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Holborn Community Association

Annual Report 2024-25

Holborn Community Association is a 35-year-old community charity based in Holborn, London, working with 1,820 unique users across 34,472 attendances in 2024/25. It delivers intergenerational programmes spanning day care for older adults with complex needs, play and movement activities for under-5s and children, creative arts for young people with additional needs, and outreach to isolated older people through its Doorstep Help and befriending service. 80% of its work with older adults is with those in the top 30% most affected by income deprivation nationally.

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📋About

Day care and outreach for older adults with complex needs including dementia and COPD; under-5s play programme; gymnastics, dance and movement classes for children; creative arts for young people with mental health and additional needs; weekly Memory Café; low-cost Lunch Club; Doorstep Help befriending project

📊Key Metrics

1,820 unique users and 34,472 attendances in 2024/25, with a further 2,300 attendances at community clubs hosted by HCA Key Metric 1
80% of interactions with older adults are with those in the top 30% most affected by income deprivation nationally Key Metric 2
115 volunteers contributed nearly 2,000 hours in 2024/25, supporting befriending, classes and community events Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Community Arts Exhibition on Kingsway drew 400+ visitors over 3 days, showcasing work by residents of all ages under the 'Roots/Routes' theme
  • Doorstep Help project relaunched in 2024, matching volunteers with isolated older adults for practical support and ongoing befriending relationships
  • 38% of interactions with children are in areas in the top 20% most deprived nationally, demonstrating targeted reach in an area of stark inequality

📍Geography

London

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