IDIA'S COMMUNITY KITCHEN

Registered charity 1194336 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a grassroots community organisation that provides hot nutritious meals and food parcels and other items to those in need in our community at our three centres in Hoxton and Haggerston, at a local hostel and also to those referred to us by Hackney Borough Council. We build relationships with our guests so that we can signpost them to other support.

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Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£27k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £516 for the year, resulting in total funds carried forward of £26,780. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources to continue operating. The charity had no employees during the year, relying instead on volunteers and donations.

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hackney

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£27k£27k
30/06/2024£65k£49k
31/12/2022£21k£10k
31/12/2021£5k£5k

Common questions

Is IDIA'S COMMUNITY KITCHEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £516 for the year, resulting in total funds carried forward of £26,780. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources to continue operating. The charity had no employees during the year, relying instead on volunteers and donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds IDIA'S COMMUNITY KITCHEN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name IDIA'S COMMUNITY KITCHEN as a grant recipient include EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kFood poverty project
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£3kCore Costs and Provision of Emergency Support

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/10/2025£20kHackney Soup Kitchen; One More Meal One More Step
Postcode Lottery08/10/2025£49kUnrestricted Funding