# PLATEFUL CAFE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1202710
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 13, 2023
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1202710


## Contact

- **Address:** 22 Honley Road, Catford, Lewisham, London
- **Postcode:** SE6 2HZ
- **Phone:** 07984239912
- **Email:** iolanda@platefulcafe.co.uk
- **Website:** www.platefulfcafe.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND GRANTED ASYLUM AND THEIR DEPENDENTS IN SOUTH EAST LONDON AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO ENABLE SUCH PEOPLE TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT;2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS, THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN GRANTED ASYLUM AND THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM IN SOUTH EAST LONDON AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND HELP THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN A NEW COMMUNITY;3. TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE RIGHTS AND NEEDS OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS; AND4. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES, THEIR DEPENDENTS OR SEEKING ASYLUM IN SOUTH EAST LONDON AND NEIGHBOURING BOROUGHS, AND WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION BY OFFERING ACTIVITIES, TRAINING AND SUPPORT DIRECTED TO ENABLING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

**Activities:** Plateful Cafe empowers refugees to obtain mainstream employment in the catering industry by providing hospitality  training and employment in a cafe.The cafe also runs a shop selling products made by local refugees and delivers monthly community dinners.Plateful Cafe also caters for outside events and offers private dining in people homes.Asylum-seekers volunteer at the cafe.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Areas of operation

- Bromley
- Greenwich
- Lewisham
- Southwark



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | £28441 | £27144 | — | — |
| April 30, 2024 | £68983 | £45374 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Enxhi Lami — appointed April 22, 2022
- Iolanda Chirico — appointed Jan. 10, 2026
- waeed almbasbes — appointed April 22, 2022
- yasmin Al Hamadi — appointed April 22, 2022