Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Multiple returns filed late: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

HILLTOP CIRCLE

We provide resources for young people up to the age of 30 and their families living in London by providing coaching and mentoring and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • Returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 4 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/06/23*£130£123£6n/a
30/06/22*£127£126£2n/a
30/06/21£85£83£3n/a
30/06/20*£63£60£2n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.hilltopcircle.co.uk

info@hilltopcircle.co.uk

02087982119

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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£9,930
DCMS£9,358
John Lyon's Charity£9,300
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Reducing Health Inequalities Through Physical Activity
£9,930 04/03/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a range of sports activities for children and young people in the area of Brent. The project aims to provide access to a range of activities designed to reduce health inequalities and improve mental and physical ....more
John Lyon's Charity - Small grant to Hilltop Circle
£5,000 18/09/2021
Covid Community Recovery
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,358 06/10/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Hilltop Circle
£4,300 13/08/2020
12
Hilltop Summer Camp

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

  • AHMED ABDULHAKIM YASLEM Appointed: 2019
  • AHMED ALI HUSSEIN Appointed: 2019
  • ABDULLAH YUSUF MOHAMED Appointed: 2021
  • ZAKARIA AHMED Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/11/2019, number: 1186210
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
4 returns made; AR23: 36 days late, AR22: 53 days late, AR20: 266 days late,
Main office

408 NEASDEN LANE NORTH
LONDON
NW10 0BT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 30 AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING INLONDON BY PROVIDING FOOTBALL COACHING AND MENTORING AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMESOF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES ANDCAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE ANDRESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FORPEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE,INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TOIMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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