CENTRE 404

Registered charity 299889 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ISLINGTON MENCAP

Provision of social and educational activites for adults with learning disabilities, clubs for children with learning disabilities and for their siblings, support and advice for parents and carers of a disabled person, supported housing projects for adults with a learning disability, and a calendar of social functions and outings for children and adults with a learning disability and their carers.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity emerged from a challenging period with a financial surplus and stronger reserves. The organization relies heavily on local government funding, which constituted 61.3% to 80.3% of income across its service divisions. Staff costs represent the majority of expenditure, ranging from 73.5% to 79.4% of total spending.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02270299

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• BAIRD, Lea-Jane — director, appointed 30/06/2026on trustee list
• HALAI, Kapil Bhimji — director, appointed 30/06/2026on trustee list
• MCLAUGHLIN, Robert John — director, appointed 24/01/2024on trustee list
• OLIVER, Faye — director, appointed 21/09/2023on trustee list
• ELLIOTT, Margaret Aikin — director, appointed 21/09/2023on trustee list
• ARNOLD, Felix — director, appointed 28/07/2022on trustee list
• MAKOSSO, Etienne — director, appointed 19/11/2020on trustee list
• WEIST, Derek Jonathan — director, appointed 01/01/2013on trustee list
• WILLSON, Tara — director, appointed 25/07/2001on trustee list

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Centre 404 — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 08/12/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

• Centre 404 Domiciliary Care: Good (17/02/2018) · CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

• Derek Weist
• Faye Oliver
• Felix Arnold
• Kapil Bhimji Halai
• Lea-Jane Baird
• Margaret Aikin Elliott
• Robert John McLaughlin
• Stephanie Gina Wand

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

Operates in: Barnet · Camden · Enfield · Hackney · Haringey · Islington

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Side by side with its peers

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