Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

COOKING CHAMPIONS

The relief of poverty in London and the surrounding area by providing food parcels, prepared meals and cookery teaching and support through a community kitchen for people in financial hardship

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 3 trustees?

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 ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/11/23		£159	£139	£21	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

http://www.cookingchampions.uk/

info@cookingchampions.uk

07598675595

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£9,640
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£9,620
London Catalyst	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
London Catalyst - Cooking Champions - 1
£2,000	09/05/2023	Over 50s Men's Cooking Club
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Cooking Champions
£9,620	19/04/2023	Edmonton's Soul Food
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Hot Meals
£9,640	10/03/2023	The funding will be used to continue the provision of hot nutritious homemade meals in a Community Kitchen for the local community. The project aims to build strong relationships in the community by providing an inclusive and safe environment for ....more The funding will be used to continue the provision of hot nutritious homemade meals in a Community Kitchen for the local community. The project aims to build strong relationships in the community by providing an inclusive and safe environment for the community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

SAMUEL KAGWI Appointed: 2022

SANASUM PERERA Appointed: 2022

SUZANNA ELIZABETH LOUISE GILLESPIE Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/11/2022, number: 1201150

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

St. Matthews Vicarage
1 Church Road
ENFIELD
Middlesex
EN3 4NT

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING FOOD PARCELS, PREPARED MEALS AND COOKERY TEACHING AND SUPPORT THROUGH A COMMUNITY KITCHEN FOR PEOPLE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

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