WAVE MUSWELL HILL CIO

Registered charity 1171421 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Wave Hub (previously Wave Cafe) was established to promote social inclusion and raise public awareness of the issues faced by people with learning disabilities. We aim to demonstrate what it means to value everyone equally. We run a creative arts cafe in Muswell Hill as a social enterprise where people of all abilities can work and socialise together.

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Latest income

£117k

Latest spending

£103k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £16,563 for the year, with total income of £92,945 against expenditure of £76,382. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £45,876 at year-end, which the charity notes is maintained in line with its policy of holding at least three months' operating expenses. The filing confirms no material governance costs were incurred and no trustees received remuneration.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' operating expenses (held: £46k)

“It is our policy to maintain a balance of cash reserves of at least three months' operating expenses, which policy we have maintained successfully throughout the year.” — page 22

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wave Cafe (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

GRAHAM BERNARD WRIGHT MA, MBAchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Merriman
JACQUELINE NEWMAN
KATHARINE ANN JONES
OPHIR YARON
RACHEL ANNE WILLIAMS
RICHARD MORRIS
SUSANNAH MARY MAY

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

Operates in: Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£117k	£103k
31/12/2024	£93k	£76k
31/12/2023	£54k	£66k
31/12/2022	£80k	£72k
31/12/2021	£57k	£49k

Common questions

Is WAVE MUSWELL HILL CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £16,563 for the year, with total income of £92,945 against expenditure of £76,382. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £45,876 at year-end, which the charity notes is maintained in line with its policy of holding at least three months' operating expenses. The filing confirms no material governance costs were incurred and no trustees received remuneration. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	30/06/2025	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
Postcode Lottery	29/03/2024	£25k	Unrestricted Funding