THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF CULINARY ARTS 'ADOPT A SCHOOL' TRUST

Registered charity 1087567 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ADOPT-A SCHOOL TRUST, CHEFS' ADOPT A SCHOOL, THE ACADEMY OF CULINARY ARTS "ADOPT-A-SCHOOL" TRUST, THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF CULINARY ARTS ADOPT A SCHOOL

Teaches schoolchildren about food, where it comes from, nutrition and healthy diet, and how to cook it.

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Latest income

£267k

Latest spending

£363k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £96,227 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity remains in a strong financial position with unrestricted reserves of £314,205 and state that it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Income from charitable activities (49% of income)

“Income from charitable activities 123,478” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Royal Academy of Culinary Arts’ Adopt a School Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£525k

Total spending

£590k

Reserves (reported)

£325k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~6.6 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 (75% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Duncan Roderick Palmerchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Adrian Richard Bratt
Amanda Jayne Afiya
BRIAN JAMES TURNER CBE
John Thomas Williams MBE
MYLES IRONSIDE BREMNER
Martha Blanche Waymark Bruce
William James Toner · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£267k	£363k
31/12/2023	£525k	£590k
31/12/2022	£598k	£335k
31/12/2021	£211k	£228k
31/12/2020	£405k	£394k

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF CULINARY ARTS 'ADOPT A SCHOOL' TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £96,227 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity remains in a strong financial position with unrestricted reserves of £314,205 and state that it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF CULINARY ARTS 'ADOPT A SCHOOL' TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF CULINARY ARTS 'ADOPT A SCHOOL' TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BAND TRUST, THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST, Prept. Foundation, THE LAWSON TRUST CIO, THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

William James Toner — trustee here and at THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BAND TRUST	FY2022	£150k	Specific grantee
THE BAND TRUST	FY2024	£125k	Children and Young People
THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST	FY2024	£83k	Third and final payment of a term grant for a chef teacher to cover parts of London.
THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST	FY2025	£79k	Teaching children about food and hospitality (first payment of term grant)
THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST	FY2022	£78k
Prept. Foundation	FY2025	£34k	Grant funding of activities
Prept. Foundation	FY2024	£24k	Grant funding of activities
THE BAND TRUST	FY2023	£15k	Children and Young People
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	FY2022	£10k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	FY2025	£10k	Secondary
WSH FOUNDATION	FY2023	£7k	aiding young children across the United Kingdom in learning about nutrition and developing healthy relationships with food, whilst simultaneously providing the
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	FY2023	£3k