COOKING UP

Registered charity 1198664 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Cooking Up aims to advance the health and wellbeing of people facing challenging circumstances in the London Borough of Richmond and surrounding boroughs by teaching them to cook health, tasty food for themselves and their families.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£78k

Latest spending

£50k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total receipts increased to £77,817 from £43,776 in the prior year, resulting in a net movement in funds of £27,572. Closing cash funds totalled £83,893, comprising £11,969 in unrestricted funds and £71,924 in restricted funds. The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to approximately six months’ normal operating expenditure, with a minimum of £15,000 in cash.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ normal operating expenditure, with a minimum of £15,000 in cash (held: £12k)

“The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to approximately six months’ normal operating expenditure, with a minimum of £15,000 in cash.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Richmond Foundation — “This film was co-created with Richmond Foundation, our 2024 funding partner.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Janet Hiltonchair
Alexia Maycock
Anne-Mare Botha
Belinda Marozzi
John Harrison - Church

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

Operates in: Hounslow · Kingston Upon Thames · Richmond Upon Thames · Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£78k	£50k
31/12/2024	£44k	£31k
31/12/2023	£32k	£5k
31/12/2022	£17k	£1k

Common questions

Is COOKING UP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total receipts increased to £77,817 from £43,776 in the prior year, resulting in a net movement in funds of £27,572. Closing cash funds totalled £83,893, comprising £11,969 in unrestricted funds and £71,924 in restricted funds. The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to approximately six months’ normal operating expenditure, with a minimum of £15,000 in cash. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds COOKING UP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COOKING UP as a grant recipient include Richmond Foundation, HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
Richmond Foundation	FY2025	£20k	Project Grant
Richmond Foundation	FY2024	£19k	Gateway grant
HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT	FY2025	£19k	Contribution towards the cost of running cookery courses for people in challenging circumstances in the HF area.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/02/2025	£20k	Enable Cooking Up to meet demand