HOT LINE MEALS SERVICE (LONDON)
Registered charity 1066575 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Society is constituted by Trust Deed, and its objects are provision of relief for persons who are housebound or temporarily for other reasons unable to provide meals for themselves, by providing kosher meals for such persons.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £104,352 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total expenditure exceeding total income. Per the trustees' report, this shortfall was managed through the use of reserves, which stood at £91,729 at year end, allowing the charity to maintain uninterrupted service delivery despite financial pressures.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Bridge House Trust — “Soon-after we received funding from the Bridge House Trust to refurbish a local property into a purpose built commercial kitchen.” (source page)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hackney · Haringey
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HOT LINE MEALS SERVICE (LONDON) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £104,352 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total expenditure exceeding total income. Per the trustees' report, this shortfall was managed through the use of reserves, which stood at £91,729 at year end, allowing the charity to maintain uninterrupted service delivery despite financial pressures.
Who funds HOT LINE MEALS SERVICE (LONDON)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOT LINE MEALS SERVICE (LONDON) as a grant recipient include THE CHILDHOOD TRUST, THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUST, JEWISH CHILD'S DAY.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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