SAFFRON KITCHEN PROJECT

Registered charity 1195986 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SKP

Furthering the objects of the charity

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, MIGRANTS AND HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE URBAN AREAS OF METROPOLITAN ATHENS, GREECE BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD, JOBS AND VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL TRAINING WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING EMPLOYABILITY.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£260k

Latest spending

£262k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated £259,601 in income against total expenditure of £261,603, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Despite this, the trustees report that careful financial management maintained financial resilience and stability during a challenging funding environment.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Saffron Kitchen Project generated £259,601 in income through generous donations, grants, fundraising activities and trading income.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of operating expenses

“The policy requires the organisation to maintain a minimum reserve equivalent to three months of operating expenses.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to daughter of Trustee Fausta Eskanazi

“Gross remuneration of £25,200 was paid to Evalina Eskanazi, who is the daughter of Trustee Fausta Eskanazi. Although explicit permission is not given in the governing document, the Trustee in question is not involved in any decisions concerning that remuneration, and the Trustees are confident that all actual and potential conflicts of interest are fully managed. The Trustees are seeking professional advice to regularise the position.” — page 28

“Gross payments of £1,661 were paid to Trustee Jonathan Willis for fundraising consultancy. Note that these payments were made after his resignation from the Board of Trustees in March 2025. They are disclosed here for full transparancy.” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Consultancy payment to former Trustee Jonathan Willis

“Gross remuneration of £25,200 was paid to Evalina Eskanazi, who is the daughter of Trustee Fausta Eskanazi. Although explicit permission is not given in the governing document, the Trustee in question is not involved in any decisions concerning that remuneration, and the Trustees are confident that all actual and potential conflicts of interest are fully managed. The Trustees are seeking professional advice to regularise the position.” — page 28

“Gross payments of £1,661 were paid to Trustee Jonathan Willis for fundraising consultancy. Note that these payments were made after his resignation from the Board of Trustees in March 2025. They are disclosed here for full transparancy.” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Consultancy payment to wife of Trustee Jonathan Willis

“Gross remuneration of £25,200 was paid to Evalina Eskanazi, who is the daughter of Trustee Fausta Eskanazi. Although explicit permission is not given in the governing document, the Trustee in question is not involved in any decisions concerning that remuneration, and the Trustees are confident that all actual and potential conflicts of interest are fully managed. The Trustees are seeking professional advice to regularise the position.” — page 28

“Gross payments of £1,661 were paid to Trustee Jonathan Willis for fundraising consultancy. Note that these payments were made after his resignation from the Board of Trustees in March 2025. They are disclosed here for full transparancy.” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by J Irvinesmith FCIE. Discloses 5 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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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 30/09/2025

Volunteers: 180

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

Volunteers: 150

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

Volunteers: 5

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Catherine Jean Saoullichair
Fausta Eskenazi
Gerasimos Kouvaras
Maria Michaela Herberstein

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

Operates in: Greece · Italy

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£260k	£262k
30/09/2024	£182k	£240k
30/09/2023	£177k	£151k
30/09/2022	£132k	£56k

Common questions

Is SAFFRON KITCHEN PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated £259,601 in income against total expenditure of £261,603, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Despite this, the trustees report that careful financial management maintained financial resilience and stability during a challenging funding environment. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by J Irvinesmith FCIE.

Who funds SAFFRON KITCHEN PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SAFFRON KITCHEN PROJECT as a grant recipient include CHOOSE LOVE.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CHOOSE LOVE	FY2025	£33k

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
NORTH LONDON WELFARE AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	1	£46k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST. EPHREM JACOBITE SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, CARDIFF.

ST. EPHREM JACOBITE SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, CARDIFF income £45k
SAFFRON WALDEN UNITED CHARITIES income £50k
GEFEN FOUNDATION income £373k
REB SHAYELE'S KITCHEN income £947k
SINIFICATION income £95k
LIVERNORTH income £50k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SAFFRON KITCHEN PROJECT	£260k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST. EPHREM JACOBITE SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, CARDIFF FY2026	£45k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SAFFRON WALDEN UNITED CHARITIES FY2025	£50k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GEFEN FOUNDATION FY2025	£373k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
REB SHAYELE'S KITCHEN FY2025	£947k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SINIFICATION FY2025	£95k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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