Trustees, Annual Report for the period
I Per¥)d start date
Pern)d clld date
2024
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charlty name
TOOTING COMNIUNITf KITCIIEN
Other names ¢hr4rity is known by
TCK
Registered charity number (if any)
1191091
Charlty's prkncfipal address
29 GATESIDE RD. LONDON
Postccxje: SW17 7NB
Our goal is to help alleviate poverty in
South West London. by helping feed
the homeless and those in need, and
providing them with other vital
resources.
We provide a twice weekly stall
serving hot food and essential
produce, run a local foodbank which
operates as a drop-in collection service
and a soup kitchen as part of the
"Warm Spaces" initiative from the
Council. Our aim is to strengthen our
presence within the community, as a
general suP￿tt network and hub for
resources to assist our guests. We
believe that everyone in our
cornmunity deserves to feel cared for
and valued without prejudice.
Names of the charity trustees Tvho maDAge the eharAty
Dat¢s
Trn5te¢
(lffice (Ir ￿y)
tfor
whok
Naw¢•f p¢mn {orbody} to app)int *Tu$ts* lifaRy)
Sahat Beg
Chair
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Ollie Couillaud
Johnny Mooney
Tmstee J Treasuter
Trustee
io
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Names of the trustees for the eharlty, If any* (for example. any Custodlan trustees)
Name
Dates acted If Dot for whole
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional inforn)ation)
Type of advlser
Name
Address
Bank
Natwest
Consultant
Name of ehiel executive or names of senior staff ￿e￿berS (Optional information)
SdharBcg
Section B
structure, governance and management
Description of Éhe charity's trusts
Constitution adopted on I Sl September 2020
Type of governing document
How the charity is constrtuled
CIO
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Tn￿ee selection methods
Apart from the fwst cl)atity tNst¢es. every subsequent tnjstee will be
appointed for a teTm OF three years by a resolution passed at a properly
convened n￿et]llg of the CI￿ltY tTh￿ees.
In selecting individuals for app0intn￿nt &$ charity twstees, the charity
trustees con5idcr the skil]s, knowledge and experience needed for the
cffective administratiun of the CIO.
AdditloDal governance Issues (Optional informadon)
You may choose to include
additional infornution. where
Televallt, about-.
The governing d0CLlln￿ is the T¢)otillg Community Kitchen CIO
Constitution adopted on 1$1 September 2020 which b￿ame recognis¢d
by the Chariry Commission when the ch￿l￿ble Incorporated
Organisation was registered on 1st September 2020.
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustee8'
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with wknich th¢ chaiity
The operdtional activities of Tooting Community Kitchen started in
November 2018, when it identified the need to support ttL¢ homeless
people in need in Tix)ting and the wider Wand5WOrth area.
ITrLe TTUStees held regU￿r meetings during the year. Some opcrational
details for sp￿lfIL projects are delegated to Coll]mitteffj each of which
has tern￿ of reference by Ihe TA￿¢¢8.
relationship with any related
parties.
trustees. consideration of
major risks and the sysicm and
procedures to nw]age them.
The Trust¢es and volunieers work cnlirety on a voluntary b&8is. There
aTe no employees.
As Tooting Community Kitcben's WO￿ has developed to tak¢ into account
need thtouglLOUt the Covid pandemic and also supporting rhe intake of
refugecs inlo wandsWort￿ partnerships have been cstablished with
MindworksUK SWAN CaTc4Calais and CAL4S.
SL'Ction C
C)bjeL'tii'es and activities
Our goal is to help alleviate poverty in Soutb West London, by helping
feed the homeles6 and those in need, and providing thern with other vita]
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its governlng
document
We provide a biweekly stall serving hot food and essential produce and
run a local foodbank which operntes a5 a drop-in collection sctvice ajjd
added a soup kii¢hen and varioL8 woknbops. Our al￿ is to strengthen our
pr¢s¢nce within the community, &s a general support lletwo￿ and hub for
resources to &￿i$l our gllests. We b¢licvc that everyone iti our community
dese￿￿$ to feel (ared for and valued without p￿judIce.
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In planning the charity's activities fortbe year tbe Tntstees kept i
Mil￿ the cE￿ilY commi￿on'$ guidance onpub]ic b¢n¢frt. All
Trustees were briefed on the role of Tntstees of Tooting Comtnunity
Kitchen CIO, given Copi￿ of the governing documents of the charity
and referred to the detail on the Charity Commission websiterelated
to becoming a trusteeand to the guidance on public benefit.
Thes¢ a¢tivIti￿ beneftt our local gucsts by supportiog food poverty and
providing friendsbip and support to help combat lonelille&s as well as
other services as and when need arises.
Pnor to C"IO registration Tootiug Cornnwrrity Kitchen wa8 engaging with
the local cotnmunity In llwiy diffeTht ways such as ".
APRIL 2023
2 ' .VAarch- 20 April 21J23
Lthe every year Ramadan aud Eid both play a big part in TCK.
Suhoor packs (breakfast)- 200 daily lo supply the Muslim tcfugees based
in Thomton Heath I Croydon I Clapham
20 famllics identified as in need by the local Mosque received weekjy
cery packs were provided with gift packs of toiletries and home
CO￿fOrtY for Eid.
19thTallc at Gatton Sch(bol with the pupils about TCK and what we do. We
showed thc kids what we put in the food packs and 8Qt Lhem involved
with the packing
th
Sunllnydry of the maln
acdi'ltles undertaken for the
public benefit In rL,lation to
these (Ibjects (include )vithin
thi8 seeti(Jn Éhe statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
Issued by the Lb4rity
ComTnission on public benefit)
JUNE 2023
14th We did cooking den￿5 to show what dciicious dishes you can cook
with the donations we get at Woodfietd Pavilion in Tooting
Continued weekly support olhot foTra alld support with food deliveries to
households.
Social campaign to try to r￿￿1t new volunteers and donors
JULY 2023
Simon. one of the residents at Westcrn Lodge in Tooting. SW17, wbo
startcd volunteering with us last year is now leading thc Saturday packing
for the evening stall
171h Broadwater Strect Party Whe￿ we cooked dishes made from
donations we get at the foodbank. A very popular event and a very
effective to showcase rh¢ work we do at TCK.
ALGUST 2023
Socidl media campaigrl before sumnrr holidays to recruit volunteeTS for
the busy winter season.
Th¢ £1 a week canwai8n
SEPTEMBER 2023
A lot of our votunteets on holiday. But still managed to fill all rotas for
various stalls. food bank and all the different services we provide
OCTOBER 2023
Started promoting our winrer appeal campaign with a list including socks,
%love% bLarves: sleepin£ bags
Lots of enquiTieS from Students wantitkg to do their DofE Silver Award
ith us
April 2024
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Y0vE￿BER 2023
W¢ saw an illcrc￿ in referrals ftom the council and other agencies and
cbarities we work with.
Winter appeal canwaign wish list went live for socks, scarves, gloves and
waTm clothing. sleeping bags...
9tb We did a talk at White House School irl Balham to explain alld show
the kids what we do
We now have very strong tcam of students cooking and baking for us
cvw w'eck part of their DofE Siiver.4waThl
DECE_MBF.R 2023
17, We were awaTded £15.8(Kl frnrn Wandsworth Council as part of the
¢os( of living projcct funding
28th We wer¢ aw&rded £EO,000 from ibe National Lottery c0rnnll￿tY
Fund for our soup kitchen and workshops
JAIN'UARY 2024
Festive perlod
Every year wc lry to n￿ke it special for our guests and cotlle up various
projects and activities including..
Toys and gift bags for kids
Mince pies Jud other feslive foods were distrAbut¢d to all our guests
Carnl singing by local people
Social A￿dia campaign to get amazon vouchets to our guests (toiletri&s,
sl¢¢ping bag& gloves. hats. scarves)
Local schools carne wtih presents and cards
6th We had £IOK donation frnm a company called MFS (M&ssacbusetts
fman¢ia] service) A f¢w of iheir staff votunteered at the foodbank and
dccided to make a donation
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fessional.htmi
14th £10,000 Wimbledon Foundation
17th £iooo donation from one our ￿gUlar donors
181b £40,000 donation from Islan)ic Relief
20th Bumtwood School made 100 shoe boxes full of chri.stmas goodies
for our guests. Students and teachers came to hand them out
23rd Sarnh from Ernpl￿ Heroes fund donated 40 ChIistm￿ gift bags full
of goodies and festive treats for our guests
27th Christn]as lunch at The ScouL's Hall for our guests and volunteers
with games. singin& danci￿ gifts and a great festive spiril
FEBRiiARY 2024
19th Flu vaLcination (Covid) pop up clinic for our guests through
Wandsworth Communiry Ell]poweni]ent Network with The Roving Team.
Review and updatc of all our legal documents and po]icies.
Health & safety. hY￿elle and food safety training with team leaders and
volullt¢¢￿.
Updated DBS checLs for ￿a￿ leaders
Appointment of operation nHuager and 2 nwJag¢rs
MARCH 2024
218t
Choir from IVI)ite House
School catt￿ to the sou
kitchen to sin
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for our guests
We bad quite a loz donations from social media Campai￿1. A lot of people
in our ¢ornDJunÈly have dropped bags of shopping
APRIL 2024
We halie seen quite a few new faces corDing to our food siall.
This happens ¢v¢ry year, Ivhen it is the end of the fmancial year and a lot
of our guests have io Te-appty /b¢ing re-&ssessed to get benefits for th¢
ci)ming year.
16"
St Augustine Chjjrch came to our Sanuday stall with loads of donations
aud tbetr choir sang joyous ILymn4 our guests loved it and speDt talking to
the kids a£t¢rwa￿$.
171h
Supwrtcd a couple who h&8 been living on the streets with food and
clothes
22od
85 portions of fresh salmon donatcd by Barf¢￿t Fisb Company for the
soup kitchen
23rd
Ivbite House School in Ba]ham ¢oJ]ected donations and dropped it off at
ttrle food ballk. ATabelK one of the teachets had a car full.
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3 hotn¢l¢ss guests camc to thc siall looking dishcvelied and in desperate
need of food and clothes. Wc took to the $I￿p to buy clothes and got in
touch with Srrcet Link to help.
Footsiall
It's bccn a tough monih for our guesls. A lot of new faces and mor¢
homcless people coming to our stalls
ri12024
29th March- 1st Aprll-Easler Weekend
Grft bags distiibut¢d foT fami￿.e$ ai both the hot food stall alld food bank.
Easter bunny came to visits ihe kids
Easter eggs, cionamon buns and drinks at a]1 our stal]$.
2lld13rd14lh15lh
In partnership with Enable wc'w going to help serve 20 meals to school
kids at The Pavilion on Furzedown Rec.
es-
olida
-food-
Local restaurants are also involved and are cooking meals too.
ITIL
Lunch cooked by our volunteers at Scouvs Hall to celebrate Eid.
Our guests were treated to delicious homecooked food, with
decorations, flowers. gilts, singing and dancfing.
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Additlonal detsll8 of objecthtes and aetlvltl¢s (Optlonal Information)
W¢ are grateful for the many houts that volunteers havc sp¢nt baking,
cooking. growing produ¢¢. fundraising, driving. collecting food
dcliv¢Ti¢S, serving at the sralls and 8t the foodbank, advising ou matketing
and communications, operating social medi4 developing food hygiene
and safety policies and geDeral advisory. We would aJso Jike to thank the
8tudeThts who part of the Duke of Edinbu￿ scheme who give up tbeir
tirne weekly to belp their l(Ka] ¢on]nwrrity.
You may choose to include
further statements. whgre
relevant, about:
policy on grantrnaking;
pO￿¢Y programme related
inv¢stment,'
contribution n]ade by
volunteer8.
Without this valuable COntn￿lltl0ll of tin￿, energy and ¢xp¢rtise we would
not hav¢ been able to achieve so much.
Since moving to the Scout's Hall we have seen the numbers of our guests
grow and added more servicLs aad WOTksbops to our operation
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Section D
Achievements and performance
ami spaces
Enable
Wimbledon Foundation
Th￿¢ Aln)house
14ivate donatiolls from local residents &Dd businesses
£1 a week caJJ)paig
Amazon winter's list (gloves, scarv¢s, bats...)
Foodbank donation list
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Seetion F.
Financial revie
L&sh at bank at )15t March 2023 was £46,105.47 in unres¢riLted lunds.
Brief statement of the ch2rity'$
policy on reserves
The main f￿anCIal iisk to the clwity is a reduction in donations fro
individuals and b￿]ne&￿.
The fijnds are held to cover 5 montbs of operational costs in the event of a
loss of income and to lljeet an
iture that ma
occur.
Detsils of any funds materially
In deficit
NIA
Further Ilnancial review detalls (Optional informailoD)
Our rnain source of funds this year has been grants and donations and we
confiuue to activcly engage with optK)rtunities to fundraise.
You may choose to include
additional inforniation. whwe
relevant about-.
th¢ Ch￿lty,$ prtncipal
sources of fi￿dS (including
any fulldrdising).
how expendirure b￿.
supported the key objectives
of thc charity.
investment policy and
objectives including any
¢thical investment policy
ad()pted.
We use geuernE fijnds to pay for hot food which we get ai discount from
local food businesses in the Tooting area.
We also buy food for our soup kitchen and various workshops
Section F
Other optional information
Future plans:
The coming year will S￿ a continued need to provide hot lood and groceries for local individual8 and
familics in need. We anticipate all increase in demand due to inllatioll, a wduction ia Universal Credit and
energy poverty due to soaring gas and elcctricity costs as well continuing fall-oui from economic and food
rises
Section G
Declaration
'rbe truslees decjare that they have approve41 the truslees" repvrt abuv
Signed on b¢haRf of the Charity's trnstees
Signature(s)
01]ie Couillaud
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Ollie Couillaud
Tn￿ee l TTe8SL￿er
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALE5
Tooting Cornmunity Kltchèn
1191091
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For ihe perlod
from
P8rThl start dale
Period end ijale
31st March 2024
1st Aprrf 2023
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
to th• n*ar4*1
RestriGled
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Last year
toth• n•aMt E
to lh• nMr•st£
10t￿ e
to th• n•Ar•it £
A1 Recei
ts
Governnieni Granig
D¢n8lion8
Non GDvernmenl Grants
IS.￿0
1S.800
69,791
26.500
14,880
69,791
Sub total(Gross incomg for
AR)
69.791
42.300
112,091
122,578
A2 Ass•t and Investment salgs.
Iso• t•bl•).
Sub totsl
Total r•celpts
09.791
42,300
111091
122,578
A3Pa
Labour
Gèntral Olice Exwndiiure
Bu5inesG Ralea
Equipment
Indemniiy Ingvronc•
Fund R31sin
Soup Kitchen & Bank
Communil Sup
entty
4,963
3.83S
9,481
3,641
358
1.642
43.531
13,313
18.276
3,83S
NIA
2,953
3,641
358
1,642
45,426
10,962
16,130
475
2,084
3,308
3,339
44,512
10.488
1.895
10.962
16.130
Fufjl
Vehicltr Costts
475
857
1,424
68,98S
Sub total
68.330
42.300
110.630
A4 A$¥gt and Investment
urchases,
$e• tabl•
Van
25,554
Sub total
25,554
Total payments
68.330
42.300
110.630
94.519
Net of receipts/(paymentsJ
AS Transfers be￿een funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
1.461
28,059
50,285
51.746
50,285
51,T46
22,226
50,285
CCXX R1 attsunts ISSI
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
to nearestÉ
Reslricted
funds
¢0 nearest £
Endowment
funds
to npare5t£
B1 Cash funds
Retained If￿0me Brrwyhl Forwwj
$0,2B5
Total cash funds
51.746
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nvareEI £
Endowment
fund5
to nwarest£
Deialls
Fund to whlch
*io•t b•lon
¢Mt1oPtl¢Jnnll
CuTr¢n¢ v•lu•
Ilonal
Details
. Z•aO
Fund lo whlch
¢ur*•nt valu•
Oetalls
Coot loptlonall
B4 Assets retsln¢d for thè
¢harlty'$ own us•
554
20.443
Fund to whlch
velalos
rnouftt dts
*hen du¢
onal
Details
BS Llabllltles
Signed by on8 or trustees on
half of all the trustees
Svjnature
Prinl Name
Date ol
roval
OLLIC CLU(
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FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
TOOTING COMMUNITY KITCHEN
On accounts for the year
ended
31" March 2024
Charity no
{if any)
1191091
Set out on pagos
I report to the Irustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3110312024.
Responsibilitles 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
(Ihe Acr).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under sectson 145{5llb> of the Act.
Independent l am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of
examinerfs statement Associab'on of Chartered Cerbfied Accountants.
I have compleled my examination. I confim that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that
disclosed below ") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
Ihe accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Ad., or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
conceming the fomi and content of accounts sel out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no COn￿M$ and have come across no other matters in connection
with Ihe examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached.
Signed:
Date:
7tsZ
Name:
Zubair Hussain
IER
Oct 2018

Relevant professional
qualification{s) or body
(if any):
Association of Chartered Cerbfied Accountants
Address:
10 Lockwood House, Lockwo￿ Par1<, Huddersfield, HD4 6EN
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete If the examiner needs lo highlight material mallers of concern
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and
guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
Oct 2018

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENG￿￿0 AND WAIE5
T£￿nq Community Kitch•n
1191091
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period
Ptr￿d start dale
Pewd end date
To
rl 2023
31st March 2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
to tr• ￿ar@s1
Restiicted lunds
Endowment
fun(Is
to th• J*•r•¥t £
Total fund$
Last yoar
tothe nTrareJt £
tots r*•r•st £
toth nearest £
A1 R￿1
t$
Qovemrrrnt Grgnts
tkn3tions
Go¥emrf*nt Grants
1S.8tyty
14aoo
69.791
14.BBO
65.834
41,864
69.791
Sub total(Gross income fr)rARJ
69.791
42.300
111Q91
12Z.578
A2 Asset and Inveslrnent salg5.
seè table
Sub total
Totalreceipts
69.791
42.300
112.091
122.578
A3 Pa m•nts
Labour
General Olice Expenditure
Busin85& RJteS
Eouiprr*nt
t￿e￿￿11Y Insurance
Fund Paising
Soup Kitrhen & F(M)d eank
nMnrty SuprM)rt
Hall Hire
13.313
18.276
WA
3.641
358
3S8
3.339
10.962
16.130
10.962
10.488
Fuel
Vehicle G)sts
475
475
857
Sub total
68.330
42.Jtyty
110.630
68.965
A4 A8S•t and Inv88tm8nt
purchas85, (see table)
Van
25,554
Sub total
25.554
Totalpayments
68,330
42,300
11ty,630
94,S19
Not of rocoipts/(paymentsJ
A5 Trdnsfèr5 between fund5
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash fvnds this year ènd
1,461
1,46t
28.059
50,285
50.285
22.226
51.746
51,746
50,2B5
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
to rwt¥t £
Restricted funds
Endowment
fund5
to noarest £
Cateoorie$
DÈtail$
r•*£
B1 Cashfunds
Rotar￿￿ Incow* BroWt
JQ.285
t Per
Totalcash funds
51.746
Urtr•strict•d
funds
lo n•Jr••¢ £
Restrf¢te(I funds
Endowment
funds
oeta.ls
to £
to r*Ar•st £
val
{CWlonBI}
Details
"zaa
r•rt Yalu•
Delails
B4 Assets retalned fw th•
charty's ovm us8
P￿tricted
25.554
20.443
Detap15
IWorAII
B5 liabiliti•$
S￿ned by one or t￿￿ trusiees on
behaw of the tNst888
JnaDJre
Print Name
Date of approval
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Peri(xl end date
st
Fro
April 2023
31st March 2024
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
TOOTING COMMUNITY KITCHEN
Other names ¢harity is known by
TCK
Registered charity number (if anv)
1191091
Charity's prineipal address
29 GATESIDE RD. LONDON
Postcode: SW17 7NB
Jur goal is to help
.>llevid:C -IC. É.,IJ
in South West London, by helping
feed the homeless and those In
need, and providing them with
other vital resources.
We provide a twice ￿TeeklY stall
serving hot food and essential
produce, run a local foodbank
which operates as a drop-in
collection service and a soup
kitchen as part of the "Warm
Spaces" initiative from thr Council.
Our aim is to strencjthen our
presence within the communitij, aq
a general support nptwork and hub.
for resources to assist our gJJests.
We believe that everyone in our
community deserves to feel cared
for and valued without prejudice.
Names of the charity truslees who mydnage the eharity
Dites
*tted if
Aot for
whole
Trustee name
Offitt lif any)
of person {•r body) ttttitled to aPPOlDt trnstte lif
Sahar Beg
Ollie Couillaud
Chair
Trustee l Tre&surer
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Johnny Mooney
Trustee
io
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Names of the trustees for the ¢haritY, if an!., (for example, aDV CUStodign trnstees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole
'ear
Names and addresses of adi'isers {Optional infornation)
Type of adviser
Name
Address
Bank
Natwest
Consultant
Name of chief executive or Dam¢s of senior staff members (Optional information)
Sahar Beg
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the charitv's trusts
Constitution adopted on 1st September 2020
Type of governing document
How the charity is constituted
cio
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Trustee selection methods
Apart from the first charilv Irusiees, ev¢ry subsequent trustee will be
appointed for a iemi of three vears by a resolution passed at a PToperly
convened meeting of the charits. trustees.
In selecting individuals for app)intment as charity trustee& the charity
trusie¢s consider the skills. kno￿"ledge and ¢xperience needed for the
effective administration of the CIO.
Additional governance issues {Optional information)
You mav ehoose to include
additional infornMtion, ￿h¢re
relevant. about:
The governing document is the Tooling Community. Kitchen CIO
Constitution adopied on I Sl September 2020 ￿'hICh became r¢cognised
by. Ihe Charity. Commission M"hen the Charitable Incorporated
Organisation was registered on I St September 2020.
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees-
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with ￿'hICh the charity
The operalional activities of Tooting Community Kitchen started in
Noi'ember 2018, M'hen it identified the need to support the homeless and
people in need in Tooting and the ￿'Ider Wandsworth area.
The Trustees held regular meetings during the year. Some operational
details for specific projects are delegat¢d to Committees. each of which
has tern]s of reference agreed by the Truslees.
relationship with an> related
parties;
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system and
procedures to manage them.
TheTrustees and volunteers work entirely on a voluntary basis. There
are no emploj'ees.
As Tooting Community Kilchen's Work has developed to take into account
need throughoul the Covtd pandernic and also supporting the intake of
refugees inio Wandsworth. partnerships have been established with
MindworksUK, SW AN, Care4Calais and CARAS.
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Ob'ectii'es an(1 aCti￿.1t1eS
Our goal is to help alleviate ￿)￿ertY in South West London, b>. h¢lping
feed the homeless and those in need, and proN'iding thetn ￿'1th other vithl
resources.
Summary of the objeets of the
charih. set out in its governing
document
We proN'ide a biM"eekls' ￿all sern'ing hot food and essential produee and
run a local foodbank ￿"hICh operates as a drop-in colleeiion service and
added a soup kitchen and various ￿'orkShOps. Our aim is to strengthen our
presence ￿'1th1n the cotnmunitv, as a general support network and hub for
resources to assist our guests. We belIe￿e that ei'eryone in our Community
deserves to feel cared for and valued wiihout PTejudi¢e.
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In planning the charity s activities forthe year the Trustees kepl in
mind the Charity Commission s guidan¢¢ on public ben¢fit. All
Trustees th'ere briefed on the role of Trustees of Tooting Community
Kitchen CIO, given copies of the goN'eming documents of the charit).
and referred io the detail on the Charity, Commission website r¢laied
to becoming a trustee and to the guidance on public benefit.
Thes¢ aciii'ilies benefit our local guests b). supporting food povertj and
proN'iding friendship and supwrt to help combai loneliness as well as
other seTh"i¢es as and ￿"hen need arises.
Prior to CIO registration Tooting Community Kitchen was engyaging with
the local communitv in man). ditTtr¢nt waNs such as .
APRIL 2023
2Jrd March- 20￿ April 2023
Like ei'eTr' l'ear Ramadan and Eid both play a big part in TCK.
Suhoor packs (breakfast) - 200 daily to supply the Muslim refugees based
in Thornton Heaih I CroTrdon I Clapham
20 families identified as in need b)" the local Mosque received weekly
grocer). packs ￿'eYe provided ￿"Ith gift packs of toiletries and home
comforts for Eid.
19rbTalk ai Ganon School ￿'1th the pupils about TCK and ￿'haI do. ￿,¢
ShO￿.ed the kids ￿"haI we put in the food packs and goi them involved
ith the packing
Summary of the main
activiti￿ undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects {in¢lude within
this section the statutory
deelaration tba¢ trustees have
had regard to the guidanee
issued bv the Charity
Commission on public benefit)
Jt,:)F. 2023
141b ￿'e did ¢(M)king demos to show what delicious dishes you can cook
"ith the donations we get at Woodfield PaN'ilion in Tooting
Conlinued weekly supwrt of hot food and support NN'ith food delI￿erieS to
households.
Social campaign to tr! to recruit new volunteers and donors
JI."I.Y 2023
Simon. one of the residents at Western Lodge in Tooting, SWI 7. who
Started %"olunleering ￿'1th us lasl )-ear is now leading the Saturday packing
for the ev¢ning stall
17, Broad￿"ater Streei Path" NNhere ￿'e cooked dishes made from
donations ￿'e gei at the foodbank. A very popular eveni and a N'ery
etTectiTre to Sho￿"case the w.ork we do at TCK.
AI'GL ST 2023
Social media campaign before summer holidays to recruit volunteers for
the bus). ￿.Inter season.
The £1 a N*¢ek campaign
SEvrE￿IBER 2023
A lol of our i olunteers on holiday. But still managed Éo fill all rotas for
various stalls, food bank and all the different services we provide
OCTOBER 2023
%tariLd
romoiin
our winter
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81oves. scarve5. sleeping bags
Lots of cnquiries from Students wanting to do their DofF. Silver Award
wtth us
NOVEMBER 2023
M'e saM" at) increase in referrdls from the council and other agencies and
charities w'e ￿"ork wth.
Winter appeal campaign wish list weni lii'e for socks, scarves, gloves and
"arni clothing. sleeping bags...
9, ￿'e did a tslk ai ￿ThI[e House School in Balham io explain and show
the kids what ￿'e do
We now. have ￿er). strong team of students cooking and baking for us
every ￿"¢¢k as part of their Do￿. SilN"cr Award
DECEMBER 2023
17, We were am'arded £15.800 from Wandsworth Council as part of the
cost of living project funding
28tb We ￿'ere awarded £1 0.000 from the National Lotierv Community
Fund for our soup kiichen and workshops
J.47ILARY 2024
Festii'e period
Every" l'ear ￿'e try to make it special for our guests and come up various
projects and activilies including=
Tovs and gift bags for kids
Minc¢ pies and other festii'e foods were distributed to all our guests
Carol singing bj local people
Social media carnpaign io gei amazon vouchers to our guests (toiletries,
sleeping bags. gloi'es. hals. scm'¢s)
Local schools catne ￿"1[h presents and cards
61b We had £1 OK donation from a compan)" called MFS {Massachusetts
financial serniee) A few of their staff N"olunleered ai the foodbank and
decided io make a donalion
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14tb £1 0,000 Wimbledon Foundation
17tb £ 1000 donation from one our regular donors
18th £40.000 donation from Islamic Relief
20th BUrn￿00d School made l 00 shoe boxes full of Christmas goodies
for our guests. Studenls and ieachers came to hand ihem oul
23rd Sarah from Empire Heroes fund donated 40 Chrislmas gift bagys full
of goodies and feSti￿.e treats for our guests
27th Christmas lunch at The Scout's Hall for our guests and i'olunteers
"iih gatnes. singing. dancing, gifts and a great festii'e spirit
FEBRUARY 2024
191h Flu vaccination (Col'id) pop up clinic for our guests through
'and5￿"orth Community Emwwennent Network ii'ith The Roving Team.
Rel'ie￿, and update of all our legal documents and ￿lIcies.
Health & safetv. hygiene and food safety training with team leaders and
volunteers.
Updated DBS checks for team leaders
intment of o
ration rnana
er and 2 mana
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MARCH 2024
Choir from White House Primarv khool came to the soup kiiehen to sing
for our guests
We had quite a lot donations from social media campaign. A lot of people
in our community have dropped bags of shopping
APRIL 2024
Il'"e hai.'¢ seen quite a few ne￿.. faces coming to our food stall.
This happens everi. )'ear. ￿-hen it is the end of the financial year and a lot
of our guests haTre to re-appl) / being re-assessed to get benefits for the
coming !"ear.
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St AugJusline Church came to our SaturdaN"' stsll with loads of donations
and their choir sang joious hjmns. our guests loved it and spent talking to
the kids after¥%'ards.
1711
Supponed a couple who has been living on the streets with food and
clothes
22°
85 portions of fresh salmon donaied by Barfoot Fish Company for the
soup kitchen
23"
'hite House School in Balham collected donations and dropped li off al
the food bank. Ardbell& one of th¢ teachers had a car full.
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3 homeless gues￿ came to the stall IcH)kingJ dishei"elled and in desperate
need of food and clothes. We took to the shop to bu> clothes and got in
touch with Street LIT￿ to help.
Footstall
It"s been a tough month for our guests. A lot of ne￿. faces and more
homeless people coming to our sialls
A ril 2024
29th ,Mar¢h - I" April- Easter Weekend
Gift bags distributed for families at both the hot food stall and food bank.
Easter bunn)" came to ￿lSitS ihe kids
Easler eggs, cinnamon buns and drinks at all our stalls.
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In parknership with Enable we're going to help serve 20 meals to school
kids ai Th¢ Pavilion on FurZedON￿ Rec.
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Local restaurants are also involved and are cooking meals too.
17"
Lunch cooked by our volunteers at Scouvs Hall to celebrate Eid.
Our guests were treated to delicious homecooked food, with
decorations. flowers. gifts, singing and dancing.
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Additional details of objectives and aetii'ities (Optional information)
We are grateful for the many hours that volunleers have speni baking,
Cooking, growing produce. fundraising, driving, collecting, food
deliTr'eries. serk'ing at the stalls and at the foodbank. advisitJgJ on marketing,
and communicalions. operating social medi& de&eloping food hygiene
and safety policies and general advisor)". We ￿.0￿]d also like to thank the
students ￿"hO are part of the Duke of Edinburgh scheme who give up their
time weekly to help thetr local community.
You may cboose to include
further slatements. where
relevant, about:
Without this N'aluable contribuiion of time. energy and expertise we would
not have been able lo achieve so much.
policy on grantmaking.
policy programme related
investment;
contribution made by
volunteers.
Since moN'ing to the Scout's Hall we hai'e seen the numbers of our guests
grow. and added more services and ￿'OrkshopS io our operation
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Section D
Achievements and performance
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Section D
Achievements and performance
Spring
Sen'ed cir¢a 60 - I￿ guesis on Wednesdays and
circa 130 - 150 on SaturdaN's.
outreach in Tooling circa ?) - 40 indil'iduals
and Clapham foTrJ stall circa 2) - 40 indiN iduals.
Summarv of the main
achievements of the charity
during th¢ )'ear
Food bank circa 160 - 200 individuals per week
Weekly food support for 15 - 20 families
Various workshops and soup kitchen circa 100 - 120 per ￿'t¢k
FundraisTng / grant wins
Go fund me
Summer
SeTred circa 60 - 80 guests on Wednesdavs and
circa 80 - 120 on SaturdaN's.
outrea¢h in Tooting circa 20 -30 individuals
and Clapham food stall circa 20 - 40 individuals.
Food bank circa 180 individuals per week
Weekl!" f(M)d support for 12-1 i families
Various workshops and soup kitchen circa 80- 100 per ￿'eek
Fundraisingy I grani wins
(io fund me
Autumn
Serbed circa 60 - 100 gjuesls on Wednesdays and
circa 120 - 150 on Saiurdavs.
outreach in Tooiino circa JO - 40 individuals
and Clapham food slall circa 25 - 35 indifviduals.
Food bank circa 200 individuals per week
Weekly fo(Kl support for 15-20 families
Winter
Sern ed circa 100 - 120 guests on Wednesdays and
circa 160 - 180 on Saturdays,
outreach in Tooting circa 40 - 50 indii'iduals
and Clapham f(￿d sthll circa 30 - 40 indii iduals.
Food bank circa 220 individuals per ￿'eek
Weekly food support for 15-20 families
Various workshops and soup kitchen circa 100- 120 per week
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Section D
Achievements and performance
Fundraisin
Il'arni spaces
Enable
Wimbledon Foundation
Thrale Almhouse
PriN'ate donations from local residents and business¢s
£ l a ￿'eek campaign
rant Ii'ins
Amazon wint¢r"s list (gloves. scaTres, hats...
Foodbank donaiion lisi
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Section F.
Financial rei'iem.
Cash at bank at 3 1st March 2023 was £46.105.47 in unrestricted funds.
Brief statement of the charity S
policy on reserves
The main financial risk to the charity is a reduction in donations from
individuals and businesses.
The funds are held to cover 5 months of operational costs in the event of a
loss of income and to meet an . unforeseen ex
nditur¢ that rna
occur.
Details of any funds materi21ty
in deficit
NIA
Further finaneial rei'iew details (Optional information)
Our main source of funds this Near has been grants and donations and we
continue to actively engage Mith optx)rtunities to fundraise.
You ma) choose io include
additional inf0m￿tIOn, w'here
relevant aboui..
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any tundraising);
hL)M." expendiiure has
supported the key objectives
of the charitj.
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
We use general funds to pay for hot food which we get at discount from
local food businesses in ihe Tooting area.
We also buy food for our soup kitchen and various workshops
Section F
Other optional information
Future plan5-
The coming year will see a continued need to provide hoi food and groceries for local individuals and
families in need. We anticipate an increase in demand du¢ to inflation, a reduction in UniN'ersal Credit and
energy. poverty. due to soaring gas and electricit). costs as ￿ell as continuing fall-out from economic and food
crises
Section G
Declaration
The trustees deelar¢ that the) have approved the trustees. report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature(s)
Ollie Couillaud
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretaryg Chair,
etc)
Ollie Couillaud
Trustee l Treasurer
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Date
18Th June 2024
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