STEP UP HUB

Charity number: 1059876
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £368,345
Total expenditure: £390,002

Total income includes £327,316 from 2 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

7 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Amateur Sport
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London
  • Kenya
  • Somalia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 December 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • HSF (Working name)
  • HELP SOMALIA FOUNDATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Deeq Qaaje Trustee 31 August 2020
None on record
Safo Mohamed Trustee 04 December 2017
None on record
YASSIN ELMI ALI Trustee 03 December 2012
None on record
Hassina Yassin Trustee 12 September 2011
None on record
MR ABDUL KADIR AHMED NURI Trustee
None on record
Dr LAWRENCE MENSAH AKWETEY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £162.58k £219.71k £125.37k £69.25k £368.35k
Total expenditure £117.79k £76.47k £183.65k £87.07k £390.00k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £82.37k £123.15k £106.45k £10.63k £327.32k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 27 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 27 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 20 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 13 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 13 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 29 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 29 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED ON 13 DECEMBER 1996 AS AMENDED ON 01 MAR 2018

Charitable objects

(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.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

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

Contact information

Address:
MORAN HOUSE
SUITE 12a
449-451 HIGH ROAD
LONDON
NW10 2JJ
Phone:
02088303568
Email:
info@stepuphub.org
Website:

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