THE PEOPLE'S KITCHEN LIMITED

Registered charity 1036149 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PEOPLES KITCHEN LIMITED, THE PEOPLES KITCHEN LIMITED

PROVISION OF FRIENDSHIP AND FOOD TO HOMELESS PEOPLE

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £11k for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £746k and expenditure of £735k. The trustees report a relatively strong financial position with unrestricted free reserves of £1,775k, which exceed their stated policy target of twelve months' cash running costs. The charity relies entirely on voluntary donations and has no employees, operating through volunteers.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The People's Kitchen Newcastle (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~29.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (89% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (28/11/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jackie Boardmanchair
• Andrew Cunningham
• Jenny Harrison
• Keith Armstrong
• Kevin Maloney
• Maggie Pavlou · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sophie Devlin

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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