Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 9

Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 19

CENTRE 404

Provision of social and educational activites for adults with learning disabilities, clubs for children with learning disabilities and for their siblings, support and advice for parents and carers of a disabled person, supported housing projects for adults with a learning disability, and a calendar of social functions and outings for children and adults with a learning disability and their carers.

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 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Established: 36 years

www.centre404.org.uk

general@centre404.org.uk

02076078762

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

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		£7,189	£7,504	£-315	£26	£4,548	£4,478	7.2	271	78
31/03/22		£6,841	£6,758	£83	£27	£4,863	£4,757	8.4	241	78
31/03/21	*	£6,775	£6,159	£616	£35	£4,780	£4,652	9.1	241	10
31/03/20		£6,846	£5,895	£951	£3	£4,164	£4,073	8.3	220	170
31/03/19		£5,300	£4,974	£326	£8	£3,213	£3,120	7.5	186	109
31/03/18		£4,770	£4,476	£294	£9	£2,887	£2,781	7.5	180	0
31/03/17		£4,572	£4,216	£356	£7	£2,593	£2,471	7	175	0
31/03/16		£4,606	£4,289	£317	£7	£2,237	£2,171	6.1	205	0
31/03/15		£4,168	£3,738	£430	£17	£1,920	£1,885	6.1	140	0
31/03/14		£3,122	£3,071	£52	£16	£1,490	£1,456	5.7	120	0
31/03/13		£2,933	£2,802	£131	£15	£1,438	£1,377	5.9	173	0
31/03/12		£3,168	£2,796	£372	£11	£1,307	£1,227	5.3	77	0
31/03/11		£2,066	£1,687	£379	£15	£935	£682	4.9	111	0
31/03/10		£1,797	£1,694	£103	£13	£555	£501	3.6	80	0
31/03/09		£1,690	£1,629	£60	£12	£452	£406	3	108	0
31/03/08		£1,619	£1,625	£-6	£15	£392	£306	2.3	103	0
31/03/07	*	£1,598	£1,604	£-6	£9	£397	£307	2.3	99	0
31/03/06	*	£1,533	£1,535	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£1,527	£1,438	£89	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£1,391	£1,331	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 7.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

271 employees
78 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

Cloudesley	£234,500
City Bridge Trust	£99,544
DCMS	£89,202
National Lottery Community Fund	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£12,000	19/09/2023	Cloudesley Partner welfare grant 2024
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£5,000	10/08/2023	Cloudesley Partner top-up grant - cost of living 2023
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£5,000	07/12/2022	Principal Grant - cost of living uplift. Related grant: 360G-Cloudesley-H1620
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£12,000	27/09/2022	Cloudesley Partner welfare grant 2023
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£2,500	27/09/2022	Principal Grant - cost of living uplift. Related grant: 360G-Cloudesley-H1620
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Centre 404
£1,000	15/12/2021	This project will provide training and mentoring to a project worker who will deliver money management sessions to disadvantaged children. Children will improve their life skills through developing ....more This project will provide training and mentoring to a project worker who will deliver money management sessions to disadvantaged children. Children will improve their life skills through developing their understanding of financial management.
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£60,000	08/12/2021	PGF Round 1 Extension Funding - Supporting Families Core Work
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£12,000	21/09/2021	Cloudesley Partner Welfare Grant 2022 - Awarded Sep 2021
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£5,000	30/06/2021	Cloudesley Partner Welfare Grant Top-up for 30th June to 31st Dec 2021
National Lottery Community Fund - Centre 404's Family Carers Peer to Peer Project
£10,000	25/06/2021	The funding will be used to deliver specialist support to family carers of children with learningdisabilities and/or autism in Islington. The project aims to provide emotional and practical support ....more The funding will be used to deliver specialist support to family carers of children with learningdisabilities and/or autism in Islington. The project aims to provide emotional and practical support to isolated parent/carers across the community.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Centre 404
£10,800	25/05/2021	purchase a vehicle for a charity supporting people with learning disabilties in Islington
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£8,000	22/09/2020	Cloudesley Partner Welfare Grant 2021 - Awarded Sep 2020
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£89,202	08/07/2020	"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."
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Centre 404
£3,188	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant wil fund activities, support and signposting for young people with a range of learning disabilities and their families to manage isolation and stress due the impact of Covid-19, ....more COVID19 - This grant wil fund activities, support and signposting for young people with a range of learning disabilities and their families to manage isolation and stress due the impact of Covid-19, helping them alleviate anxiety and improve emotional well-being.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Centre 404
£14,744	08/05/2020	A grant of £14,744 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£5,000	24/04/2020	Cloudesley Partner Top-up grant for the period 24th April to 31st December 2020
National Lottery Community Fund - Peer to Peer project
£10,000	03/04/2020 11	The funding will be used to run a peer to peer project coordinator to recruit train and support parent/carer volunteers to engage with hard to reach and isolated carers. The project aims to support ....more The funding will be used to run a peer to peer project coordinator to recruit train and support parent/carer volunteers to engage with hard to reach and isolated carers. The project aims to support 30 previously isolated family carers.
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£10,000	01/04/2020	Emergency small grant - For additional staff hours and to enable the different ways of working that are necessary during the coronavirus outbreak
Department for Education - Parent Carer Participation grant
£15,000	01/04/2020	To fund 152 Parent Carer Forums to represent and support their local area's SEND parents, carers and families.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Centre 404
£5,000	25/11/2019	Young Catalyst
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Centre 404
£84,800	26/09/2019 24	£84,800 over two further and final years (2 x £42,400) for the salary of a full-time Older Carers Outreach and Engagement Co-ordinator and associated running costs.
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£8,000	24/09/2019	Cloudesley Partner Welfare Grant Awarded Sep 2019
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£90,000	05/06/2019	Principal Grant - Health and Well-being Project
Department for Education - Parent Carer Participation Grant
£15,000	01/04/2019	To fund 152 Parent Carer Forums to represent and support their local areas SEND parents, carers and families.
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£8,000	19/09/2018	Interim Welfare Grant (awarded Sep 2018)
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Centre 404
£29,252	17/07/2018	Holiday Play Schemes
Department for Education - Parent Carer Forum Grants (Paid To Multiple Local Parent Carer Forums)
£7,500	01/04/2018	152 parent carer forums (one per LA)
Department for Education - Parent Carer Forum Grants (Paid To Multiple Local Parent Carer Forums)
£7,500	01/04/2018	152 parent carer forums (one per LA)
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£58,400	07/03/2018	Legacy Fund - Developing more resilience in families of children and adults with learning disabilities and autism
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£6,000	07/03/2018	Legacy Fund- Project Evaluation Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Centre 404 Volunteering Project
£9,805	14/02/2018 12	This project will expand the charity’s volunteering programme to create wider opportunities for people to fulfil their potential and build friendships.
National Lottery Community Fund - Build Our Future Extensions and Restoration
£499,907	24/01/2018 24	This project will extend and refurbish their community centre to provide more activities for the community. These will include peer support groups, workshops, carer groups and activities delivered in ....more This project will extend and refurbish their community centre to provide more activities for the community. These will include peer support groups, workshops, carer groups and activities delivered in partnership with local groups to assist with income and benefit support and improve health and wellbeing. Additional daytime activities will be created to support children and adults with learning disabilities in budget planning, arts and crafts, IT and healthy eating, including cooking lessons.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Centre 404
£40,000	04/12/2017	Extension to centre
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£10,000	19/09/2017	Capital Fund - Creating Sensory Play Spaces Project
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£7,188	19/09/2017	Cloudesley Partner Grant (awarded Sep 2017)
City Bridge Trust - Eco audit to Centre 404
£3,200	21/08/2017	£3,200 (8 days @ £400) to provide an eco-audit.
National Lottery Community Fund - Centre 404 : Building Better Lives Together Project
£294,170	14/12/2016 47	The project aims to provide a stimulating programme of activities for adults with learning disabilities, which will reduce feelings of social isolation as well as increase confidence and well-being. ....more The project aims to provide a stimulating programme of activities for adults with learning disabilities, which will reduce feelings of social isolation as well as increase confidence and well-being. It will help adults with learning disabilities to develop skills, improve health and reduce isolation by offering a variety of community activities.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Centre 404
£28,274	10/11/2016	Towards the costs of holiday play schemes
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Centre 404
£119,853	11/10/2016 36	This project will provide sibling, junior and youth after school activity sessions for young people with a range of learning disabilities and complex needs, helping them to improve communication ....more This project will provide sibling, junior and youth after school activity sessions for young people with a range of learning disabilities and complex needs, helping them to improve communication skills, grow in confidence and build positive relationships.
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£7,564	21/09/2016	Cloudesley Partner Grant (awarded Sep 2016)
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Centre 404
£119,800	24/05/2016 36	£119,800 over three years (£38,700; £39,900; £41,200) for the salary of a full-time Case Worker – Older Carers and associated running costs.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Centre 404
£4,000	07/03/2016	Towards the costs of transition funding
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£60,000	02/03/2016	Supporting Families Case Worker
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Centre 404
£15,000	18/01/2016	The construction of a wheelchair accessible, interactive play and multi-sensory structure.
Cloudesley - Grant to Centre 404
£4,372	15/09/2015	Cloudesley Partner Grant (Awarded Sep 15)
National Lottery Community Fund - Centre 404: Support for Older Carers
£290,099	17/01/2013 36	The development of an existing project to enable family carers of adults with learning disabilities to live positive and fulfilling lives as they move into old age and to minimise the ill health, ....more The development of an existing project to enable family carers of adults with learning disabilities to live positive and fulfilling lives as they move into old age and to minimise the ill health, stress and anxiety that can all too often be associated with continuous caring duties. The project will ensure that carers have the information, advice and support they need.
London Catalyst - Centre 404 - 1
£5,000	09/05/2012	Funding towards the cost of running a volunteering programme for adults with learning difficulties, carers and former carers

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 35-64

COPELAND INGRAM Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Sales Adviser

DEREK WEIST Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Director Asset Management

ETIENNE MAKOSSO Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Carer

FAYE OLIVER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Communications Manager

FELIX ARNOLD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Risk Analyst

MARGARET AIKIN ELLIOTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant

PAUL FORMOSA Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Public Administration

TARA WILLSON Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Secretary, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE'S, WEST HOLLOWAY, LONDON,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/08/1988, number: 299889
Registered at Companies House on 22/06/1988, number: 02270299

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission
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
Investing charity funds 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; AR21: 14 days late, AR07: 15 days late, AR06: 380 days late, AR05: 1 days late,

Main office

CENTRE 404
404 CAMDEN ROAD
LONDON
N7 0SJ

Objectives

1) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES (IN PARTICULAR) AND/OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES (TOGETHER DESCRIBED AS DISABILITIES), IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS, AND2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE, TO INCLUDE (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, EDUCATION, WELFARE, ADVOCACY, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTISE ISLINGTON LB

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