SEVENOAKS LARDER

Registered charity 1192371 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

FoodBank & distrubution of food

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Latest income
£30k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a planned deficit of £6,571, drawing on unrestricted funds to cover the shortfall. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves at year-end were £71,638, which exceeds the stated policy target of £13,000 to £39,000. The trustees note that these excess reserves are due to large one-off donations in 2022 and have paused proactive fundraising until reserves return to the target range.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sevenoaks Larder (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£30k£50k
31/12/2024£39k£45k
31/12/2023£46k£58k
31/12/2022£132k£75k
31/12/2021£105k£71k

Common questions

Is SEVENOAKS LARDER financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a planned deficit of £6,571, drawing on unrestricted funds to cover the shortfall. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves at year-end were £71,638, which exceeds the stated policy target of £13,000 to £39,000. The trustees note that these excess reserves are due to large one-off donations in 2022 and have paused proactive fundraising until reserves return to the target range. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SEVENOAKS LARDER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SEVENOAKS LARDER as a grant recipient include THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, IGHTHAM, THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE S M B TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, IGHTHAMFY2022£3k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kCare and Social Welfare
THE S M B TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kCare and Social Welfare

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/11/2022£10kSevenoaks Larder
The National Lottery Community Fund27/05/2021£10kSevenoaks Larder