DUTCH POT LUNCH AND SOCIAL CLUB

Registered charity 297284 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Lunch Club, social, Health and Welfare activities

Objects

(A) THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ELDERLY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF AFRO-CARIBBEAN ORIGIN IN THE COMMUNITY IN WESTMINSTER BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS. (B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF, FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES AS AFORESAID BY REASON OF THEIR AGE OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED.

Area of benefit: WESTMINSTER

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £28,452 and restricted reserves were £47,298, totaling £75,750 at the end of the financial year. The trustees report that these reserves are adequate to support the continuation of activities for the next financial year. The charity achieved a net incoming resource surplus of £11,956 for the year.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

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

• National Grid — “National Grid is committed to supporting the communities it serves and its local environment through their Community Matters Fund. The fund,…” (source page)
• SP Energy Networks — “SP Energy Networks has opened a pot of £6.82m alongside practical support to community groups based near eligible transmission infrastructur…” (source page)
• People’s Postcode Lottery — “We delivered the £1m+ Magic Little Grants partnership programme supporting 2000+ local charitable organisations across the United Kingdom. A…” (source page)
• FareShare — “FareShare is the UK's largest charity fighting hunger and food waste, saving good food from going to waste and redistribute it to frontline …” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAPHNE WHYTE
• JACKIE REYNOLDS
• Maria Mitchell
• Sarah Green
• VAL LEWIS

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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