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NEWS & EVENTS

London Youth Bid

potlight’s Youth Committee (part of London
SYouth’s City Leaders Programme) bagged
£400 to buy stuff for new centre: Lansbury
Spotlight.
To earn their winnings they had to survey young
people to find out what they wanted, then pitch
ideas to London Youth.
Their pitch got them the full amount they wanted to put towards a new iPad stand, video games, books,
and sound equipment. Nice one!

All the community benefits

ast summer we explained we were converting Charitable Limited Company. When set up in
Lto a Community Benefit Society (CBS). As a 1998 we were one of the first and governance
result, Poplar HARCA is now a ‘Registered required us to be a Charitable Company. Since
Society’. then we’ve achieved a lot, and the organisation
WHAT HAS CHANGEd? has changed a lot,
and we want to
You won’t see any make sure our
changes to staff or governance
services. Poplar structure supports
HARCA is still a charity, our vision. Most
and our objectives, vision and aims are the same housing associations are Community Benefit
– investing our energy and income to benefit our Societies. Converting will streamline some costly
community. The Social Housing Regulator and bureaucracy and bring us in line with the rest of
Financial Conduct Authority regulate us.
the sector.
WHy NoT STAy AS IS?
I HAvE MoRE qUESTIoNS!
Poplar HARCA is and always has been a Get in touch – info@poplarharca.co.uk

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