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.

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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.

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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, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION, 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 FOUNDATIONFY2026£2k
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUSTFY2021£500100 for 500

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 REFUGEE COMMUNITY KITCHEN.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TOOTING COMMUNITY KITCHEN£123k—0unclear—no doubt
REFUGEE COMMUNITY KITCHEN FY2025£493k—0below—no doubt
NORTHERN DEVON FOODBANK FY2025£236k—0unclear—no doubt
Laurence's Larder FY2025£161k—0below—no doubt
Food Bank Aid FY2025£2.2m—0above—no doubt
TRURO FOODBANK FY2024£200k—0unclear—no doubt

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