Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 8

Liabilities <10%: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 4 Trustees: -1
All female board: -3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

REFUGEE COMMUNITY KITCHEN

The relief for people in need in Calais, Dunkirk, Brussels and London and the surrounding areas and specifically for them to access food and other services and items which thereby alleviate hunger caused by the lack of opportunities or resources to obtain sufficient food.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are only 4 trustees
The Board is completely female

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
31/12/22		£545	£435	£110	£9	£406	£406	11.2	7	1,400
31/12/21	*	£534	£491	£44	£1	£296	£261	6.4	7	100
31/12/20		£444	£238	£206	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	42

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 11.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 26.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 4 years

www.refugeecommunitykitchen.org

info@refugeecommunitykitchen.org

07990534437

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community food services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Belgium, France, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

7 employees
1,400 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Refugee Community Kitchen Edinburgh
£2,548	22/10/2022	We provide free hot soup and groceries at our outreach projects.
Camden Giving - Refugee Community Kitchen
£7,500	16/02/2022	Providing food access to doctors alongside food to street homeless, people with no recourse to public fund and anyone else who needs their help in Camden Town

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANNA GRADY (Chair) Appointed: 2019

ANDREA DENISE MARGUERITE OLIVER Appointed: 2023

DEBORAH JANE BLISS Appointed: 2023

SARAH - ELIZABETH GILLARD Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/12/2019, number: 1186729

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR21: 2 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from FUTURE YOUTH PROJECT LTD on 25/10/2023

Main office

20
Carnegie House
New End
LONDON
NW3 1JE

Objectives

THE RELIEF FOR PEOPLE IN NEED IN CALAIS, DUNKIRK, BRUSSELS AND LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND SPECIFICALLY FOR THEM TO ACCESS FOOD AND OTHER SERVICES AND ITEMS WHICH THEREBY ALLEVIATE HUNGER CAUSED BY LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES OR RESOURCES TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT FOOD.

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