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Registered charity no. 1152247
“For when I was hungry, you gave me food, when thirsty, you gave me drink, when naked, you clothed me...” Matthew 25 v35
Ealing Soup Kitchen Accounts for the year ended 31st December 2023
| Index | Page |
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| Trustees Report | 1-5 |
| Independent Examiners Report | 6 |
| Income & Expenditure | 7 |
| Balance Sheet | 8 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 8 |
Ealing Soup Kitchen Trustees Report Year ended 31st December 2023
In 2023 we were delighted to be able to celebrate 50 years of Ealing Soup Kitchen which started back in 1973 Mattock Lane West Ealing serving hot soup along with tea and coffee from a humble van and soon after the local churches came together in this cross denominational ministry serving the poor of Ealing and which was a forerunner to other inter-church ministries such as Ealing Churches Winter Night Shelter and Ealing Food Bank serving those in need across the borough.
The Lord in this unity across the churches has greatly blessed this ministry in His name and to mark this occasion we held a party in June 2023 for those many church team leaders and their helpers over the many decades where we could rightly give thanks to the Lord for His faithfulness in His provision and thank those involved for years of dedicated service.
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Throughout the year we had our usual cycle of the supporting churches with their leader and team serving every six weeks to ensure that we were open every Saturday and Sunday afternoon throughout the year with a seated table service for our guests. This pattern gives each church both the opportunity to serve in this way and is sustainable with the busy life in West London of the many involved in the running of the soup kitchen. In additional it gives a variety to the guests in terms of the menu being offered and style of service, plus the special relationships that form between the teams and the guests over many years; a place where our guests are often known by name and where there is a special atmosphere of family and belonging each weekend.
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Ealing Soup Kitchen Trustees Report (Continued) Year ended 31st December 2023
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The Friday Hub likewise continued it's normal service in providing a place of belonging and care with food and practical support for our guests with more time for individual needs than the weekend soup kitchen can provide and is another part of the weekly pattern of support throughout each week.
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Ealing Soup Kitchen Trustees Report (Continued) Year ended 31st December 2023
Friday Hub over the years has various companies and organizations coming in and serving on a particular Friday as a way of offering back to the community as they have been blessed and one of these in 2023 was a group from the Royal Air Force. One charity donated a table football and as the photo shows it has been well received and allows a healthy competitive outlet and where the guests can to show another side of themselves and importantly have fun.
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The Monday hub which is held at the Salvation Army Premises in West Ealing decided post COVID to continue their takeaway service due to size of the facilities in providing a sit-down service for all the guests; however most importantly they are continuing to provide home cooked food and act as a distribution point for food parcels supplied by City Harvest and clothes donated by the community.
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Ealing Soup Kitchen Trustees Report (Continued) Year ended 31st December 2023
The tradition of the annual summer coach trip to the coast which we re-started last year continued this year with a trip to Sandbanks in Dorset and was well received and appreciated by the many guests where we had lots of fun together.The tradition of the annual summer coach trip to the coast which we re-started last year continued this year with a trip to Sandbanks in Dorset and was well received and appreciated by the many guests where we had lots of fun together.
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Another tradition started many years ago was the soup kitchen summer BBQ which resumed in 2023 after an absence during the COVID years and we were blessed with sunny weather and perfect temperature. It’s a joy to run and especially the surprise on the some of the guests faces as there arrive to see it’s a BBQ and there was as always, a great relaxed atmosphere with an abundant of food where everyone ate until they were full.
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Ealing Soup Kitchen Trustees Report (Continued) Year ended 31st December 2023
The celebration to mark the Birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was a joy once again to have our traditional Christmas Day at the soup kitchen where we are open all day with an allday Christmas dinner with all the trimmings where many travel from across West London to spend the whole day with food, drink, films and most importantly company throughout the day. One guest commented that Christmas Day at the Ealing Soup Kitchen was his favorite day of the year, which is heartening as Christmas Day is often a hard time of year for our guests.
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Financially we have been abundantly blessed during 2023 once again which we don’t take this for granted and thank the Lord Almighty for releasing in the hearts of so many the abundance He has blessed them with to provide for those in need and may they be blessed in being a
We continue to give thanks to the Lord Jesus Christ for Ealing Soup Kitchen that He started through the churches of Ealing back in 1973 and the privilege of serving the King of all Kings.
Jesus says, “ Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me ” (Matthew 25:40)
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Richard Sarson
Ealing Soup Kitchen Chairman 28th October 2024
ESK teams
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Chosen for Christ Ministries
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Ealing Abbey
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Ealing Christian Centre
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Haven Green Baptist Church
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Redeemer Church
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St. Mary's Church
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St. John's Church
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St. Paul's Church
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St. Stephen's Church
Trustees
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John Carter
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Alan Simpson
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Julian Lloyd, Treasurer & Secretary
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Alan Reynolds
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Richard Sarson, Chair
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Naomi Rattrey
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Simone Lawlor
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Angela Hailstone
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Pauline Maccalla
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Ealing Soup Kitchen Independent Examiners Report Year ended 31st December 2023
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Ealing Soup Kitchen
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31st December 2023, which are set out on pages 6 to 7.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records; or
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Name: Robert Kipling Address: 28 Airedale Road, Ealing, London W5 4SD Date: 29th October 2024
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Ealing Soup Kitchen Receipts & Payments
Year ended 31st December 2023
| Notes RECEIPTS Notting Hill School Haven Green Baptist Church Bless Community Church St Stephen's Church St Mary's Church Ealing Green Methodist Twyford School The Penn Trust Westcombe Foundation Grand Duo Redeemer Church St. John's St.Mellitus Eleemosynary Fund raising events Donations PayPal Giving Bank interest Total Receipts PAYMENTS Rent Events for clients Cleaning Food and drink Workers With Homeless People Equipment Bank Charges Hub expenses Insurance Total Payments Surplus for the year Balance B/F Closing funds |
2023 £ - - 240.00 2,800.00 - 1,006.49 788.60 500.00 1,050.00 4,000.00 500.00 2,600.00 1,000.00 2,400.00 190.31 30,189.27 14,400.00 151.45 61,816.12 5,224.00 1,340.00 75.00 19,307.51 28,660.19 1,740.00 60.00 15,615.77 544.14 72,566.61 (10,750.49) 140,290.59 129,540.10 |
2022 £ 4,352.11 1,000.00 120.00 2,800.00 100.00 - - - - 4,000.00 - 2,600.00 1,000.00 1,800.00 245.00 30,033.50 - 81.37 48,131.98 3,150.00 1,150.00 75.00 10,129.17 32,767.92 528.22 81.00 10,135.23 578.71 58,595.25 (10,463.27) 150,753.86 140,290.59 |
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Ealing Soup Kitchen Balance Sheet
Year ended 31st December 2023
| Notes Assets Bank - current account Bank - reserve account Net Assets Financed by Balance brought forward Surplus for the year Reserves 2 |
2023 £ 127,565.28 1,974.82 129,540.10 140,290.59 (10,750.49) 129,540.10 |
2022 £ 138,346.00 1,944.59 140,290.59 150,753.86 (10,463.27) 140,290.59 |
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Julian Lloyd
Ealing Soup Kitchen Treasuer 28th October 2024
Ealing Soup Kitchen Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31st December 2023
1 Accounting Policies
These accounts have been prepared on a ‘receipts and payments’ basis and in accordance with Section 133 Charities Act 2011.
2 Basis of preparation
All funds generated by the charity during the year were unrestricted
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