowledge to support and inspire others who want to create a vegan community cookery school to make a positive change for the planet and their community. 

Global Plant Kitchens will see MIH launch a national and global mentoring scheme to inspire and accelerate a movement of plant-based community cookery schools. Each school will be developed to respond to the cultural needs and requirements of its unique community while replicating the impact Made In Hackney has achieved in moving hundreds of thousands of people’s dietary choices towards plant-based eating. 

The programme will consist of an interactive online course that covers the essentials of establishing a successful plant-based cookery school covering topics such as community outreach, influencing civil society, securing venues, health and safety, funding and organisational set up. It will also provide one-to-one bespoke mentoring, a toolkit of resources and a platform for global plant-based cookery schools to connect and share resources, ideas, skills, recipes and expertise. 

In February 2022 we employed our first employee based outside of the UK, a project manager in the Netherlands. Working closely with an experienced freelancer in the UK team, they spent the rest of the year developing the content and online structure for the learning platform. By the end of the year, all core members of Made In Hackney had been interviewed and resources were being gathered. The platform is due to be launched in spring 2023. 


## Partnerships with Fuller’s 

Through the partnership we also provided two training sessions to chefs, general managers and regional operations managers, as well as presenting to several of the group’s senior leaders at a tasting event. 

In spring 2022 we established a flourishing relationship with English pub chain Fuller’s, following a meeting between Sarah and their Director of Food. He was captivated by our mission to create healthy and sustainable options whilst supporting the community and he reached out to us to create a delicious wholefood burger instead of the alternative meat products commonly on the market. 


We developed a flavour-packed burger of beetroot, quinoa, oats, sunflower seeds, mushrooms and jerk spices which was launched in August 2022 as their main burger in over 100 sites. 50p from each sale goes to Made In Hackney, along with an excellent opportunity to raise awareness about our work and the power of plants! 

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## **Fundraising firsts** 

## Sustainable City Awards 

This year we were honoured to receive a Highly Commended in the London’s Community Changemakers of the Year category in the Sustainable City Awards. This recognised the work that we do to drive change for a green and thriving London, particularly through promoting inclusion in environmental and social action. 

## Veg Dash 

In October we held our first ever Veg Dash – an inclusive, family-friendly treasure hunt around Hackney to raise funds and awareness for our work. Teams were invited to (optionally!) dress as their fave fruit or vegetable and dash around Hackney to ten different stops. It was such a joyful day with everyone from our head chef Shaki dressed as a bunch of grapes to founder Sarah’s son Rowan dressed as a little strawberry. We’re already planning the 2023 edition and would love to see even more teams enter. 

## **Community partners** 

Felix Project • City Harvest • Edible London • Growing Communities • Café Morningside • Hackney Council • Clapton Commons • Oldhill Primary School • Urswick School • Chatsworth Road Youth Club • Chats Palace Elders • Hackney Circle • You Make It! 

- Czech School Without Borders 

• Sista Space • Homerton Hospital Diabetes Department 

## **Supporters** 

Queen Of Hoxton • Wanis • AXA XL 

• Angelina’s • Pidgin • Mr Organic • Planet Organic • Clearspring • The Vegan Chef School • Enverus • CNM • The Fields Beneath • Atis • Zhero • Client Earth • Apple • Greenpeace UK • Sodexo • Mooshies • The Good Side • Octopus • Stuart Delivery • Motability Operations • Hewlett Packard Enterprise • Raw Living • Club Mexicana • Planthood • Better Nature • Pangaia • Vida • Pedalme 

## **Our trustees** 

**Chair:** Clare Preedy 

**treasurer:** 

Irina Nedashkovskaya Basile 

**Secretariat:** Sarah Simpson 

## **Funders** 

Karuna Foundation • Esmée Fairbairn Foundation • Postcode Society Trust • L&Q Foundation • Bupa Foundation • Adobe Foundation • Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation UK • David & Ruth Lewis Family Charitable Trust • MCKS Charitable Foundation UK • The Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity • London Borough of Hackney • The Worshipful Company of Insurers • Broadgate Community Fund • Investec • National Lottery Community Fund • Emergence Foundation • East End Community Fund • Notting Hill Genesis • Garfield Weston Foundation • Shoreditch Trust • The Holroyd Foundation • BBC Children In Need • City and Hackney Together • London Catalyst • Matrix Foundation • CH&Co • Rhiannon Trust 

• VegFund • Southall Trust • The Merchant Taylors’ Foundation • The Arnold Clark Community Fund • The Harbour Foundation • The February Foundation • London City Airport • Co-op • Generation Foundation 

**board members** : Jenny Chu • Ashley Pollock • Pranay Manocha • Ned Mendez • Melissa Saint Hill • Bianca Stewart 

**Outgoing board member:** Adama Sarr 

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## our team 


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NAvpreet juty Classes Assistant 

_this year we suffered the devastating blow of losing our Finance officer and treasured member of the MIh family, amber Sinclair. Besides being a finance whiz, amber will be remembered for her amazing connection to people, creativity and fabulous outfits. We were honoured to provide the food for her wake and know she would have approved of chef Flo’s chocolate banana slices._ 

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## **Our teachers** 


Rohini Bajekal & Dr Nitu Bajekal 

**•** Oliver Bragg **•** Joel Bravette **•** Mark Breen **•** Marcus Byfield **•** Tess Christian **•** Emel Ernalbant 

- Flo Francis **•** Sharon Gardner **•** 

- Shashi Ioannides **•** Lauren Lovett 

- Fiona McCallister **•** Zoe Marks **•** 

- Duchess Nena **•** Michael Ninvalle 

**•** Bruna Oliveira **•** Ekowa Paul **•** Amanpreet Paul & Sandeep Paul **•** Zahira Paul **•** Sareta Puri **•** Melissa Saint Hill **•** Nishma Shah **•** Sara Shah **•** Samardo Sibley **•** Asa Simonsson **•** Woin Tegegn **•** Betty Vandy **•** Amandeep Verdding **•** Hannah Walker **•** Steve Wilson 

## **Our Community Meal Service Chefs** 

Jordan Bourzig **•** Marcus Byfield 

- Floella Francis **•** Selva Martinez 

- (until March 2022) **•** Shaki Mbisa **•** Ekowa Paul **•** Sareta Puri (until December 2021) 

## **Our Ambassadors** 






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## our finances 


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2021-2022  2020-2021<br>£ £<br>Grants and Contacts 341,674 402,041<br>Enterprise 72,735 46,266<br>Fundraising donations 252,229 96,563<br>Other 29,817 16,852<br>total income 696,455  561,722<br>Total Expenditure 656,325  477,554<br>net Income (expenditure) 40,130 84,168<br>Asset 5,790 5,452<br>Depreciation 16,521 15,030<br>Net After Adjustments 50,861 93,746<br>Total Funds B/F 448,509  354,763<br>net Current Assets  499,370  448,509<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## thank you 

A big thank you to everybody we have worked with over the last year. The people who have attended our classes, the volunteers who give their time so generously, the chefs and teachers who share their valuable knowledge, our delivery partners, and to all of the people and organisations who have supported us financially. We couldn’t do it without you! 

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> [@madeinhackney] 

> [@Made_In_Hackney] MadeInHackney 

www.madeinhackney.org info@madeinhackney.org 020 8442 4266 

Registered charity number 1176690 




Charity Registration Number: 1176690 


## **Made in Hackney** 

Annual Financial Review and Financial Statements 

For the Year Ended 31 October 2022 

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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

## **Made In Hackney** 

## **Trustees’ Report for the year ended 31 October 2022** 

||Page Number:|
|---|---|
|Charitable Information|3|
|Trustees Report|4-8|
|Independent Examiner Report|9|
|Statement of Financial Activities|10|
|Balance Sheet|11|
|Statement of Cash Flows|12|
|Notes to Financial Statement|13-22|



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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

## **Made In Hackney** 

## **Trustees’ Report for the year ended 31 October 2022** 

|Status|Made in Hackney is a registered charitable organisation incorporated on 16|
|---|---|
||January 2018|
|Charity Name|Made in Hackney|
|Charity Registration Number:|1176690|
|Registered office|Liberty Hall|
||128 Clapton Common|
||Spring Hill, Clapton|
||LONDON E5 9AA|
|Board of Trustees|Rebecca Barton - Resigned June 2022|
||Jenny Chu|
||Pranay Manocha|
||Ned Mendez|
||Irina Nedashkovskaya Basile (Treasurer)|
||Ashley Pollock|
||Clare Preedy (Chair)–Appointed as a Trustee on 21stSeptember 2021, and as|
||chair on 1stof January 2022|
||Melissa Saint Hill|
||Adama Sarr–Resigned April 2022|
||Bianca Stewart|
||Tara Sukumar|
|Board Secretary|Sarah Simpson|
|Founder and Project Director|Sarah Bentley|
|Independent Examiner|Olayinka Tomori|
||Longmeade Consult Ltd|
||Regus House, Victory Way,|
||Admiral’s Park, Crossways, Dartford, DA2 6QD|
|Bank|Triodos Bank|
||Deanery Road|
||Bristol, BS1 5AS|
||CAF Bank|
||25 Kings Hill Avenue|
||West Malling|
||Kent ME19 4JQ|
|Website Address|www.madeinhackney.org|



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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

## **Made In Hackney** 

## **Trustees’ Report for the year ended 31 October 2022** 

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the period ended 31 October 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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) (Second Edition effective 1 January 2019). 

Made in Hackney (“ **MIH** ”) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered with the Charity Commission (registered number 1176690). 

The governing document is a Constitution dated 16[th] January 2018. MIH registered with the Charity Commission on 16[th] January 2018. 

These financial statements cover the year from 1st November 2021 to 31st October 2022. 

## Objectives and Activities 

At Made In Hackney we believe everyone should have access to healthy, affordable food that’s good for people and the planet. To make this possible we collaborate with communities to provide free nutritious meals that are plantbased, planet friendly and culturally varied, and to share the skills needed to grow, cook and eat more plants by providing educational classes and support.  In this way we are able to make a positive difference both to the health and wellbeing of those communities and the wider environment. 

Highlights from this 10th year since Made in Hackney was founded include: 

- Delivering 45,828 meals to 367 people in need through our direct-to-door free community meal service. 

- Conducting 233 cookery classes covering a variety of international themes, attended by over 4,500 people, as well as continuing to deliver a programme of classes and 7 community feasts for Hackney Council Public Health. 

- Launching our Plant Futures national influencing scheme and conducting workshops across the UK to increase plant-based food knowledge and menu options within the professional food service. 

- Facilitating 8,794 volunteer hours across the cookery school, meal service and Liberty Hall HQ, providing 1,874 meaningful volunteer opportunities for over 300 different volunteers. 

- Hosting a multitude of team-building events as well as providing training courses in food hygiene, child and vulnerable adult safeguarding, and first aid. 

You can read more about out impact over the last year in the Made in Hackney Annual Impact Report 1 November 2021 - 31 October 2022 

## Fundraising Events 

Notably during the year, MIH held a second successful crowdfunder for the community meal service which raised £164,763 year to October 2022.  In addition, MIH hosted its first fundraising Veg Dash race, raising £5,000 to further support the community meal service.  Funding of £75,000 was also secured during the year to fund the Plant Futures programme. 

## Volunteers 

The invaluable contribution of volunteers was further demonstrated this year. They provide invaluable support, giving up their time to help with community meal preparation and delivery, assistance with classes at our cookery school, online and outreach in the community. In addition, our volunteers also support essential administration and fundraising activities. 

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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

## **Made In Hackney** 

## **Trustees’ Report for the year ended 31 October 2022** 

This year: 

- 8794 volunteer hours hosted 

- 1874 meaningful volunteer opportunities for 311 different volunteers 

- 14 volunteer inductions delivered for 57 new volunteers 

- 78% of volunteers felt more connected with their community 

## Public Benefit 

The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives, and in implementing current and future activities. The Trustees have considered this matter and concluded: 

- That the aims of the organisation continue to be charitable; 

- The aims and the work done give identifiable benefits to the charitable sector and both directly and indirectly to individuals in need; 

- That the benefits are for the public and not necessarily restricted in any way and certainly not by ability to pay; and 

- There is no detriment or harm arising from the activities. 

## Financial Review 

This Trustees’ annual report and financial statements cover the 12 -month period ended 31st October 2022. 

MIH received £696,455 in income during the year (2020/21: £561,722), with £578,723 from grants and donations (2020/21: £492,972); £72,735 of trading income from online and in person classes (2020/21: £46,266); £30,977 of income from contracts (2020/21: £19,405); and £14,020 from other income (2020/21: £3,079). 

Income has increased vs. the previous year by £134,733 mainly thanks to the one-off, well promoted crowdfunding campaign with a target £150,000 which was running in December 2021. Income from grants in the financial year ending 31st October 2022 was £71,939 lower than previous year, while income from donations was £155,666 higher than previous year. The income from trading activities increased by £26,469 due to additional income from a partnership with Fullers Pubs and celebrity cooking sessions. 

– During this period the charity had two core activities running a community cookery school and community meal service. The charity has also started fundraising for the Global Plant Kitchens project, which subsequently launched after the financial year end in May 2023. 

As a response to the uncertainty, financial challenges and the cost-of-living crisis MIH was proactive in: 

- Achieving and exceeding the £150,000 Crowdfunding target in December 2021. 

- Continuing our community meal service and adding Veg Bags over the winter period to help additional people on our waiting list. 

- Developing cookery classes themed around cooking on a budget. 

- Providing signposting to additional services within the borough through information in classes, materials, emails and calls. 

Total expenditure amounted to £656,325 (2020/21: £477,554), providing a surplus of £40,130 (2020/21: £84,168) for the period. Of this surplus, £333 is restricted and £39,797 is unrestricted (2020/21: £72,536 restricted and £11,632 unrestricted). 

Total Funds Carried Forward at 31[st] October 2022 were £556,010, with £289,598 restricted and £266,412 unrestricted reserves (2020/21: £289,265 restricted and £226,615 unrestricted). 

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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

**Trustees’ Report for the year ended 31 October 2022** 

## **Made In Hackney** 

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern. This included giving due consideration to the continued rising inflation, cost of life crisis and U.K. general economic downturn on income and expenditure as well as its long-term effect on the charity. 

## Reserve Policy 

The trustees have set a reserves policy whereby the free reserves (unrestricted funds) held by MIH should be equivalent to six months’ core operating costs (which include Salaries & Wages, Premises Costs, Administrative & General / Office Costs as well IT, Digital & Telephone), £20,000 towards wrapping up committed activities, £20,000 to support innovation and development together with £10,000 to provide for prolonged staff sickness, which equates to £272,000. This provides some stability for the organisation were it to experience a fall in income from grants, fundraising and class sales, or a significant shock again such as the pandemic. At end of FY22 we were meeting our reserves policy (£266,412 held as unrestricted reserves) with a small deficit. The trustees review the reserves policy annually, as well as the figures required to meet that policy. 

## Going Concern 

The Trustees have not identified any circumstance that will hinder the charity from meeting any of its financial obligations in the immediate future. 

## Structure, Governance and Management 

Made In Hackney is a charity registered in England and Wales (1176690) regulated by the Charity Commission. 

Made In Hackney is governed by a Board of Trustees (12 individuals) who are responsible for determining the strategic – direction and policies in conjunction with the core staff team led by the founder Sarah Bentley. The Board meets a minimum of four times a year to review the organisation’s activities and to track progress against strategic targets. The board has delegated day to day running of the charity to the core staff team. 

The board is led by a Chair of Trustees Clare Preedy. The board also includes a named Treasurer (Irina Nedashkovskaya Basile) and Secretariat (Sarah Simpson). 

As of 31st October 2022, Edward Mendez was a safeguarding representative. Uttara Sukumar continued to be a risk register lead representative and GDPR representative. A new sub- committee “Resource and Remuneration” was formed in May 2022 with Clare Preedy, Ashley Pollock and Irina Nedashkovskaya Basile together with Rashmi Joshi as a MIH representative. 

## Recruitment of Trustees 

NCVO recommends trustees only sit on a board for as long as they are effective and this should be reviewed after a term of three years. The last full review was in 2021 when the 6 new trustees were recruited. The review process is continuing on a rolling basis. 

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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

## **Made In Hackney** 

## **Trustees’ Report for the year ended 31 October 2022** 

## Risk Management 

Made In Hackney’s approach to risk management is proactive and integrated into day-to-day working. The charity maintains a register of risks (governance, operational, financial, environmental) and maintains mitigation controls and contingency plans. Items from the risk register are reviewed quarterly by the board in conjunction with the Operations Manager and relevant staff members. 

There have been a number of changes to address organisational risks including: 

- Introduction of three month notice period to mitigate risk of loss of key skill sets on the Board of Trustees by requesting for both Treasurer and Legal Representative 

- Annual updates to charity reserves policy 

- Introduction of a CRM (Salesforce) manual to ensure key operational processes and contacts are tracked in a consolidated system 

- GDPR policy reviewed and appointed a GDPR representative appointed from the board of trustees 

- Thorough succession planning process established to mitigate risk of loss of key staff members through the introduction of a notice period of 12 weeks for all senior staff and 8 weeks for non-senior staff. 

## Safeguarding 

The safety of participants, many of whom are vulnerable, is of paramount importance and the charity’s services and activities are developed to support the welfare and safety of children, vulnerable adults and young people. Our safeguarding policies and procedures are reviewed annually by the core team and board of trustees and safeguarding issues are reported and monitored in line with these procedures. All staff, volunteers and trustees are DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checked and have regular training in safeguarding. The Operations Manager is the Designated Safeguarding Lead for the organisation, reporting to the board’s lead trustee r esponsible for safeguarding. 

## Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 

To further develop and embed EDI within the organisation, core staff, freelancers, volunteers and trustees were offered Allyship training in February 2022 to enable the organisation to better understand and support LGBTQ+ inclusion in both the workplace and community. 

Following this the writing of this report, a new EDI sub-committee was appointed in July 2023. 

## Staff 

As of 31[st] October 2022, Made in Hackney had 12 staff on PAYE, 2 staff members on 5 days a week, 1 staff member on 4.5 days a week, 6 staff members on 4 days a week, 1 staff on 3 days a week and 2 staff on 2 days a week. We also have over 311 active volunteers who help with the running of classes, training sessions and office tasks. The Trustees are hugely grateful to them for their time, skills and dedication.  More information on how they support our charity can be in the MIH Annual Impact Report 2021-2022. 

## Future Plans 

In addition to continuing to run the much-needed community cookery school and meal delivery service, MIH’s newly launched Plant Futures programme, funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and The Karuna Foundation, is aimed at influencing public, private, commercial and the community food sectors to go more plant-based. 

Looking forwards into 2023, this programme will provide training and support direct to food service providers including school and hospital caterers, restaurants, cafes, community groups and places of worship, with a continued series of workshops across the UK. 

Furthermore, the launch of Global Plant Kitchens, MIH’s national and g lobal mentoring scheme, will see increased focus on inspiring and supporting a movement of plant-based community cookery schools in the UK and far beyond, with interactive online courses, bespoke mentoring, toolkits and resources. As well as an online platform to connect global plant-based cookery schools together to foster learning and growth across the community. 

Both of these initiatives will see MIH extend its reach and deepen its impact in the areas of health, community and environment in the future. 

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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

**Trustees’ Report for the year ended 31 October 2022** 

## **Made In Hackney** 

## Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements 

Charity law requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity for the income and expenditure for the period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to: 

- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; 

- observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP; 

- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; 

- prepare the financial statements on t he going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. 

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

The financial statements on the below pages were approved by the Board of Trustees on 12[th] July 2023 and signed on its behalf by: 

## _Clare Preedy_ 

Clare Preedy (Chair) 

Trustee 

## _Irina Basile_ 

Irina Nedashkovskaya Basile (Treasurer) 

Trustee 

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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

## **Made In Hackney** 

## **Independent Examiner’s Report for the year ended 31 October 2022** 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 October 2022 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and related notes. 

## **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 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed.  The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to und ertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. 

It is my responsibility to: 

- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, 

- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and 

- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention 

## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with 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 the 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 p resent 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 material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or 

- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or 

- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 


**Olayinka Tomori ACA DChA** 

## **10[th] August 2023** 

**Longmeade Consult Ltd Regus House Victory Way, Admiral’s Park Kent, DA2 6QD** 

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All activities are continuing 

All gains and losses recognised in the year are included above. 

The notes on pages 13 to 21 part of these financial statements. 

The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of these financial statements 

Full comparative figures for the year ended 31 October 2021 are shown in note 17. 

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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

## **Made in Hackney Balance Sheet As at 31 Oct 2022** 

||**Restricted**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Endowment**<br>**Total 2022**||**Total 2021**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Note**<br>**s**|**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**||**£**|
|**Fixed Asset**||||
|Tangible Assets|56,240<br>400<br>56,640||67,371|
|**12**<br>**Total Assets**|**56,240**<br>**400**<br>**0**<br>**56,640**||**67,371**|
|**Current Asset**<br>**13**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**14**<br>Debtors|242,678<br>258,824<br>501,502<br>22,173<br>15,672<br>37,845|<br>|443,880<br>44,214|
|**Total Current Assets (Net**<br>**Current Assets)**|**264,851**<br>**274,496**<br>**0**<br>**539,347**||**488,094**|
|**15**<br>**Current Liabilities**<br>Creditors amounts falling due<br>within one year|31,493<br>8,484<br>39,977||39,585|
|**Total Current Liabilities**|**31,493**<br>**8,484**<br>**0**<br>**39,977**||**39,585**|
|||||
|**Net Current Assets**|**233,358**<br>**266,012**<br>**0**<br>**499,370**||**448,509**|
|||||
|**Total Net Assets**|**289,598**<br>**266,412**<br>**0**<br>**556,010**||**515,880**|
|**Charity Funds:**<br>Endowment Funds<br>Restricted Funds|0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>289,598<br>0<br>0<br>289,598|<br>|0<br>289,265|
|Unrestricted Funds|0<br>266,412<br>0<br>266,412||226,615|
|**Total Charity Funds**|**289,598**<br>**266,412**<br>**0**<br>**556,010**||**515,880**|
|||||



Approved by the Trustees on 12 July 2023 and signed on their behalf by: 

_Clare Preedy_ 

## _Irina Basile_ 

Clare Preedy (Chair) 

Trustee 

Irina Nedashkovskaya Basile (Treasurer) 

Trustee 

The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of these financial statements 

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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

**Made in Hackney Statement of Cash Flows For the Year Ended 31 Oct 2022** 

||**Total 2022**<br>**Total 2022**||**Total 2021**<br>**Total 2021**|
|---|---|---|---|
||**£**<br>**£**||**£**<br>**£**|
|**Cash Flows from Operating Activities**||||
|**Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities**|**63,149**||**85,896**|
|**Cash Flows from Investing Activities**<br>Interest Received<br>Purchase of a Tangible Fixed Asset<br>**Net Cash in Investing Activities**<br>**Cash Flows from Financing Activities**<br>**Net Cash from Financing Activities**|263<br>-               5,790<br>**-               5,527**<br>**-**||211<br>-              5,452<br>**-              5,241**<br>**-**|
|**Change in Cash and Cash Equivalent in the reporting**<br>**period**|**57,623**||**80,655**|
|Change in Cash and Cash Equivalent at the beginning of the<br>reporting period|443,880||363,225|
|**Change in Cash and Cash Equivalent at the End of the**<br>**reporting period**|**501,503**||**443,880**|
|**Note:**<br>**Cash Flows from Operating Activities**<br>Net Income (Loss) for the year<br>Adjustments for:<br>Depreciation Charged<br>Interest Received<br>Decrease (Increase) in Debtors<br>Increase (Decrease) in Creditors<br>Decrease (Increase) in Donated Assets||||
||40,130<br>16,521<br>-                  263<br>6,369<br>392<br>-||84,168<br>15,030<br>-                 211<br>-              5,161<br>-              7,930<br>-|
|**Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities**|**63,149**||**85,896**|



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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

**Made In Hackney** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

## 1. Accounting Policies 

## **1.1 Charity Information** 

The principal accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are considered material in relation to Made in Hackney’s Financial Statements. Made in Hackney is a registered charity in England and Wales and is a public benefit entity. Made in Hackney’s registered office and operational address is:  Liberty Hall, 128 Clapton Common, Spring Hill, Clapton, LONDON E5 9AA. 

## **1.2 Basis for Preparation of Accounts** 

The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS102 the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Practice. 

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. Since the year end the trustees have considered the impact of COVID-1 9 on the charity and do not foresee any unexpected impact on the charity and therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis. 

## **1.3 Charitable Funds** 

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives. 

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. 

## **1.4 Income** 

Income is recognised and included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the income, receipt is probable and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. 

Grant income: Grants are credited to the SOFA when the charity is entitled to the funds. Income is only deferred where there are time constraints imposed by the donor or if the funding is performance related. 

Grants that have specific restrictions placed upon are credited to restricted income within the SOFA on an entitlement basis. Unspent balances are carried forward within the relevant restricted fund. 

Donations: Individual donations are recognised in the period in which they are received. Fundraising events income is included in donation and legacies income as the funds received are by nature donations rather than funds paid to gain a benefit. Event income to which the charity has a legal entitlement and that is being held by a third-party agent is recognised on a receivable basis. 

Donated Goods / Services: facilities and services donated for the charity’s use, where the benefit is quantifiable and the goods or services would otherwise have had to be purchased, are recognised in the Financial Statements, as both income and expenditure, at a reasonable estimate of their value in the period in which they are donated. 

Contracts:  Contracts are credited to restricted income within the SOFA on an entitlement basis. Unspent balances are carried forward within the relevant restricted fund. 

Cookery Classes:  Income from classes is recognised when they are invoiced, income from vouchers is recognised on purchase date and the income that is being held by a third-party agent is recognised on a receivable basis. 

Online Classes:  Income from online classes is recognised when they are invoiced, income from vouchers on purchase date and the income that is being held by a third-party agent is recognised on a receivable basis. 

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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

## **Made In Hackney** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)** 

## **1.4 Expenditure** 

Expenditure is recognised in the period in which it is incurred on an accruals basis. 

Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred. Resources expended are allocated to the particular activity where the cost relates directly to that activity. Certain costs, which are attributable to more than one activity, are apportioned across cost categories on the basis of an estimate of the proportion of time spent by personnel on those activities. 

## **1.5 Taxation** 

Charity is VAT registered and adopts a Fixed Rate Scheme, set at 7.5%. The charity charges 20% to their trading customers. 

## **1.6 Fixed Assets** 

Tangible assets are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £400.They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at their value on receipt. 

Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write down the cost of each asset to its estimated residual value over its expected useful life. Assets are depreciated on straight-line basis. 

The depreciation rates in use are as follows: 

|Donated Assets:|5 years|
|---|---|
|Fixtures and Fittings:|5 years|
|Computer Hardware:|5 years|
|Fixtures and Fitting of New Kitchen:|5 years|



Assets are reviewed for impairment if circumstances indicate their carrying value may exceed their net realisable value and value in use. 

## **1.7 Cash at Bank and in Hand** 

Cash at bank and in hand is held to meet short-term cash commitments as they fall due rather than for investment purposes. 

## **1.8 Debtors** 

Debtors and other receivable are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables. 

## **1.9 Creditors** 

Creditors 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 are normally recognised at their settlement amount, usually the invoice amount. 

## **1.10 Pension** 

Made in Hackney operates a defined contribution scheme through NEST. Contributions are charged to the SOFA as they become payable. 

## **1.11 Staff Costs** 

No Employees earned more than £60,000. All staff are paid the same full time equivalent of £33,990pa. 

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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

## **Made In Hackney** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)** 

|**Notes to the Financial Statements(Continued)**|||
|---|---|---|
|**2**<br>**Income From Grants:**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Endowments**<br>**Funds**|<br> <br>**Total 2022**|<br>**Total 2021**|
|**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Karuna Foundation<br>95,197<br>Esmée Fairbairn Foundation<br>36,392<br>Postcode Society Trust<br>19,769<br>L&Q Foundation<br>16,628<br>Bupa Foundation<br>15,860<br>Adobe Foundation<br>-               15,769<br>Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation UK<br>15,000<br>David & Ruth Lewis Family Charitable Trust<br>10,000<br>MCKS Charitable Foundation UK<br>10,000<br>The Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity<br>10,000<br>London Borough of Hackney*<br>-                 8,938<br>Broadgate Community Fund<br>8,140<br>Investec<br>6,000<br>The Worshipful Company of Insurers<br>6,000<br>Other grants £5k or Less<br>27,780               9,224<br>National Lottery Community Fund<br>Emergence Foundation<br>East End Community Fund<br>Notting Hill Genesis<br>Garfield Weston Foundation<br>Shoreditch Trust<br>The Holroyd Foundation<br>BBC Children In Need<br>City and Hackney Together<br>London Catalyst|95,197<br>36,392<br>19,769<br>16,628<br>15,860<br>15,769<br>15,000<br>10,000<br>10,000<br>10,000<br>8,938<br>8,140<br>6,000<br>6,000<br>37,004|19,492<br>21,472<br>-<br>4,910<br>-<br>-<br>10,000<br>10,000<br>10,000<br>-<br>15,597<br>-<br>5,761<br>11,000<br>37,282<br>112,960<br>24,301<br>17,061<br>16,875<br>15,000<br>14,920<br>11,821<br>10,000<br>7,984<br>6,200|
|**Total to October 2022**<br>**276,766             33,931                     -**|**310,697**||
|**Total to October 2021**<br>**334,643             47,993**||**382,636**|
|**3**<br>**Income From Donations:**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Endowments**<br>**Funds**|||
||<br> <br>**Total 2022**||
|**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Crowdfunding Income<br>164,763                     -<br>Donated Income<br>12,426             50,762<br>Gift Aid<br>-               24,278|164,763<br>63,188<br>24,278|44,136<br>47,510<br>4,917|
|**Total to October 2022**<br>**177,189             75,040                     -**|**252,229**||
||||
|**Total to October 2021**||**96,563**|
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*Government grant 

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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

## **Made In Hackney** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)** 


Donated Items include ingredients for the Meal Service, Cooking Equipment and free space for the meal service 


## **6a Other Income** 

Other Income includes allowance for input tax under the VAT Fixed Rate Scheme (“FRS”). MIH is on FRS of 7.5%. With FRS in place, MIH pays a fixed percentage of generated income to HMRC, keeping the difference between what is charged to the customers and paid to HMRC, but as the result MIH cannot reclaim the VAT on the purchases, except for certain capital assets over £2,000. 

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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

## **Made In Hackney** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)** 

|**Analysis of Expenses**<br>**7**<br>**Expenditure on raising donations and legacies**<br>**Restricted  Unrestricted  Endowments**|<br>**Total 2022**<br>**Total 2021**|<br>**Total 2022**<br>**Total 2021**|
|---|---|---|
||<br>**Total 2022**||
|**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Direct Costs<br>-               26,526                     -<br>Staff Costs<br>-               56,032                     -<br>Support Costs<br>-                 3,281                     -|26,526<br>56,032<br>3,281|333<br>18,000<br>509|
|**Total to October 2022**<br>**-               85,839                     -**|**85,839**||
|**Total to October 2021**<br>**-               18,842                     -**||**18,842**|
|**8**<br>**Expenditure on charitiable activities**<br>**Restricted  Unrestricted  Endowments**|||
||<br>**Total 2022**||
|**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**From Meal Service:**<br>Direct Costs<br>92,982                     -                       -<br>Depreciation and Amortisation<br>-                       -                       -<br>Staff Costs<br>56,550                     -                       -<br>Support Costs<br>14,482                     -                       -<br>**Sub Total**<br>**164,014                     -                       -**<br>**From Main Charitable Activities:**<br>Direct Costs<br>75,626                     -                       -<br>Depreciation and Amortisation<br>16,321                     -                       -<br>Staff Costs<br>176,367                     -                       -<br>Support Costs<br>47,940                     -                       -<br>**Sub Total**<br>**316,254                     -                       -**|92,982<br>-<br>56,550<br>14,482<br>**164,014**<br>75,626<br>16,321<br>176,367<br>47,940<br>**316,254**|89,999<br>-<br>21,175<br>22,152<br>**133,326**<br>52,608<br>14,830<br>97,929<br>25,585<br>**190,952**|
|**Total to October 2022**<br>**480,268                     -                       -**|**480,268**||
||||
|**Total to October 2021**<br>**324,278                     -                       -**||**324,278**|
||||
|Independent Examiner fee for the year was £1,250 (2021: £1,250)<br>**9**<br>**Expenditure on contracts**<br>**Restricted  Unrestricted  Endowments**|<br>**Total 2022**<br>**Total 2021**||
||<br>**Total 2022**||
|**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Direct Costs<br>12,581                     -                       -<br>Staff Costs<br>6,765                     -                       -<br>Support Costs<br>700                     -                       -|12,581<br>6,765<br>700|17,555<br>5,016<br>409|
|**Total to October 2022**<br>**20,046                     -                       -**|**20,046**||
|**Total to October 2021**<br>**22,980                     -                       -**||**22,980**|
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|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Independent Examiner fee for the year was £1,250 (2021: £1,250)|||||
|**9**|**Expenditure on contracts**|**Restricted**|**Unrestricted  Endowments**|<br>**Total 2022**|<br>**Total 2021**|
|||**£**|**£**<br>**£**|**£**|**£**|
||Direct Costs|12,581|-                       -|12,581|17,555|
||Staff Costs|6,765|-                       -|6,765|5,016|
||Support Costs|700|-                       -|700|409|
||**Total to October 2022**|**20,046**|**-                       -**|**20,046**||
||**Total to October 2021**|**22,980**|**-                       -**||**22,980**|



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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

## **Made In Hackney** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)** 

|**Notes to the Financial Statements(Continued)**|||
|---|---|---|
|**10**<br>**Expenditure on other trading activities**<br>**Restricted  Unrestricted  Endowments**|<br>**Total 2022**|<br>**Total 2021**|
|**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Direct Costs<br>-               28,362                     -<br>Depreciation and Amortisation<br>-                    200                     -<br>Staff Costs<br>-               38,326                     -|28,362<br>200<br>38,326|25,323<br>200<br>70,406|
|Support Costs<br>-                 3,284                     -|3,284|15,525|
|**Total to October 2022**<br>**-               70,172                     -**|**70,172**||
||||
|**Total to October 2021**<br>**-             111,454                     -**||**111,454**|
|**11**<br>**Salaries and Wages and Related Parties**<br>**Restricted  Unrestricted  Endowments**|||
||<br>**Total 2022**||
|**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Salaries<br>208,623             91,458|300,081|217,185|
|Social Services (NI)<br>20,350               2,084|22,434|14,699|
|Pension<br>10,710                  816<br>Furlough<br>-                       -|11,526<br>-|8,793<br>-         28,152|
|**239,683             94,358                     -**|**334,041**||
||||
|**Total to October 2021**<br>**124,120             88,405**||**212,525**|
||||



## No Employees earned more than £60,000 

Key personnel, being the founder, received a salary of £25566 for this reporting period. Previous year this was £35,438 The amount includes Employer Pension and Employer NI. No trustee member were paid any renumeration The average number of Employee in the year was 9.3 (2021: 12.9) 

At year end on 31 Oct 2022, Made in Hackney 12 had staff on PAYE. 

|Days a Week<br>Employed for (Number of Days per Week):<br>5<br>Employed for (Number of Days per Week):<br>4.5<br>Employed for (Number of Days per Week):<br>4<br>Employed for (Number of Days per Week):<br>3<br>Employed for (Number of Days per Week):<br>2|Number of<br>Staff<br>FTE<br>2<br>2<br>1<br>0.9<br>6<br>4.8<br>1<br>0.6<br>2<br>0.8|
|---|---|
||**12**<br>**9.1**|



## **11a Related Party** 

Following trustee memebers received funds for the work they carried out for Made in Hackney. Trustee member, Melissa Sain-Hill, received £1,110 as a Cookery Teacher for restricted income classes. 

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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

## **Made In Hackney** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)** 



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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

## **Made In Hackney** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)** 


## **15a OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS** 

At the year end, the charity had the following minimum future operating lease commitments 

|Leases which expire:<br>Within one year<br>Within two to five years<br>Over five years|2,022               2,021<br>£<br>£<br>Premises<br>Premises<br>9,600               7,800<br>36,000             38,400<br>-<br>7,200|
|---|---|
||45,600             53,400|



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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

## **Made In Hackney** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)** 


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Charity Registration Number: 1176690 

## **Made In Hackney** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)** 

**17 SOFA for the year ended 31 October 2021** 

|**17 SOFA for the year ended 31 October 2021**||
|---|---|
||**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Endowments**<br>**Funds**<br>**Total 2021**|
||**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**|
|**Income From:**<br>_Donations and legacies_<br>Grants<br>Donations<br>Donated Goods / Services<br>_Other Charitable Activities_<br>Contracts<br>_Other Trading Activities_<br>Cookery Classes<br>_Investments_<br>_Other Income_|334,643             47,993                     -             382,636<br>52,496             44,067                     -               96,563<br>13,250                  523                     -               13,773<br>-<br>19,405                     -                       -               19,405<br>-<br>-               46,266                     -               46,266<br>-                    211                     -                    211<br>-                 2,868                     -                 2,868|
|**Total Income**|**419,794           141,928                     -             561,722**|
|**Expenditure on:**<br>Expenditure on raising donations and legacies<br>Expenditure on charitiable activities<br>Expenditure on contracts<br>Expenditure on other trading activities|-               18,842                     -               18,842<br>324,278                     -                       -             324,278<br>22,980                     -                       -               22,980<br>-             111,454                     -             111,454|
|**Total Expenditure**|**347,258           130,296                     -             477,554**|
|||
|**Net Income (Loss)**|**72,536             11,632                     -               84,168**|
|**Reconciliation of Funds**||
|**Total Funds Brought Forward**|**216,729           214,983**<br>**431,712**|
|**Total Funds Carried Forward**|**289,265           226,615                     -             515,880**|
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