PONTEFRACT COMMUNITY KITCHEN

Registered charity 1182510 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief and prevention of poverty and Pontefract and the surrounding areas by means of food provision, information, advice,guidance and any other means deemed appropriate by the trustees.

Objects

THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF POVERTY IN PONTEFRACT AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY MEANS OF FOOD PROVISION, INFORMATION, ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND EDUCATION AND ANY OTHER MEANS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE TRUSTEES.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£16k

Latest spending

£25k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £42,625 at the end of the period, resulting in a net surplus of £7,570. However, the trustees note that income dropped during the year and express concern regarding income levels after the year end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The charity had a good start to the year through donations, but income has dropped as the year went on, and income after the year end has been concerning”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 14
Government income: £2,131 — grants £2,131 (2); 13% of the £16,191 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 14

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 10
Government income: £4,000 — grants £4,000 (1); 14% of the £29,222 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Pontefract Community Kitchen (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Ann Lancaster
Erna Steele
Jennifer Harris
Louise Pugh

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£16k	£25k
31/12/2024	£44k	£37k
31/12/2023	£29k	£23k
31/12/2022	£26k	£29k
31/12/2021	£22k	£16k

Common questions

Is PONTEFRACT COMMUNITY KITCHEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £42,625 at the end of the period, resulting in a net surplus of £7,570. However, the trustees note that income dropped during the year and express concern regarding income levels after the year end. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/12/2023	£9k	Pontefract Community Kitchen
UK government	11/09/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION	2	£20k
Point North Community Foundation	1	£212k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION	1	£150k
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£88k
THE FIDELIS FOUNDATION	1	£34k
THE THOMPSON6 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£24k
SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIO	1	£20k
FRAZER TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LETCHWORTH FOODBANK.

LETCHWORTH FOODBANK income £228k
REFUGEE COMMUNITY KITCHEN income £493k
CAN COOK income £1.5m
THE PEOPLE'S KITCHEN LIMITED income £774k
PONTEFRACT FAMILY CENTRE income £192k
BEYOND LIMITS income £193k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PONTEFRACT COMMUNITY KITCHEN	£16k	—	—	unclear	—	noted
LETCHWORTH FOODBANK FY2025	£228k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
REFUGEE COMMUNITY KITCHEN FY2025	£493k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
CAN COOK FY2025	£1.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PEOPLE'S KITCHEN LIMITED FY2025	£774k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PONTEFRACT FAMILY CENTRE FY2025	£192k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.