Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

STAK ST AUSTELL COMMUNITY KITCHEN

STAK provides a safe and welcoming community cafe/kitchen for the vulnerable, needy and homeless in the community. Our open door policy gives people the opportunity to be warm and dry, to have a hot nutritious affordable meal and to seek support and advice on a range of issues. In particular we offer training to improve employability skills and we are an accredited debt advice centre.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/12/23		£71	£61	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£100	£62	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£76	£56	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£82	£57	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£56	£60	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£40	£53	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£49	£43	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£30	£40	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	*	£50	£41	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£48	£50	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£48	£52	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£56	£47	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

alison.palmer@stakstaustell.org.uk

0172677457

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Legal & financial advice

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Cornwall,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

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

Cornwall Community Foundation	£15,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£3,142

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cornwall Community Foundation - Grant to St Austell Community Kitchen
£5,000	14/02/2023	To relieve the effects of poverty in our community by providing free and cut priced hot meals, advice and support
Co-Operative Group - Grant to STAK St Austell Community Kitchen
£3,142	22/10/2022	We aim to serve free soups throughout the day alongside our usual two and three course reduced priced meals. This means we can feed someone at any time of the day, not just at our set meal times.
Cornwall Community Foundation - In response to Covid-19 Multi Year award
£10,000	29/08/2022	To relieve the effects of poverty in our community by providing free and cut priced hot meals, advice and support
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Kitchen
£10,000	28/01/2022	The funding will be used to increase staffing and volunteer numbers for a community cafe and kitchen for vulnerable people as well as a growing homeless community in order to meet the rising demand. The project aims to offer support and advice ....more The funding will be used to increase staffing and volunteer numbers for a community cafe and kitchen for vulnerable people as well as a growing homeless community in order to meet the rising demand. The project aims to offer support and advice ranging from a warm welcome and free cup of coffee for those socially isolated to providing support on debt advice to relieve the strain and prevent possible suicide.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to STAK Community Kitchen
£3,805	15/11/2019	We want to keep our kitchen running and to provide materials and training for our volunteers.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Stak St Austell Community Kitchen
£2,795	29/11/2017	Funds are needed to continue running our vital service, helping the vulnerable and needy in our community.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to STAK
£3,336	04/08/2017	This project helps the needy, vulnerable and homeless become empowered and well rounded members of the community.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

ALISON PALMER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

BRIAN PALMER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

CATHERINE WOODMAN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Kitchen Assistant

DEBRA DELARA Appointed: 2018

GRAHAME BULLED Appointed: 2019

MIKE MELLOW Appointed: 2023

SARAH BATSFORD Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/01/2012, number: 1145449
Registered at Companies House on 08/12/2011, number: 07875786

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR15: 3 days late,

Main office

23 Menacuddle Lane
ST. AUSTELL
Cornwall
PL25 5QN

Objectives

1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN CORNWALL BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD, DRINK AND CLOTHING FOR THOSE IN NEED AND BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUCH OTHER SUPPORT TO RELIEVE POVERTY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.2) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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