WAVE MUSWELL HILL CIO
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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IN THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF BARNET, CAMDEN, ENFIELD, HARINGEY AND ISLINGTON TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES OR SPECIAL NEEDS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROMOTING THEIR SOCIAL INCLUSION, PREVENTING THEM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY;B) PROVIDING ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION, EDUCATION OR TRAINING TO HELP DEVELOP THEIR SOCIAL AND PRACTICAL SKILLS AND RECEIVE SUPPORT;C) RAISING THE AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC OF THE ISSUES THAT FACE PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES OR SPECIAL NEEDS.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, ‘SPECIAL NEEDS’ MEANS THE INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS OF A PERSON WITH A MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that Wave Hub achieved an operating surplus of £14,528 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £117,140 against expenditure of £102,612. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £60,404, which is sufficient to cover over eight months of regular activities, exceeding the charity's policy target of three months' operating expenses.
What the accounts disclose
“Most of this came from fundraising, personal donations and selling food and drinks in the café”
“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 15
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (16/05/2025)
Trustees
- GRAHAM BERNARD WRIGHT MA, MBAchair
- Andrew Merriman
- JACQUELINE NEWMAN
- KATHARINE ANN JONES
- OPHIR YARON
- RACHEL ANNE WILLIAMS
- RICHARD MORRIS
- SUSANNAH MARY MAY
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 FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Wave Hub achieved an operating surplus of £14,528 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £117,140 against expenditure of £102,612. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £60,404, which is sufficient to cover over eight months of regular activities, exceeding the charity's policy target of three months' operating expenses. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 30/06/2025 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/03/2024 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/03/2022 | £10k | Wave Cafe Arts Programme (part of the larger Wave Cafe Programming) |