## **HOPE KITCHEN FOUNDATION CIO**
_**Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025**_
_Registered charity (No. 1196572) in England and Wales_
## **HOPE KITCHEN FOUNDATION CIO**
|**Administration**|**1**|
|---|---|
|**Trustees**|**2**|
|**Trustees’ report**|**3**|
|**Statement of financial activities**|**5**|
|**Balance sheet**|**6**|
|**Notes to the financial statements**|**7**|
**HOPE KITCHEN FOUNDATION CIO** _ADMINISTRATION_
## **Registered office address**
25a Soho Square London W1D 3QR Registered charity no: 1196572
## **Secretary & Treasurer**
Jackie Donnina c/o 25a Soho Square London W1D 3QR
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**HOPE KITCHEN FOUNDATION CIO** _TRUSTEES_
## **Trustees** _(in alphabetical order)_
Mrs. Jackie Donnina Ms. Inge Theron Ms. Tesse Easingwood
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**HOPE KITCHEN FOUNDATION CIO** _TRUSTEES REPORT_
## **Trustees report for the year ended 31 December 2025**
The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025. This report is prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice “Accounting and Reporting Charities” (revised 2008) issued by the Charity Commission in March 2005.
## **Trustees’ responsibilities**
The Charities Act 2011 requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- Prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in existence;
- Determine how amounts are presented within the statement of financial activities and balance sheet having regard to the substance of the reported transaction or arrangement, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or practice.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **Objectives and principal activities**
Hope Kitchen Foundation CIO is a charitable incorporated organisation governed by its
constitution _._ The principal activity of the charity throughout the year was to receive donations and make charitable grants for charitable purposes for the benefit of the public in South Africa by providing emergency food. The trustees will continue to consider applications for donations and will make such donations as they think fit in the foreseeable future.
## **Financial review**
The charity reported net income/expenditure of £nil for the year (2024: £nil) and incurred expenditure on charitable activities of £24,000 (2024: £19,000).
The trustees are satisfied that the objects of the charity continue to be achieved.
## **Trustee appointment, induction and training**
The existing trustees have the power to appoint new trustees to fill specialist roles. When considering any new appointments, the trustees have regard to the requirement for any specialist skills needed to assist in meeting the charitable objectives.
New trustees are briefed on their legal obligations under charity law and the contents of the charity’s constitution. They are also advised of the decision-making process, the principal activities and the financial performance of the charity. During their induction, new trustees meet key trustees and are also encouraged to attend appropriate external training events where these will facilitate the undertaking of their role.
## **Reserves policy**
The trustees review the charity’s reserves requirements annually. The charity had no reserves at 31 December 2025, as donations received during the year were fully applied to its charitable activities. Given the charity’s limited ongoing financial commitments and its policy of making grants only when sufficient funds are available, the trustees consider that holding no reserves is appropriate at this time.
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**HOPE KITCHEN FOUNDATION CIO** _TRUSTEES REPORT_
This policy will be kept under review. All the funds of the charity are unrestricted.
## **Statement as to disclosure of information**
So far as the trustees are aware, there is no relevant information of which the independent examiner is unaware, and each trustee has taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as a trustee in order to make them aware of any information and to establish that they are aware of that information.
## **Public benefit statement**
The trustees have referred to the guidance in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when exercising powers and duties in furtherance of the charity’s objectives.
The Trustees’ report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
Mrs Jackie Donnina 19 August 2026 On behalf of the trustees
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**HOPE KITCHEN FOUNDATION CIO** _STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES_
## **For the year ended 31 December 2025**
|**Notes**
**INCOME**
**_Income from donations_**
Charitable donations
2
**TOTAL INCOME**
**EXPENDITURE**
**_Expenditure on charitable activities_**
Charitable donations made
2
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**NET INCOME / (EXPENDITURE)**
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**||**Total**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
**24,000**
**24,000**
**(24,000)**
**(24,000)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**2024**
**£**
**19,000**
**19,000**
**(19,000)**
**(19,000)**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||
|||||**-**|
The notes on page 7 form part of the financial statements.
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**HOPE KITCHEN FOUNDATION CIO** _BALANCE SHEET_
## **As at 31 December 2025**
|**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
**TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS**
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
Accruals
**TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**_Represented by:_**
Capital account
Income account
**UNRESTRICTED FUNDS**|**Unrestricted funds**
**2025**
**£**
**2024**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**-**
**-**
-
-
-
-
**-**
**-**|
|---|---|
Approved by the Trustees
Jackie Donnina For and on behalf of the Trustees 19 August 2026
The notes on page 7 form part of the financial statements.
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**HOPE KITCHEN FOUNDATION CIO** _NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS_
## 1. **Accounting policies**
The financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland’, the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
Hope Kitchen Foundation CIO meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
## _**Charitable income**_
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. Voluntary income is received by way of grants, donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable.
## _**Expenditure**_
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and allocated to the appropriate heading in the accounts. All VAT has been included as part of the cost to which it relates.
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities for its beneficiaries. These costs include charitable distributions made.
## _**Trustees’ remuneration and related party transactions**_
No trustees received any remuneration during the year. No trustees’ expenses were incurred during the year. There were no related party transactions in the year.
## **2. Charitable activities**
|_Donations received_
Charitable donations
_Charitable donations_
Hope Kitchen
**TOTAL**|**Total 2025**
£
**24,000**
(24,000)
-|**2024**
£
**19,000**
(19,000))
**-**|
|---|---|---|
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