SOUTH ESSEX COMMUNITY HUB

Charity number: 1175385
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance education, to relieve financial hardship and to promote and protect good health by providing drop in centres where people in need can access the appropriate help, in particular but not limited to accredited training and access to computers and the internet including a digital translation service available to those who first language is not English, debt advice and counselling.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £320,268
Total expenditure: £222,114

People

5 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex
  • Southend-on-sea

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 October 2017: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE HUB (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew Wright Trustee 02 February 2024
None on record
Gill Sandford Trustee 20 July 2022
None on record
Dr David Sollis Trustee 20 May 2022
ATF SOUTHEND
Received: On time
ATF SOUTHEND
Recently registered
John Pennington Trustee 20 April 2022
None on record
MALCOLM CLARK Trustee 12 December 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £186.36k £174.54k £268.57k £220.69k £320.27k
Total expenditure £94.80k £180.73k £259.66k £219.38k £222.11k
Income from government contracts £117.13k £120.00k N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £50.50k N/A

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 2024 27 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 March 2022 39 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 March 2022 39 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 23 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 23 April 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 25 FEB 2016 AS AMENDED ON 19 OCT 2017

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH BY PROVIDING DROP IN CENTRES WHERE PEOPLE IN NEED CAN ACCESS THE APPROPRIATE HELP, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO ACCREDITED TRAINING AND ACCESS TO COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET INCLUDING A DIGITAL TRANSLATION SERVICE AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHOSE FIRST LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH, DEBT ADVICE AND COUNSELLING.

Contact information

Address:
1st FLOOR
324-325 CHARTWELL SQUARE
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
ESSEX
Phone:
01702611199
Email:
info@sech-uk.com
Website:

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