COOKING UP

Charity number: 1198664
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Cooking Up aims to advance the health and wellbeing of people facing challenging circumstances in the London Borough of Richmond and surrounding boroughs by teaching them to cook health, tasty food for themselves and their families.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £43,776
Total expenditure: £30,654

People

5 Trustee(s)

38 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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Hounslow
  • Kingston Upon Thames
  • Richmond Upon Thames
  • Wandsworth

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 April 2022: 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:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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
Janet Hilton Chair 20 April 2022
None on record
Alexia Maycock Trustee 10 March 2025
None on record
Anne-Mare Botha Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Belinda Marozzi Trustee 20 April 2022
None on record
John Harrison - Church Trustee 20 April 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £17.46k £32.32k £43.78k
Total expenditure £1.45k £5.14k £30.65k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £5.00k £20.39k 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 December 2024 07 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 07 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 14 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 14 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 25 September 2023 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 20 Apr 2022

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEATH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PEOPLE FACING FOOD POVERTY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS, BY TEACHING THEM HOW TO COOK LOW COST HEALTHY MEALS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS

Contact information

Address:
Quillpoint Accountancy Services
Ty Menter Navigation Park
Abercynon
Mountain Ash
CF45 4SN
Phone:
078410 24085
Email:
info@cookingup.org
Website:

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