Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

PLATEFUL CAFE 

Plateful Cafe empowers refugees to obtain mainstream employment in the catering industry by providing hospitality training and employment in a cafe.The cafe also runs a shop selling products made by local refugees and delivers monthly community dinners.Plateful Cafe also caters for outside events and offers private dining in people homes.Asylum-seekers volunteer at the cafe.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial Data ?

This charity has not yet lodged any accounts with the Charities Commission.
Established: 1 years

www.platefulfcafe.co.uk

iolanda@platefulcafe.co.uk

07984239912

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for those discriminated by race or gender
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark,
Who it helps
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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
Power to Change - Plateful Cafe (TU)
£5,000 27/10/2023
360G-ptc-gr-19069Plateful Cafe (TU)
National Lottery Community Fund - Plateful Cafe
£10,000 28/04/2023
The funding will be used to enable the group to run a café to be used as a safe space for refugees in Lewisham. The project aims to build an inclusive community space create job opportunities within ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/04/2023, number: 1202710
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Main office

STAR & GARTER
60 OLD WOOLWICH ROAD
LONDON
SE10 9NY

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND GRANTED ASYLUM AND THEIR DEPENDENTS IN SOUTH EAST LONDON AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO ENABLE SUCH PEOPLE TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT;2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS, THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN GRANTED ASYLUM AND THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM IN SOUTH EAST LONDON AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND HELP THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY;3. TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE RIGHTS AND NEEDS OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS; AND4. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES, THEIR DEPENDENTS OR SEEKING ASYLUM IN SOUTH EAST LONDON AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS, AND WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION BY OFFERING ACTIVITIES, TRAINING AND SUPPORT DIRECTED TO ENABLING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great