SOUTH HILL CENTRE

Registered charity 1102820 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CHARITY OPEARATES A PRESCHOOL OFFERING 275 PLACES (10 SESSIONS AND 5 LUNCH CLUB SESSIONS PER WEEK) WITHIN A PURPOSE BUILT BUILDING. FUTHER SERVICES INCLUDE CARER AND TODDLER GROUPS, TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES. PROVIDING TASTER LEARNING SESSIONS PROVIDED BY LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS AND PROVISON OF FACILITIES FOR LOCAL ORGANISATIONS

Objects

TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FACILITIES (WHETHER IN A PURPOSE-BUILT COMMUNITY CENTRE OR OTHERWISE) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF HEMEL HEMPSTEAD AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE WHICH FACILITIES MAY WITHOUT LIMITATION INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF CHILD CARE SERVICES AND MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND OTHER FORMS OF EDUCATION, RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RAVE, SEX, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID COMMUNITY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: HEMEL HEMPSTEAD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, as the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 but it was eligible for examination under the Charities Act 2011. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounting records were not kept, the accounts did not accord with those records, or that the accounts did not comply with applicable accounting standards. The examiner stated they had no concerns and found no other matters requiring attention to enable a proper understanding of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (69% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ROBIN GEOFFREY OAKESchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Brian Leonard Boggis
• Gavin Wright
• Kathryn Sian McKerrell
• Sebastian Rafuluchi Moh · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HIGHLEY MINORS CHILDCARE CENTRE.

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• DEVON CLOSE PRE-SCHOOL income £145k
• CHANCTONBURY COMMUNITY LEISURE LTD income £844k
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Side by side with its peers

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