Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 12
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

HOT LINE MEALS SERVICE (LONDON)

The Society is constituted by Trust Deed, and its objects are provision of relief for persons who are housebound or temporarily for other reasons unable to provide meals for themselves, by providing kosher meals for such persons.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • Why is the Board completely female?

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/06/23£604£529£76£25£183£1523.59150
30/06/22£482£460£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/21£609£644£-34£7£86£120.26112
30/06/20£357£291£66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/19*£303£288£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/18£277£291£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/17£294£283£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/16£189£166£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/15*£146£144£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/14£155£147£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/13*£125£127£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/12£119£122£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/11*£90£101£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/10*£119£111£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/09*£109£118£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/08*£114£114£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/07*£66£85£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/06?*£98£77£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/04*£58£52£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 3.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 27 years

http://hotlinemeals.org.uk/

info@hotlinemeals.org.uk

02088091931

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community food services
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Hackney, Haringey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs£198,912
DCMS£75,600
The Childhood Trust£50,000
City Bridge Trust£25,000
Postcode Society Trust£24,000
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2024 Grant - Hot Line Meals Service
£5,000 07/03/2024
To support 25 vulnerable older people with daily fresh, hot, nutritious 3-course daily meals which are nutritionally balanced meals in alignment with the NHS Eat Well guidance.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Hot Line Meals Service (London)
£2,632 21/10/2023
We aim to provide meals to elderly people who've become vulnerable and socially isolated since the pandemic. We will deliver a daily nutritious meal with a friendly volunteer to brighten up their day.
The Childhood Trust - Chances for Children
£25,000 20/06/2023
The project is focused on the children and youth of the community, as the children and youth are the future of the community. We will be providing many warm, healthy and nutritious meals to countless delighted children to sustain them and enable ....more
London Catalyst - Hot Line Meals - 3
£2,000 09/03/2023
Sustaining the Secluded
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving and LBH Cost of Living
£5,000 31/01/2023
Hot meals for older people
National Lottery Community Fund - Sustaining the Secluded
£10,000 06/01/2023
The funding will be used to provide hot nutritious daily meals and a befriending service to vulnerable elderly and socially isolated people. The project aims to improve their quality of life and to reduce loneliness.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Hot Line Meals Service (London)
£1,775 22/10/2022
We aim to distribute food packages to families and individuals who have now become vulnerable and are finding themselves in an unexpected financial crisis or challenge as a result of Covid-19.
The Childhood Trust - C-59283
£25,000 28/06/2022
The campaign we're launching will target the countless hungry poverty stricken youngsters in the community. The Jewish community suffered disproportionate losses in the pandemic. Many families are in financial crisis due to losing their income and ....more
Postcode Society Trust - Hunger no More
£24,000 26/03/2022
To distribute food packages to vulnerable and disadvantaged beneficiaries across Hackney and Haringey.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sustaining the Secluded
£10,000 26/11/2021
The funding will be used to continue to provide a hot meals and befriending service to elderly people in the Jewish Community. The project aims to improve the quality of physical and mental health and wellbeing of isolated and frail elderly people.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£75,600 22/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Hotline Meals Services (London)
£25,000 02/09/2020
towards the costs outlined in your application towards the provision of hot meals and essential food packages to those struggling due to Covid-19, as a contribution
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Covid-19 Food Charity Grant Scheme
£99,456 08/06/2020
The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable due to the economic impacts of Covid-19.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Covid-19 Food Charity Grant Scheme
£99,456 04/06/2020
The aim of this activity is to provide immediate support for a limited period of time to keep food charities and front-line charities that provide food aid open and supporting those most vulnerable due to the economic impacts of Covid-19.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards core costs.
£1,000 26/03/2020
Towards core costs.
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Hot Line Meals Service
£1,166 20/03/2020
Grant through the Heart of the Community Fund to support the running costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Oven Pride
£10,000 26/04/2019
12
The project will purchase a new oven, enabling the group to improve its community meal distribution service. The aim is to enhance the group's infrastructure and meet the needs of new clients.
The Childhood Trust - Big Dinner 2019
£5,000 17/04/2019
We are planning to provide hot nutritious meals to 400 disadvantaged children aged 12 mths 18yrs from Hackney Haringey whose parents do not have the wherewithal to cook a nutritious meal for them due to illness disability or crisis The meals ....more
The Childhood Trust - Summer Give 2018
£5,295 15/06/2018
We are planning to provide fresh hot nutritious meals for 435 disadvantaged inner city children aged 6 mths-6 yrs from Hackney & Haringey who will be attending various local play projects in the summer holidays. They will be prepared, cooked and ....more
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Hot Line Meals Service (London)
£30,000 07/03/2018
48
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,000 14/09/2017
Magnanimous Meals
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Hot Line Meals Service (London)
£7,000 02/06/2017
purchase of kitchen equipment for a charity which works with older people in London
The Childhood Trust - Summer Meals for London Kids
£5,295 19/05/2017
We are planning to provide fresh hot nutritious meals for 435 disadvantaged inner city children aged 6 mths-6 yrs from Hackney & Haringey who will be attending various local play projects in the summer holidays. They will be prepared, cooked and ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Hot Line Meals Service (London)
£6,170 29/11/2016
The replacement of appliances for a kitchen serving vulnerable people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Upgrading Our Skills
£10,000 28/09/2016
12
This project will use the funding to provide training for volunteers to enable them to better serve more people who are in ill health. This will support the training needs of volunteers, many of whom are socially isolated and living with ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - 20 Years of Giving, Nourishing & Flourishing
£10,000 18/08/2016
12
This is a project by a registered charity in Hackney, London. The organisation will use the funding to celebrate the services 20th anniversary by holding a party for service users and volunteers as well as the wider community. This will enable the ....more
The Childhood Trust - Summer Meals for London Kids
£5,000 18/05/2016
We are planning to provide fresh hot nutritious meals for 435 disadvantaged inner city children aged 6 mths-6 yrs from Hackney & Haringey who will be attending various local play projects in the summer holidays. They will be prepared, cooked and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Equipping the Kitchen to meet new Demands
£10,000 20/06/2013
12
This is a project by a community organisation in Barnet. The group will use the funding to expand their existing service providing nutritious cooked meals for the elderly, disabled and those temporarily incapacitated, to beneficiaries in the London ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

  • ESTHER BRINNER
  • MIRIAM ROTHBART
  • RACHEL JUST
  • SONIA MOSSBERG Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/12/1997, number: 1066575
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 25 days late, AR15: 35 days late, AR13: 14 days late, AR11: 191 days late, AR10: 220 days late, AR09: 200 days late, AR08: 13 days late, AR07: 157 days late, AR06: 374 days late, AR04: 102 days late,
Main office

59 WELLINGTON AVENUE
LONDON
N15 6AX

Objectives

FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN NEED WHO ARE TEMPORARILY HOUSEBOUND OR WHO FOR WHATEVER REASON ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE MEALS FOR THEMSELVES BY PROVIDING KOSHER MEALS FOR SUCH PERSONS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF HACKNEY AND HARINGEY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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