ST CUTHBERT'S CENTRE

Registered charity 803638 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

St Cuthberts Centre was set up in 1990 to relieve poverty, support mental health and wellbeing, and to promote social inclusion in Greater London. During weekdays, our charity provides a multi-course lunch from surplus food, free of charge to 350 marginalised adults per week. In addition, we have a Mental Health Coordinator, a counselling service, a network of support services and activities.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £185,180 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £352,800 to £167,620. The trustees attribute this deficit to a challenging fundraising environment and unforeseen exceptional costs, noting that they have implemented staff reductions and expense cuts to stabilize finances. Despite the financial loss, the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02510482
• Trading subsidiary: REFETTORIO FELIX LIMITED Companies House 14296887

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St. Cuthbert's (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• SUNLEY, Michael Andrew — director, appointed 11/12/2025on trustee list
• HAINES, Nicholas Charles — director, appointed 30/10/2025not on trustee list
• COLDRICK, Amanda Louise — director, appointed 30/01/2024on trustee list
• RUDDY, Deborah Marie — director, appointed 14/11/2022on trustee list
• BROWN, Alan John — director, appointed 11/02/2016on trustee list
• COLE, Andrew — secretary, appointed 09/08/2026

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~10.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan Brown
• Amanda Louise Coldrick
• Dr Deborah Marie Ruddy
• Michael Sunley

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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