Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 8

Poor Liquidity: -1
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 9

HACKNEY QUEST

Hackney Quest aims to develop the potential of young people though educational & social development activities and workshops, thereby bringing together young people from different geographical and ethnic communities to help break down prejudice and misunderstanding. They have an active involvement in the governance of Hackney Quest which prepares them for the responsibilities of adulthood

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Established: 36 years

www.hackneyquest.org.uk

karen@hackneyquest.org.uk

02085335480

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/08/23		£510	£526	£-16	£42	£117	£51	1.2	8	85
31/08/22		£444	£501	£-57	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	102
31/08/21		£532	£523	£9	£35	£190	£136	3.1	9	75
31/08/20		£433	£365	£68	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	72
31/08/19		£397	£324	£72	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/08/18		£346	£365	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17		£340	£343	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£208	£202	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15		£286	£285	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14		£277	£270	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13		£463	£433	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12	*	£380	£424	£-44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11		£410	£422	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10		£416	£403	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/09		£310	£308	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/08		£346	£279	£66	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/07		£233	£256	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/06		£184	£192	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/05		£155	£138	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/04		£130	£119	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 44%
Reserves/Spending: 1.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 6.7

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Hackney,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

8 employees
85 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

Hackney Council	£143,927
BBC Children in Need	£45,000
DCMS	£13,800
Hackney CVS	£5,061

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
£5,061	09/11/2023	Providing community meals, warm space and hardship support.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Hackney Quest
£45,000	27/07/2023	This core grant will enable the delivery of programmes for children and young people and their families across four estates in Hackney. It will improve their lives by providing a long-term safe space ....more This core grant will enable the delivery of programmes for children and young people and their families across four estates in Hackney. It will improve their lives by providing a long-term safe space with supportive relationships.
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Quest
£12,419	19/04/2023	Transitions Programme
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Quest
£33,730	24/03/2021 12	Wave 5 (Project): The funding is for project costs. The funds will cover the salary of our Employability Manager and give time to develop our offer for older young people and develop their voice, ....more Wave 5 (Project): The funding is for project costs. The funds will cover the salary of our Employability Manager and give time to develop our offer for older young people and develop their voice, their skills and work experience opportunities which will b
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Hackney Quest - 01/03/21
£1,250	12/03/2021	Core Funding
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Quest
£77,778	12/11/2020	CEV funding 4 wards
Hackney Council - Grant to Hackney Quest
£20,000	12/11/2020	T&T: South East Hackney Food support, a consortium of 5 community-based partners varying in size and focus led by Hackney Quest. All partners have long and reliable track-records of working with ....more T&T: South East Hackney Food support, a consortium of 5 community-based partners varying in size and focus led by Hackney Quest. All partners have long and reliable track-records of working with the community to address local need/represent the community.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Hackney Quest
£2,778	12/05/2020	£2,778 towards food and volunteer costs, but excluding laptops and mobile phones.
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£9,200	28/02/2020	Additional Open Access Youth Sessions
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£4,600	28/02/2020	Additional Open Access Youth Sessions. The wider aim of the scheme is: To deliver onward grants to increase positive activities for young people by delivering extra sessions in youth clubs for the ....more Additional Open Access Youth Sessions. The wider aim of the scheme is: To deliver onward grants to increase positive activities for young people by delivering extra sessions in youth clubs for the financial year 2019/20
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£37,972	01/04/2019	.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£37,972	01/04/2019	.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£37,972	01/05/2017	[Placeholder]
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£37,972	01/05/2017	The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£37,972	01/05/2017	The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£28,479	01/05/2017	The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£28,479	01/05/2017	The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of the open access youth provision, through a £1m evaluation.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Hackney Quest
£75,600	09/06/2016 36	towards three years' running costs of the 'Adult and Youth Volunteering Programmes' at a project tackling social exclusion in the London Borough of Hackney

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 29-42

CHARNDEEP KAUR Appointed: 2020

KEELEY WILLIAMS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Programme Manager

LEVERNE SINCLAIR Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Social Worker

OANA BRADULET Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Designer

REBECCA DISU Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher

JAMES BERESFORD (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

SOPHIE HEWITT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Youth Action

TERENCE CRONIN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Banker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/08/1988, number: 299734
Registered at Companies House on 10/06/1988, number: 02266475

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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; AR12: 43 days late,

Main office

1 POOLE ROAD
LONDON
E9 7AE

Objectives

TO EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THEIR LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES AND SKILLS IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND TO GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THEREBY TO ENABLE THEM TO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION WITHIN THE THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY

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