Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 11

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 16

THE LIFE AND SOUL KITCHEN LIMITED

To provide care and employment for the disabled in Hereford.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£151	£159	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	62
31/03/22		£201	£220	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	61
31/03/21		£130	£84	£46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/20		£60	£54	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
31/03/19		£28	£37	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/18		£28	£35	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£14	£27	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£0	£5	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£5	£5	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£15	£11	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£12	£8	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£14	£11	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£4	£4	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10?		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08?		£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 26 years

thelifeandsoulkitchen.com

thelifeandsoulkitchen@outlook.com

01432 351968

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Herefordshire,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
62 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	£237,964
DCMS	£49,202
Herefordshire Community Foundation	£10,000
True Colours Trust	£3,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
True Colours Trust - Towards the costs of a sensory play area for disabled children and young people
£3,500	02/05/2023	Towards the costs of a sensory play area for disabled children and young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - The life and soul kitchen groundfloor
£227,964	24/03/2023	This project will use funding to secure their future by moving to a new permanent location. Funding will also increase the capacity of their existing offering to the community ensuring the future of ....more This project will use funding to secure their future by moving to a new permanent location. Funding will also increase the capacity of their existing offering to the community ensuring the future of the charity café and community hub. Both the café and the hub are managed by people with learning disabilities.
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Food for Life
£10,000	13/07/2022	Grant to The life and soul kitchen
National Lottery Community Fund - The life and Soul Kitchen
£10,000	06/08/2021	The funding will be used to cover core costs to continue and expand the group's charity café and community hub which provides activities and opportunities for adults with disabilities following the ....more The funding will be used to cover core costs to continue and expand the group's charity café and community hub which provides activities and opportunities for adults with disabilities following the aftermath of the pandemic. The project aims to overcome feelings of isolation and improve overall wellbeing whilst giving the beneficiaries a sense of purpose within their community.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£49,202	07/10/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Creating with Confidence and Moving into Employment
£8,961	22/03/2017 12	A training kitchen to run workshops will be created, which will help people with learning disabilities gain confidence and develop new skills, improving their chances in life.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

JENNIFER BONSALL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: General Manager

ANNA COLLIER Appointed: 2023

BARBARA IRENE EDWARDS Appointed: 2021

BENJAMIN GROBB Appointed: 2021

GARRY DAVID PEGRUM Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/11/1997, number: 1065618
Registered at Companies House on 27/10/1997, number: 03455469

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
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

20 returns made; AR23: 41 days late, AR12: 0 days late, AR06: 9 days late,

Main office

Resource & Initiative Centre
Station Road
Credenhill
HEREFORD
HR4 7EY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF AND EDUCATION OF PERSONS WHO ARE DISABLED BY THE PROVISION EQUIPPING, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A CATERING WORKSHOP AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES FOR THE EMPLOYMENT AND OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF SUCH PERSONS. THE RELIEF OF THE DISABLED BY THE PROVISION OF SPECIALISED INFORMATION, COUNSELLING AND OR ADVICE TO DISABLED PERSONS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AND OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING....ING PART IN ACTIVITIES; AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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