CAN COOK
Registered charity 1178169 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY: - PROVIDING FRESH MEALS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND WORKING WITH CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £165,602 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total group reserves from £1,253,541 to £1,087,939. Per the trustees' report, this deficit was driven by the loss of a major school food contract and rising food costs, though the trustees remain confident of returning to a surplus in the following year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Trading subsidiary: Can Cook (Food) Limited, Well-Fed (Services) Limited
“The charity has two subsidiary trading arms. The trading delivery for this financial year, mainly focused on one subsidiary – Well-Fed (Services) Limited.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- BARRY O'DOHERTYchair
- Alan Southern
- Kathleen Mooney
- RAYMOND JOHN HAIGH
- STEPHEN JAMES FARAGHER
- Shereef Hosny
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Flintshire · Knowsley · Liverpool City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CAN COOK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £165,602 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total group reserves from £1,253,541 to £1,087,939. Per the trustees' report, this deficit was driven by the loss of a major school food contract and rising food costs, though the trustees remain confident of returning to a surplus in the following year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.
Who funds CAN COOK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CAN COOK as a grant recipient include MOONDANCE FOUNDATION.
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