WASTE NOT WANT NOT BATTERSEA

Registered charity 1187801 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rescuing food from being wasted , distributing it in the community, cooking in big community events, Fundraising events etc. COVID-19 response food parcels for self isolating vulnerable residents of Wandsworth, holiday activities and feeding to children on free school meals etc....

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(A) TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN NEED, AND TO OTHER CHARITIES OR NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY;(B) TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE, RECLAMATION, RECYCLING, USE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS AND THE USE OF SURPLUS.THE AREA OF BENEFIT IS GREATER LONDON, AND IN PARTICULAR THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £28,605.19 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £110,231.35 to £81,626.16. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Oliver James Whitworth Smallwoodchair
• Amy Merrigan
• Katrina Lynn-Lee Charleston
• Robert Dakin
• Robert George Musgrave MBE · trustee of 2 other charities
• SJPR Accountants Ltd

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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