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.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEATH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PEOPLE FACING FOOD POVERTY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS, BY TEACHING THEM HOW TO COOK LOW COST HEALTHY MEALS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

Area of benefit: IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS

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

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

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

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

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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)

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

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)

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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

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COOKING CHAMPIONS.

• COOKING CHAMPIONS income £114k
• THE COOKS CHARITY income £274k
• TOOTING COMMUNITY KITCHEN income £123k
• EAT CLUB income £156k
• EATING BETTER income £450k
• THE COMMUNITY KITCHEN (BRIGHTON / SUSSEX) income £66k

Side by side with its peers

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