EGGCUP

Charity number: 1190121
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Intercept surplus food; organise buying cooperative of staple foods; provide training to volunteers; support neighbourhood groups in setting up and running food clubs; provide infrastructure, guidance and support to local food organisations; provide food club services for the benefit of people on low incomes in a manner that support community wellbeing and integration.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £478,622
Total expenditure: £515,523

Total income includes £154,615 from 3 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

90 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 June 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Kelly Pritchard Trustee 07 February 2025
None on record
Yakub Patel Trustee 03 December 2024
None on record
Mark Thornton Thomas Trustee 20 July 2021
MORECAMBE BAY FOODBANK
Received: On time
LET'S BEFRIENDS
Received: On time
LANCASTER DISTRICT FOOD JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP
Recently registered
Michael Webster Trustee 17 May 2021
None on record
Dr Rachel Marshall Trustee 10 November 2000
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £20.00k £524.18k £821.52k £801.13k £478.62k
Total expenditure £180 £364.90k £605.94k £927.57k £515.52k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £373.88k N/A
Income from government grants N/A £179.44k £272.72k £373.88k £154.62k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £488.77k £771.79k £743.47k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £35.41k £0 £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £0 £49.74k £57.66k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Other N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £364.90k £244.63k £292.71k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £0 £361.32k £634.86k N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 22 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 22 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 03 February 2025 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 03 February 2025 3 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 August 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 20 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 20 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 25 Jun 2020

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF FOOD POVERTY IN NORTHWEST ENGLAND THROUGH: A) REDISTRIBUTING SURPLUS AND OTHER FOOD; AND B) ASSISTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-RUN FOOD ORGANISATIONS ESTABLISHED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE IN FOOD POVERTY.

Contact information

Address:
13-15 Chapel Street
Lancaster
LA1 1NZ
Phone:
01524928027
Email:
admin@eggcup.org
Website:

eggcup.org