Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +7

    STEP UP HUB 

    Step Up Hub formerly known as Help Somalia Foundation (HSF) is a platform for people of all ages, genders and ethnicities to access support and services to enable positive steps towards more inclusive and valued communities.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 27 years

    www.stepuphub.org

    info@stepuphub.org

    02088303568

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    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£125£184£-58n/an/an/an/an/a3
    31/03/22£220£76£143n/an/an/an/an/a3
    31/03/21£163£118£45n/an/an/an/an/a4
    31/03/20£138£115£23n/an/an/an/an/a4
    31/03/19£82£62£20n/an/an/an/an/a3
    31/03/18£96£87£8£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17£91£81£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£58£64£-6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£64£60£3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14*£74£71£2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£40£63£-23£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£77£61£16£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£53£67£-15£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£112£101£11£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£102£103£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08£74£78£-4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07£44£38£6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06£20£17£3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£20£17£3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04*£2£3£0£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    What it does
    • Amateur Sport
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    Who works here?
    • 3 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Kenya, Somalia, Throughout London,

    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
    The London Community Foundation£35,900
    Barrow Cadbury Trust£34,500
    Lloyds Bank Foundation£15,000
    National Lottery Community Fund£9,956
    City Bridge Trust£5,750
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Strengthening Families; Opening Opportunities
    £9,956 02/06/2023
    The funding will be used to provide parenting and befriending sessions for people from migrant communities. The project aims to support skills development and wellbeing by enabling socially isolated ....more
    The London Community Foundation - Grant to Step Up Hub
    £9,800 13/01/2021
    5
    salary of a part time additional advice and wellbeing officer, staff and volunteer training costs, consultancy for organisational development.
    Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Step Up Hub
    £34,500 30/09/2020
    7
    To employ a Welfare Rights Advisor and a Mental Health Support Worker supporting refugees, asylum seekers and migrants living in Brent.
    The London Community Foundation - Grant to Step Up Hub (previously known as help Somali Foundation - HSF)
    £26,100 08/07/2020
    The funding is for upskilling members of the community in technical skills (and providing some with additional technology resources), uploading new and different (relevant) material and supporting ....more
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Help Somalia Foundation
    £5,750 09/04/2020
    A one-off, unrestricted grant of £5,750, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant. COVID19
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Step Up Hub
    £15,000 10/04/2019
    12
    Step Up Hub is requesting funding to increase the staff hours of its CE and coordinator to develop its business plan, communications strategy, website, governance and policies
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Help Somalia Foundation
    £70,000 14/03/2018
    36
    £70,000 over three years (£22,500; £23,000; £24,500) towards the salary costs of a 0.5 FTE Advice and Development Worker and associated running costs.
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Help Somalia Foundation
    £26,000 28/03/2013
    Help Somalia Foundation is a Brent user led charity providing information, advice and family support services mainly for the Somali community. The employment support service will help unemployed ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/12/1996, number: 1059876
    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
    • 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
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR14: 37 days late, AR05: 225 days late, AR04: 187 days late,
    Main office

    MORAN HOUSE
    SUITE 12a
    449-451 HIGH ROAD
    LONDON
    NW10 2JJ

    Objectives

    (1) TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF SOMALI REFUGEES WHO ARE RESIDENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING SUCH REFUGEES WITH FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, COUNSELLING, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING SERVICES IN MATTERS SUCH AS ASYLUM, IMMIGRATION, MONEY, DEBTS, WELFARE BENEFITS, HOUSING, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT AND IN SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE ASSOCIATION THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY DETERMINE. (2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY OF PERSONS IN SOMALIA AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY PROVIDING THEM WITH FOOD, SHELTER, TOOLS FOR RECONSTRUCTION, MEDICINE, CLOTHING AND ARTIFICIAL LIMBS AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE ASSOCIATION THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY DETERMINE. (3) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE SOMALIS OR OF SOMALIAN DESCENT BY ADVANCING EDUCATION AND BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED. (4) TO PROMOTE GOOD RACE RELATIONS BY ENDEAVOURING TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE OR CLAN AFFILIATION AND ENCOURAGING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS RESIDING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET AND ELSEWHERE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET, ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN SOMALIA

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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