TOOTING COMMUNITY KITCHEN

Registered charity 1191091 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The prevention or relief of poverty among people who are homeless or in need of food provision support in London. By providing food, drink and other items and services to individuals in need and or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty. Currently we provide food stalls 4 times a week and have a weekly foodbank for those in the community who need our assistance.

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS IN LONDON BY PROVIDING FOOD, DRINK AND OTHER ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Merton, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£123k
Latest spending
£111k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves stood at £63,125 as of 31 March 2025, which the trustees note is held to cover three months of operational costs. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with total receipts of £122,822 exceeding total payments of £111,443. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate and no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue.

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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 40
  • Government income: £18,250 — grants £18,250 (1); 15% of the £122,822 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Government income: £15,800 — grants £15,800 (1); 14% of the £112,091 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Government income: £14,880 — grants £14,880 (1); 12% of the £122,578 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2021 (received 28/03/2022, 51 days after the 05/02/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£123k£111k
31/03/2024£112k£111k
31/03/2023£123k£69k
30/03/2022£58k£54k
05/04/2021£38k£19k

Common questions

Is TOOTING COMMUNITY KITCHEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves stood at £63,125 as of 31 March 2025, which the trustees note is held to cover three months of operational costs. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with total receipts of £122,822 exceeding total payments of £111,443. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate and no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TOOTING COMMUNITY KITCHEN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TOOTING COMMUNITY KITCHEN as a grant recipient include THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE BATCHWORTH TRUST, WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£5kGrant category header
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£5k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2026Unverified read£2k
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUSTFY2021£500100 for 500

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/11/2023£10kSoup kitchen & workshops

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TOOTING COMMUNITY KITCHEN£123k—0unclear—no doubt
LCK FY2025£151k—0unclear—noted
BINGLEY COMMUNITY KITCHEN FY2025£59k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PEOPLE'S KITCHEN LIMITED FY2025£774k—0unclear—no doubt
COOKING CHAMPIONS FY2025£114k—0above—no doubt
CHRISTIAN KITCHEN FY2025£101k——unclear—no doubt

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