HARLESDEN NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM

Registered charity 1188490 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HNF

Harlesden Neighbourhood Forum (HNF) is a neighbourhood planning form established under the Localism Act 2011. The neighbourhood plan produced by the Forum was adopted in May 2019 following a referendum. The area of benefit is Harlesden and immediate surroundings with a particular focus on the area defined by the HNF boundary in the Neighbourhood Plan.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN HARLESDEN; TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF HARLESDEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING OR ARCHITECTURE IN OR AFFECTING THE AREA OF BENEFIT;TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST AND PUBLIC AMENITIES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£46k

Latest spending

£33k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,160.50, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to six months of operating expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £26,076 for the period, with the majority of its income being restricted funding from the Trust for London.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Trust for London

“Trust for London, a London-based charity funder, is the primary source of funding for this period.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1k; policy: 6 months of operating expenditure)

“The reserves we have set aside provide financial stability and the means for developing our principal activity. We intend to maintain our reserves at a level which is at least equivalent to 6 months of operating expenditure.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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
Campaigns and political activity 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
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)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £5,500 — grants £5,500 (2); 98% of the £5,623 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £1,230 — grants £1,230 (2); 2% of the £51,726 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Sandra Gillian Whitechair
Carol Morris
Ebrahim Piperdy · trustee of 2 other charities
Julieta Marlene Galarza
Romael Amanze Ferguson
Sonya Stewart

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

Operates in: Brent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£46k	£33k
31/03/2024	£6k	£32k
31/03/2023	£52k	£31k
31/03/2022	£26k	£19k
31/03/2021	£29k	£14k

Common questions

Is HARLESDEN NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,160.50, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to six months of operating expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £26,076 for the period, with the majority of its income being restricted funding from the Trust for London. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HARLESDEN NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HARLESDEN NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON, EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE).

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
TRUST FOR LONDON	FY2023	£57k	Supporting the work of the Forum
TRUST FOR LONDON	FY2022	£50k	Connected communities
EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE)	FY2025	£5k	Higher Potential — 1000 Years of Harlesden

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONDON PARKS AND GREEN SPACES FORUM.

LONDON PARKS AND GREEN SPACES FORUM income £197k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HARLESDEN NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM	£46k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
LONDON PARKS AND GREEN SPACES FORUM FY2026	£197k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.