NEW FUTURE COLLECTIVE LTD
New Future Collective is an arts and cultural charity which develops the creative capacities and enriches the cultural lives of residents of Hackney and beyond via a programme of creative and cultural activity.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AND CULTURE AND THEIR PUBLIC APPRECIATION IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN THE UK,PREDOMINANTLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY HACKNEY,TOWER HAMLETS AND SURROUNDING AREAS AND 2.1.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN THE UK,PREDOMINANTLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY HACKNEY,TOWER HAMLETS AND SURROUNDING AREAS AND 2.1.3 TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN THE UK,PREDOMINANTLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN HACKNEY,TOWER HAMLETS AND SURROUNDING AREAS,IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY,AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity finished the year with free unrestricted reserves of £74,932, which is above its policy target of £55,000 (three months of core operations). The Trustees report a surplus for the year and confirm that the organization can continue to operate as a going concern for the next twelve months.
What the accounts disclose
“It is NFC’s policy to maintain financial reserves to a level sufficient to ensure that core operations can continue for a period of at least 3 months, which in 2024-25 equated to £55,000.” — page 12
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £30,550 — grants £30,550 (3); 6% of the £479,088 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £24,800 — grants £24,800 (2); 7% of the £362,428 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £99,234 — contracts £2,700 (2), grants £96,534 (6); 30% of the £331,600 total gross income on the same return
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 07637172 · Financial health read from its filings
Company officers (Companies House)
- MAHMOOD, Durrah Mahmood Mohamed on trustee list
- CRAWFORD COLES, Jade Margaret not on trustee list
- LINDSAY, Rowan John on trustee list
- ADU-SARKODIE, Jacqueline on trustee list
- HUNTLEY, Peter William on trustee list
- NEEDHAM, Sarah Granville on trustee list
- PIDGEON, James Thomas on trustee list
- MARCH, Catherine Alice on trustee list
- KABIR, Iqbal on trustee list
- WOOTTON, Rebecca on trustee list
Trustees
- Catherine Alice March
- Durrah Mahmood
- Iqbal Kabir
- Jacqueline Adu-Sarkodie
- James Thomas Pidgeon
- Peter William Huntley
- Rebecca Wootton
- Rowan John Lindsay
- Sarah Granville Needham
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £479k | £359k |
| 31/03/2024 | £362k | £381k |
| 31/03/2023 | £332k | £291k |
| 31/03/2022 | £296k | £314k |
| 31/03/2021 | £291k | £172k |
Common questions
Is NEW FUTURE COLLECTIVE LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year with free unrestricted reserves of £74,932, which is above its policy target of £55,000 (three months of core operations). The Trustees report a surplus for the year and confirm that the organization can continue to operate as a going concern for the next twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds NEW FUTURE COLLECTIVE LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NEW FUTURE COLLECTIVE LTD as a grant recipient include THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, The Merchant Taylors' Foundation.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £18k | Older People & Housing Programme |
| The Merchant Taylors' Foundation | FY2022 | £6k | Small Grants Scheme |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mercers' Company | 10/12/2025 | £76k | Grant to New Future Collective (known as Hackney Showroom) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/08/2025 | £19k | Reducing isolation on Kings Crescent Estate |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 06/08/2025 | £28k | "Female Pioneers of Dancehall" |
| Hackney Council | 04/01/2025 | £15k | Grant to New Future Collective Ltd |
| London Borough of Hackney | 04/01/2025 | £15k | Grant to New Future Collective Ltd |
| City Bridge Foundation | 24/11/2023 | £109k | Grant to New Future Collective |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/05/2023 | £10k | Hackney Showroom Older People's Friday Lunch Club |
| The Mercers' Company | 11/05/2023 | £48k | Grant to New Future Collective |
| London Borough of Hackney | 12/05/2022 | £9k | Grant to New Future Collective Ltd |
| Hackney Council | 12/05/2022 | £9k | Grant to New Future Collective Ltd |
| Hackney Council | 28/03/2022 | £20k | Grant to New Future Collective Ltd |
| London Borough of Hackney | 28/03/2022 | £58k | Grant to New Future Collective Ltd |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/03/2022 | £10k | Disco Loco Library & Literature Project |
| Hackney Council | 24/03/2021 | £47k | Grant to New Future Collective Ltd |
| London Borough of Hackney | 24/03/2021 | £47k | Grant to New Future Collective Ltd |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/03/2020 | £10k | Disco Loco @ Kings Crescent Estate |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 01/08/2018 | £10k | "Trans Bodies in Public Space: Documenting the lived experiences of transgender people in the UK" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/04/2018 | £7k | Disco Loco School Fetes Tour 2018 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/02/2017 | £5k | New Futurism Learning Zone |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/02/2014 | £9k | Futureheads |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC | 2 | £206k |
| THE NISBET TRUST | 1 | £580k |
| THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £468k |
| THE PRUDENCE TRUST | 1 | £289k |
| CHK Foundation | 1 | £240k |
| THE SEGELMAN TRUST | 1 | £202k |
| THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION | 1 | £196k |
| JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION | 1 | £190k |
Charities like this
- CREATIVE FUTURES (UK) LIMITED
- CREATIVE FUTURE
- OUR FUTURE
- Safe New Futures
- NEO COMMUNITY
- THE NR5 PROJECT
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW FUTURE COLLECTIVE LTD | £479k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| CREATIVE FUTURES (UK) LIMITED | £411k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CREATIVE FUTURE | £186k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| OUR FUTURE | £618k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| Safe New Futures | £348k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEO COMMUNITY | £869k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |