Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 22

HIGHBURY VALE-BLACKSTOCK TRUST

Elizabeth House is a multi-purpose community centre in the heart of a socially diverse neighbourhood in North London. The Charity's aims are to improve local residents quality of life, connect people together, provide practical support and create opportunities for local people. The charity prioritises children, young people and families, but we are an inclusive space offering activities for all.

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Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Established: 30 years

www.elizabeth-house.org.uk

info@elizabeth-house.org.uk

02076901300

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£635	£616	£19	£3	£741	£392	7.6	14	60
31/03/22		£560	£456	£104	£1	£722	£319	8.4	14	40
31/03/21		£456	£394	£61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/03/20		£357	£347	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/19		£323	£313	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/03/18		£276	£274	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£275	£330	£-54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£227	£233	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£246	£254	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£254	£266	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£243	£271	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£234	£233	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£274	£273	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£355	£307	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£278	£202	£75	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£291	£197	£93	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£140	£163	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£102	£118	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£139	£113	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£81	£134	£-53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 53%
Reserves/Spending: 7.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 7.1

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Camden, Hackney, Haringey, Islington,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

14 employees
60 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Trust for London	£86,500
The London Community Foundation	£34,188
Greater London Authority	£27,978
London Marathon Charitable Trust	£20,000
Cripplegate Foundation	£10,000
DCMS	£9,999
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,990
Sport England	£6,941

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Trust for London - Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust (HVBT)
£6,500	29/09/2022	This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-02.02.2021-8999
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust
£5,000	02/11/2021	Copenhagen Street Food Bank
Sport England - TGC CF Community women only fitness at Elizabeth House
£6,941	17/09/2021 12	This project will physical activity sessions for local inactive women aged 16+, providing a safe space for those less confident and/or participants with cultural/religious barriers.
Trust for London - Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust (HVBT)
£80,000	09/06/2021 36	The funding is for upscaling the successful 21st Century Skills project (21CS). 21CS improves access to ‘better work’ for those with no or low qualifications, most of whom are in low skilled/paid ....more The funding is for upscaling the successful 21st Century Skills project (21CS). 21CS improves access to ‘better work’ for those with no or low qualifications, most of whom are in low skilled/paid work. We provide flexible vocational IT tutoring, personalised skills-to-job training, and vital work experience with local employers.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,999	14/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust
£5,000	17/06/2020	Improving support for disadvantaged children and young people
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust
£34,188	30/04/2020	Elizabeth House to sustain and step up its coordinated crisis response in the local community by providing substantial and reliable food/care parcels to vulnerable people, as well as remote support ....more Elizabeth House to sustain and step up its coordinated crisis response in the local community by providing substantial and reliable food/care parcels to vulnerable people, as well as remote support through a programme of activities targeting elderly, families and young people, working in partnerships with statutory and community organisations.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust
£5,000	03/03/2020	GenXt - an IT training and employability programme
Greater London Authority - Grant to Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust
£27,978	29/01/2020	Greening Highbury Quadrant Estate
National Lottery Community Fund - Blue House Club
£9,990	11/10/2019 12	Blue House Club
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Elizabeth House goes green
£20,000	26/04/2019	Towards refurbishing the Sports Hall and toilet facilities, including installing PV solar panels, enabling a greater variety of activites to take place while reducing the carbon footprint of the ....more Towards refurbishing the Sports Hall and toilet facilities, including installing PV solar panels, enabling a greater variety of activites to take place while reducing the carbon footprint of the facilities, creating an attractive environment for more groups to participate in physical activity.
Greater London Authority - Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust
£2,666	14/11/2018	Elizabeth House Community Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Baby massage community group
£5,790	31/08/2018 12	The project will run baby massage sessions and social activities. The aim is to bring people together and encourage the development of parenting skills.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust
£10,000	10/04/2017	refurbishment of a community centre for an organisation working with disadvantaged young people in London

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-74

CAROL GLOVER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Campaigns And Communications Manager

GARRY LUXFORD Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Management Consultant

JEREMY CORBYN Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Mp

JONATHAN GORE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

LEE-ANNE RICHARDSON-PRING Appointed: 2020

LUCILIA FALSARELLA PEREIRA Appointed: 2022

VALERIE BOSSMAN-QUARSHIE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Early Years Practitioner

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/12/1993, number: 1029704
Registered at Companies House on 02/09/1993, number: 02849848

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR04: 2 days late,

Main office

HIGHBURY VALE BLACKSTOCK TRUST
ELIZABETH HOUSE
2 HURLOCK STREET
LONDON
N5 1ED

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF ISLINGTON, HARINGEY AND HACKNEY (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) ; B). TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; C). TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THOSE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; D). TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED; E). TO DO ANY OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE ISLINGTON, HARINGEY AND HACKNEY.

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