THE LUNCH CLUB

Charity number: 1203102
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Lunch Club is a charity that aims to tackle food poverty and social isolation in Streatham, South London by offering a healthy nutritious cooked meal service and welcoming social space for vulnerable people in the local area.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £75,678
Total expenditure: £61,179

Total income includes £7,000 from 2 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Lambeth
  • Wandsworth

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 May 2023: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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
Vanessa Vasani Trustee 11 July 2025
None on record
Yianny Ioannou Trustee 09 July 2025
None on record
Elsie Griffin Trustee 23 November 2023
None on record
Sophie Taylor Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
Scott Bowden Trustee 01 May 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £46.98k £75.68k
Total expenditure £9.19k £61.18k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants £7.35k £7.00k

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 29 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 29 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 07 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 August 2024 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 17 May 2023

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN STREATHAM, SOUTH LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS MEALS IN A WELCOMING AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO FEED THEMSELVES OR THEIR FAMILIES.

Contact information

Address:
10 ARNULL'S ROAD
LONDON
SW16 3EP
Phone:
07919894642
Email:
richard@thelunchclub.org.uk
Website:

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