Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 14

LEIGH CARING KITCHEN

THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY IN LEIGH, WIGAN AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE ON LOW INCOMES OR EXPERIENCING POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, CRISIS OR WORKLESSNESS BY PROVIDING FOOD, SHELTER, SUPPORT, PRACTICAL SKILLS, ADVICE AND USING FOOD SURPLUS REDISTRIBUTION IN THE COMMUNITY TO REDUCE WASTE AND RAISE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/01/23	£516	£429	£87	£0	£433	£423	11.8	11	20
31/01/22	£415	£358	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/01/21	£341	£241	£100	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/01/20	£246	£260	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	29
31/01/19	£237	£193	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	47
31/01/18	£107	£56	£50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/17	£24	£17	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 11.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 5

Asset Split ?

Established: 8 years

www.thebridgeatleigh.com

thebridgeatleigh@gmail.com

01942 678255

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Wigan,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

11 employees
20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£5,864
CAF	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Bridge at Leigh
£2,042	21/10/2023	We would like new freezers, packaging and labelling so we can safely give families low-cost food, while saving perfectly edible surplus food from waste.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Bridge Community Cafe
£10,000	16/12/2022	The funding will be used to set up and run a community cafe with the aim of developing a community meeting space and wellbeing hub.
CAF - Grant to Leigh Caring Kitchen t/a The Bridge at Leigh
£3,000	27/04/2020 3	Grant to Leigh Caring Kitchen t/a The Bridge at Leigh to support the organisation through COVID19
Co-Operative Group - Grant to THE BRIDGE AT LEIGH
£3,822	15/11/2019	We want to buy art and music equipment, yoga mats and other items to provide a programme of events for wellness, mental health and recovery.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Leigh Caring Kitchen trading as The Bridge
£3,309	29/11/2017	We want to buy new commercial fridges and freezers to replace our old domestic ones so that the food is stored safely and correctly.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ELIZABETH THOMPSON Appointed: 2019

EMMA LOUISE JONES Appointed: 2023

FRANK BOWKER (Chair) Appointed: 2015

PETER ALAN ROWLINSON Appointed: 2023

DAVID HUGHES Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeships: THE INDEPENDENT METHODIST ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED), ATHERTON & LEIGH FOODBANK,

DOROTHY MARGARET BOWKER Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: INNER WHEEL CLUB OF LEIGH BENEVOLENT FUND,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/11/2015, number: 1164347

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

6 The Avenue
LEIGH
Lancashire
WN7 1ES

Objectives

The prevention and relief of poverty in Leigh, Wigan and surrounding areas, working with people who are on low income or experiencing poverty, homelessness, crisis or worklessness by providing food, shelter, support, practical skills, advice and using food surplus redistribution in the community to reduce waste and raise environmental awareness.

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