PEPPER POT CENTRE

Registered charity 297952 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PEPPER POT CLUB, PEPPER POT DAY CENTRE

Provide facilities in social welfare, health & wellbeing, recreation,leisure with object of improving conditions of life,combating isolation, relieving needs of older people over 50,particularly African, Caribbean and other BME groups living in Kensington & Chelsea, surrounding boroughs and offer care services to those suffering physically.

Objects

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR SOCIAL WELFARE, RECREATION AND LEISURE OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF OLDER PEOPLE AGED 50 OR OVER, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN ORIGIN LIVING IN THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON & CHELSEA AND THE SURROUNDING BOROUGHS, AS WELL AS TO OFFER CARE AND ASSISTANCE TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISABILITIES.

Area of benefit: NORTH KENSINGTON

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 · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Kensington and Chelsea, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£292k
Latest spending
£305k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £13,025 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £161,561. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Total incoming resources were £291,556, while total resources expended amounted to £304,581.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate to ensure the continued operation of the organization (held: £162k)
“The Board of Trustees strives to maintain a prudent level of reserves, adequate to ensure the continued operation of the organization.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £175,328 — grants £175,328 (2); 60% of the £291,556 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £167,828 — grants £167,828 (1); 59% of the £282,554 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £117,829 — grants £117,829 (1); 80% of the £146,869 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2021 (received 01/02/2022, 1 day after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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: Brent · City Of Westminster · Hammersmith And Fulham · Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£292k£305k
31/03/2024£283k£280k
31/03/2023£147k£217k
31/03/2022£206k£242k
31/03/2021£199k£212k

Common questions

Is PEPPER POT CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £13,025 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £161,561. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Total incoming resources were £291,556, while total resources expended amounted to £304,581. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PEPPER POT CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PEPPER POT CENTRE as a grant recipient include WESTWAY TRUST, THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION, BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WESTWAY TRUSTFY2024£2kSmall grants to local charities and community groups
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2024£1kCommunity Spirit Fund
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONFY2025£1kEquipment, soil and compost, seeds and plants and a facilitator for the green space 'Full Bloom' project of this mental health charity.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/07/2021£10kThe Pepperpot Centre Outreach Project
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2021£47k(wave 5 LCRF) TPPC
The National Lottery Community Fund10/10/2006£5kArts and Crafts
The National Lottery Community Fund12/07/2006£220kActive Older People's Project

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY1£104k
SOUTHWARK CHARITIES1£40k
THE RAINFORD TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PERTH COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PEPPER POT CENTRE£292k—0unclear—no doubt
PERTH COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2026£26k——unclear—no doubt
PENTAID FY2025£64k—0unclear—no doubt
PENCARE FY2025£129k—0unclear—no doubt
POTTER STREET COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£71k—0unclear—no doubt
COPLESTON CENTRE FY2025£188k—0unclear—no doubt

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