Company ￿gistration number. CEO.11117
Chariiy resiisiration iiuinber.. 1204183
The Community Kitchen (Brighton / Sussex)
At￿lla] Report and Fillanc￿l S￿1e￿ellts
for ihe Yvar Ended 31 March 20?5
Htyjson & Co
Wi5toR House
I 11 iston Avenue
WorthIng
West Su5SLX
Bls147QL

The Community Kitchen (Brighton I Sussex)
CoDtents
Reference and Admintstralive DciLi1s
Trustees, Repon
2 1¢] 5
Independent ExaTnincVs Rcport
Siaternent of Financial Acuvities
Balance Sheel
Note5 to ihe Financial SiatemeDiS
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The C0￿MunitV Kitchen (Brightou I Sussex)
Reference and Admillistrative Dctalls
Chairman
N tkyes
Trnstee5
V Williams
A Lugioji
J Ralling
N Deyes
1204183
Charity Rtgi$tr#tion Number
Comp*ny R¢gi5tratioD Yumber
CE033117
R¢Elsttred orfiee
Community Kit¢hthi
CommutLit)' Biise
113 Queeiis Road
Bri¥hioii
BNI 3XG
Independent Examin¢r
Ht)dson & Co
Wi510ll House
I Wiston Avenue
Wonhing
West Sussex
BN14 7QL
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The Community Kitehen (Brighton J Sussex)
Trustees, Report
The t￿$(ee$ preseni the anniwl reptsrt iogethei wilh the financial stateme￿IS of the charity for the yur endcd 31
March 2025.
Objettives and activities
Objecls lliid fiinis
To advance ihe edu¢arion ofihe publii in the subjeth tsf food
To promole Social inclusiun for the public benefit by PTeveniing people from becoming socially eKLluded,
relieving rh¢ needs of ihos¢ people ￿h0 ar¢ socially exLlud¢d a[￿ assisting them to integrate inio society.
The prevejition or relief of poverty by providing: granls. iterns and services lo individua15 in llced #ndlor
cl)arities, or other organisaiions working to prevent or relieve poveny.
To deielop the ¢apacily 2nd skills of ihe members of socially and economically disadvaiitagd COEnmuniiies in
sucli a way thai Ihey are beiiEt able lo ideniify. and lielp meei. their neeog and to patiicipaie more fully in
so¢iery
Piiblicbejryefil
Wt run cookery classes and oiher food aciiliiies lor local people in need . iiiany sessions lake place al Ilie
C￿n]￿UnItj. Kirchen c¢)okerJ school in central Bri8hton. We a150 aiin to Tull groups in natur¢ & ai cominuniry
gardens, slwring the wellbeing & health ben¢fits of these spaces. We particularly supporl pcople liviii¥ with
puor in¢ntal andlur physical liealih. and ihos¢ li￿]￿¥ in p)v¢rty ood isolation.
Ai cook¢ry clos%¢s. we pro￿ld¢ all fwd & cquJptn¢nt. use IoM'-eosi ingredients and sijiiple equipinent. Earli
Lla5s providc5 u hcalthy Ineal. and ski115 & reLipe5 to use for the long-teThi- (pften benefiling the wider fainily as
well. People attending ar¢ often lonelj or isolaled
we lotre io chal as we cwk logeiher and ¢a¢h session ends
Wlih a so¢iabl¢ shared meal round rhe table.
W¢ know our activities help with prdciical change5 lthe ealiDg niore fruit & veg, eating fewcr
takeaivay&proie5sed lood5, alon8side widu benefi15. lik¢ fcrling h3ppi¢r, more ¢oiine¢i¢d 10 oihers alid le55
lortly.
Tht trustees confirni ihat they have complicd wilh Ihc Ttquir¢ments of s¢¢iion 17 of the CharitlC5 Act 201110
have due regard io the public benefit guidance published by the Cl)atily ConitlliS5iOtJ for EnbJla￿k$ dnd Ivales.
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The Community" Kitchen (Brighton I Su55ex)
TTUStee5' Report
A£hievetllcnts performance
In QLIT first fiill yeaT of operaiion. W￿rked with 90+ pcople acioss 29 wih 165+ spaces filled.
Conimiinity ¢¢)okery cl&sses at the CoThuuullity Kitchen- topical lessons on baich cooking. low energy cooking.
ktiienidlioDal cuisines and baking skills.
A ran8e of se55ions focused on using up leftovers and rthiciDg wd5t¢. includiug work wath voluntrrs to PToceis
surplu5 veg. dehydrate and store foi furuF¢ in cla55cs aiid gTOUPS. Wc dti'clopcd a ncw. two-day cookery
leaders. course for those who ¢(￿k ai local coinmunity food projects aimed ai helping Ihem reduce waste.
A pilot cooktry & wellbeing session ouidoors, based from 'The Clubhoutse. on IhL Downs. willi fantasli¢
f¢edb42ck. WL Invested grani fvnds in faLilIliLS ai the Clubhouse la Communiiy venue in need of insulaiionl safc
tlooriryl $0 w¢ can hosi more cookery & w'ellbeing activili¢s on site in future.
A 'participaÉion panel, s¢ssion wilh past participants ivhere they g?Ye tbeir ideas for future activilie5 and how
w¢ Lan support ih¢tn b¢st.
Our evaluations show how w'e are improving ihc live5 of our benefickaries..
680/0 feel niore coiiiiected to 011￿r people
71 Q/0 are nioie confidciii io follow a recipt
S3 /0 have iried new foods
40 /0 hav¢ IcDrn¢d aboul othcr KTViC¢S & aciiviiies
In Ihcir own word5, we hear how peopl¢ f¢el we have helped..
"Feeling enipowered ihar I can cook on my
"I call't wail (o make bread with my kids"
"I will cuok ftior¢ from $¢raich . use recipes to eat healthier_.
"Enjoyed everyrhing - coruJeciiu8, cookin8. laughiiig."
"Overcotning atLKiW of nieeiing new people ￿ld being inspired..
• 'Acc¢5sible and friendly environmeni... IOOO/o reconimend."
"I love Ihe chop & chai sessioJ¥s - 11.5 gre3t io do somethiiig so mindfitl which is also saving fo￿1 froni going
to wasie. IE 11)ak¢5 Ine feel 50 whole50Tnc.-
'[ would ncver have Ihou¥hi you use the cauliflower leaves like ihis before - I would have alinosl definiitly
tl)rowTr ihLm oui before..
"Love this iuurse. Learnt so mueh and will definitely be cooking more food, less ready made ineals and baich
L(￿kittg tool"
and do anorber Class at ihe Kii¢henl"
As oiir work ¢1pand5. wc know. these tmpacts will grow too g¢ttii)g familLCS C(x>king logcther. seeiiig people
connecting wilh ¢ach other & joining ne￿. activiiies. voluntee1￿18 and learning new skills.
Our participan15 aTe living wilh challenging pcr50Ral Cir¢uTrisi￿}¢cS which leave them at high risk of wor5enin8
physical & mental healih and all the associated personal & 50cieial cosrs. Our swiable, supportive aciivitie5 ¢an
provide a brtdge & a lifelioe 10 help Ihem build a n￿re posiiive ￿ture.
Total incoining rtsourcts foT ¢he )'w £37,156 {2024.. £8901 with cipend1tt￿C of £24,01)8 {2024.. £31.
Overttll. there was a surplus for the year of £1 i.058 {20?4: £8871. L'nTesiricted fui)ds itt Ihc ycar-cnd wcrc
£4,516120?4,. £887) and ihe resiri¢ied fijnds were £9,429 {2024.. £0). Total fuJKls for Ihe year were £13.945
(2024. £887).
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The Communit), Kitchen {Brighton I Sussex)
TTU5tees' Report
Policy reserves
Tlie CO[￿￿￿ty Kitchen's reserves policy requLTes ihat reserves be m￿nI81ned ai a lev¢1 which ensvr¢s thai
Coinillujiiis. Kiielien's ¢oie aLtLVlly can coniiwe durillg & period of uJJfore5eell di￿2¢￿Ity, ai)d ihal th¢
calculation of IhE required level of reserves is an iniegral part of the ¢hariry's planniii& budget ￿ld foiccasl
cycle. To this end. Thc Comi￿u[si￿ Kirchen aims io accumulate free rcscrvcs equal to three to Six month5
uiirestiiLieLI expenditure. The Irus(ees aim io l)old free reserves of £3,500 which represenls four month5 of
runiiiiix Losts.
Ust nfvoliintcers
30- voILlllltcrs gave 300 hout5 of rheir time lo support our activitie5 IlTri5 yeJr rhe majonty anended cookcry
classes 10 support participanis 10 gei ihe bcsi oui of ihe se&fftons. 40* FKTrurs of volunteer lime were also ￿vcn
during Cl￿p & Chai sessions priK¢ssin¥ surplus ve8 lo ensure il caTr be thhydTa(ed and uscd Idihcr IhaTr wa51ed.
Gliug £oDcern
Th¢ Tru%tces have assessed the LhaTLty'S fjnancial posiuon and its abiltty IO CQDtinue operating for the foT5ccable
fuNre. They have a re2( sonable &XPL¢tarion that the ¢haritJ has ad¢quai¢ r¢sources to continue in operational
eXiSte￿e for ai l&ist l? months Irom the date of2pproval ofthese finaii¢ial stsi¢menis.
ACcord￿£[y, they continue to adopt the going c¢)ncern basis in Preparing the financial statements.
In m2kin8 this as%essment. the Trustecs havc considcTed the chariigs current rEserves. ex￿cted income, planned
expendiluiu. and any Polcnlial risks that could impact Ihc chariiV5 aciiTr'ilics and funding. Contingency plan% are
LO plac¢ ¢0 In4ni¥¥e flnancial risks should ihcy arise.
Trustt¢$ ind offi¢¢rs
The trustees a￿d otricers serving durin¥ the year and sI￿e the year end were as follows-.
Trnstee5.'
V Williams
A l.uwon
J Ralling
N Deye
Chainnan".
N Deyes
Struclure, govtrnanee alld Jnanagetllent
Nulure oJ¥overning doLiimeni
Thc Coiiirnilnity Kitchen {Brigh(on i
Sussex) 15 a Charitable IncoTPOTated Organisation registCTed on 01 Augwsi
2023 witli Ilie Chatity ComiTLi55i()n vfEn¥laiid and Wales (no. 12041831.
ReLr￿liffieJry1 and4ppfjililmeiitoftr¥￿ees
Every Irusiee musl be appoii)ied for a term of 3 year5 by a resoluiion passed ai a properly convened m¢¢tinb of
th¢ ¢harity tn￿re¢s. In sclc¢iing individuals for appoinimeni as ¢liatiTy TNsices. th¢ charity rrusiee5 Inu51 have
regard io die skills, knoivledge at)d experience needcd for rhe effeciive adminislialion of the CIO.
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Tlle Conlmiinih. Kitchen {Brigliton I Susse%)
Ti'ustees, Report
FinaM£Éiil In%truniL'nts
Tlie Lknriiy ojily Ilas I%iiJLki¢?l assels- lind liihinLskl lidbiliiits kn-llLI Iliai 4￿711[Y as l)asiL lis1:InLidl in$irun)Liils
Ba%iL lill￿￿17L1ut li￿ni￿￿lI1.4 fL' jjiilitilltr reiC)ttIJISLxI it tr.In5aLliiiJi &aliiL ￿£1 syb5Vqiiinily ii)L'aslii￿j 411 IhLir
seidLlllCiii valuc iiTrili IIIL ¢xieiilLon ol b£ittk ii,IiÈ¥h :IrL' S￿b￿L.411LnII J its￿L￿￿Ted at an)t)ni%ed LM)sl ￿1￿}47 IliL'
SiilLllli'nt ibf tru%tee%' respon.511Trili(ie¥
Ilie are r¢%pthisibli lor priW£iriiis I1￿ IniNI¢LS' FeP)ri JJMI IhL. fiiJaiKLal 5lc11Ln￿1]Ll tll IICLDTdani¢ iiiili
sppIiLablL Icliv and Uilil¢￿ Kingdoiii ALiouniiiis StcinsJards- IlJnilL4d Kltigthin GLn¢mlly Ac¢Lpled ALL(KIIIIiJI¥
CIwiTy SORP rL'quirt8 tlie tnLsleLS to prep4iie tUlaElll*11 Sia(eii)¢iiis lor finanLÈal yL?L T. 'I'hLb inJstiXS JIii)￿l ni)I
approve t1￿ tinwiiiftl Sli& ILlllttlts wil<ss Ilicj ale &l1i5fi¢d ilwi I￿.Y ilue no fair Vi¥I4' olili¥ St&llL uf itliiifi
oj-lhe iljoriiy at2LI ol tiie iLILO1IIiLl￿ ieSLiiirL¥% and ¢lPI)li¢aiioii i)I' rtsouriLS. IIKludi]ig? JIS IDL01￿¥ lind LXlXI)diiiirL.
ol-llie cli?1 rilabl¢ Loiiipaiiy Inr ¢hai PL'riod. In prqmriiiu IIiL5e fiiknLiiiittI s￿lL4]￿ri15, the aiL fL'qUiTLxi io..
%eleL'I bwi(able aLL<iuiiliug puliiies ond apply tIKm c4Jnsislaiily.
nl)se¢Tr'¢ the IiiLth(NLs and winciple5 IT) Il* CliariiiL% SORP"
kt judgiLmellis alld e%iiiiiai¢s th¢1 1 or¢ rL'&sonaLil¢ and pnzdeEJI.
lai¢ i%hLIIJLT applic1& ble ic LLOLinliiig slJll(Lirds. LOIIIPri55n£ l.Ii% 10? hai'¥ be¢n foll(Ill'LO. subjLxi Jiiy
maietilli depaTlureb disL105¢d and L.Eplained in ilie fiiwjiiial sILIILII)eJllb: 11 t
prewarL (he tin4LtLCi81814iienients OLI the ooÈJi8 eonceni bas'is vule5% il is 2iiappiopiiaie io pr￿￿￿¢ Ihai tli¥
Iliarity ivill coiiluiu¥ iii bub¢uLSS.
The iruslLLS 'ire respofisiblL. loi ktreping pi'opcr ¢qccoyiilii)? r¢ctTrrds thai di511()Si iyiih rea%(Jiial)le aLxuraLY l any
lime tlie financial posiiiun of IliL' ehariiv. Tlie), arl al.%0 rcspoiL%ible li)r salegi￿[di￿S the:Isseis ol- die Lliiiriiy diid
hLu¢e for iaking re￿O￿&ble siePS for IliL prth'eiilioii 1£ nd d￿elliOn Ot Iraud gnd ￿ller irre¥uliwitiL%.
l-lw ￿)￿11￿1 repor( ivas approved by the In]siees of ihe cliarily Illl.
N DLYL
ChJinDkin and InisleL"
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The Community, Kitcben {Brighton I Sussex)
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of The Communlty Kitchen (Brighton /
Sussei) ('the Company,)
I rcport to the Charity trustees on my examination of the accoun15 of the Charity for the year elided 31 Marcli
2025.
Rt5pon%ibÉlitie5 and basis of report
As rhc cliariry's illEsr¢es you are re5pon5ible for the preparaiiort of the ￿0th)IS. Tlie chantys trustees consider
tliai an alldit is ii()t required foi this ycar under section 144 of Ihe ChaTilies A¢¢ 2011 ("Ihc Chariiics Act") aiid
Ihat aD independerti ¢Jatnination is needed.
Having satisfied i￿YSelf that the charity is noi subje¢1 ￿ ?udii and 15 eligible foi indcpendent exaillination. il is
my responsibility lo=
examine the accounts undtr ￿r[loN 145 ofihe Charities Act,
ro follo￿. the PFocedures laid dowTr in ihe g￿leral DiTe¢lions ￿Yell by the Chatity Conunission luiider section
14515llbl of the Chariues A¢i). and
to siaie wlieiher partJLulai n)aiiers have cume lo my attention.
B95j5 of independent ¢xaminer's st*tement
My ￿4￿lI￿all<m was carried out in aCCOTdaiice willi geiierdl Dir¥ttLOI)s given by ilie cli￿llY C<>minib%ion. An
exarrhinution incliides a review of the accoiiniin¥ retords kept by the charity and a comparison of ihc account.%
pr¥seniLd with those retords. li a150 includes consideration of any unusual iiems or disclosiires in the a¢iDunis,
seeking explanations from ihe irusiecs conctrning any such [r]att￿5. The procedure5 underiaken do not
provide all the evid¢n¢e ihai would be Fequired in all audii. and cojwuently no opinion is 8iN'cn 10 whetlicr
tlie attouiils preselll a 'tn]e atMI fair. view atLd the report is lijniia to those matters sei oui in Il)e s(aiement
bclow.
Independent ExJ)miner's statement
In ¢onn¢ciion with Tny examination. no material rna￿erS have eomo to my att￿tion which givts nie cause I
believe ¢hai Lli, any material r￿peCt=
the accounting records ivere noi kept in accordance wtih secrion 130 of the Charili¢s Ad: OT
the accouiils did noi accord with the arcounling record5." 01
Ihe aLcounts did noi compl). wilh lh¢ applicable requiTeJnen15 conccrning t]k fom) and conlent of aLcounis 8ci
oul iii Ilie ChaTiiiei {Accounts and Reports} Regulaiions ?008 other thar) any Tequir¢ineni thai the acLounL% give
a'lrue and fair. vicw whiLh is noi a mailer considetetl as part of Jn indcpendenl exaininalion.
I have ¢uJnc aLr055 no o¢her Tnatter5 in eonnectitrn wilh the examinarion io whiLh attention should be dTawn in
Ihis r¢port i
io etlable a propcr undcrstanding of ihc aceounts io be rea¢h¢d.
Matthew Hodson FCA
Wiston House
I Wisioii Avenu¢
Worthiiib
Wc5t Susscx
BN147QL
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The Community Kitchen (Brighton I Sussex)
Statement of Financial Actii'itie5 for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
(Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statemeni of Tolal Recognised Gains
and Losses)
Unrestri¢ted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
2025
lote
Income and F.ndowment5 from:
Dtsnaiions and legtscie5
Charitable aciivitie5
10.723
2.3
13,083
23,806
13.350
Total income
li,02i
24.133
37.156
Eipenditure on:
Chiriiabl¢ activities
(1),3941
14.7041
124.098)
Total expellditure
19.3YJI
14.704
24.098
Income
3.6?9
9.429
13.058
Nd movetn¢nt in fi]nds
3.629
9.429
13,058
Rt¢oDcili#tion offullds
Toial funds bioughr fO￿ard
887
Total fiind5 caTried forward
13,945
Tutal
2D24
Ullrestricted
fund5
Noie
In¢oTne and F.ndowment5 from:
Doiiaiions and legacics
Total income
890
890
8YO
F.Jpenditure on".
Charktablc actiYitie5
(31
Total expendittire
{31
131
Net Income
887
8¥7
Nct movement in lunds
887
887
Rcfoncili8tion o(fund$
l olal funds Ca￿led lorward
13
887
8S7
All of the charity'5 activities derive from coniinuing opcrations durintr the aLw)ve two p¢riods.
Thc funds breakdown for2024 is slM)wn in nole 13.
Th¢ noi¢s on p&gLs 9 Lo 15 forni an ini¢gral pan of Iliese financial S￿le1Th¢￿t*
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The Conimuiiiti. ]￿lIche￿ iBriohton I Sussei)
{Reoisti-ation Jiumber: C E033117)
Bgl loiice .Slieet as ai 31 Nqarch ?025
2014
curi.rnt #i&etS
Cnsli ai and In hai
16.¥4?
¥¥7
Cr¢yli¢ors- AmuuTht¥ f#llln% dur Mllhin Tr"&'llT
Fmhdi (If ihe rh#rlt)':
Rtilricted iffjtom* fund¥
L"Trrt%lrii*ed In¢omr fvnd¥
4.41(J
T)txl lun¢J4
51x7
ThL liiwnciul un page5 7 io li ￿ #prfftNY41 bv Ilir UU51LYs. ￿ ni1ihL>tiSL￿ lor I&51￿ 1111.
N l)L'ye
Lliuinliaii *11￿ tn￿￿L
Th¢ ()li POgV* Y li) 15 fi)nn an inllyul p¥rn ol11*sL' liiMnki31 $14l¢rnL'nJ*,

The CommuDit)' Kitchen (Brighton I Sussex)
'otes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 ￿larch 2025
I Charitv $tat115
Tbe charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation ICIOI and con5equ¢n¢ly do¢s not have a share Lapiial.
The address of its regis1er￿ office is..
Community Kitchen
Cointnuiiit>' Base
113 Queens Road
Bytgliion
BNI 3XG
Auihoris¢d for issue d)t¢
2 Accounting polieits
Summary of signifitAnt gCCOlJllling policie5 &nd key iecounting estimates
Thc principal accounting policies applied in the prcpararion of tlie%e financial 51aicments ale set out below.
These polici¢s liave been con5i5tenil) appli￿ 10 all rhe years presenied. Wile￿ oih¢rwise slated.
Statement of ¢Onbpli*nce
The financiJl 5tat¢in¢nt5 Iiave been prepared in aLcordanLL Wlth Arwiithiing and Repoiling by Charities..
StatCrnCT]t of Rccommended Praciice (appliLable ia chatilics prepaTJng ihcir accounts in aiLordancc with th
FI￿nCiLi1 Reporting Standard 8pplicable lh¢ UK and Eicpublic of Ircland (FRS 10211 (i%sued in O¢iobci 20191
(Charities SORP (FRS 10211, th¢ Finiin¢ial R¢ponin¥ Siandatd applicable ill the UK R¢public of Ireland
(FRS 1021 and tlie CoJnpanie5 Aci 2006.
Basis of prepwration
The Cojniiiutiity Kitchen (Brighton / Suss¢¥l meets the d¢firLition of a public benefit enrity undei FRS 102.
A5seis ajid Iiabililies dre Iiijlially re¥o¥nised at historical c051 or Iransaciion value uJile&s oll)eTWiS¢ S￿¢¢d in the
reltvdni aLLounting pDli£y nol¢5.
Gfjing concern
Tbe ttust¢CS COll5idcr thii therc are no material uncl￿￿21n17¢s abuut thc chaTlty's ability io cDntinu¢ as a going
concern i￿r any siyiificdni #reas of uncertainly ihal affeci ihe catryillg value of a5seis b¢ld by rhe charity.
Infome and endownjents
AII ii)¢OLme Is recogniscd oncc iht cliartry. has oiriTlcmcni io tl)e iiieom¢, It is probable Ihat Ihe incoiiie ivill be
receivcd and Ihe atnowii of Ilie inconie re¢eivable can be n)¢asuied r¢liably.
Dottatr0115 ond lexocie5
D￿latiOnS are Tecognlsed wheji the charity has been noiifjed in wrilitbe of both the amoulll and seltlenieiil dai¢.
In the event thai a donation Js subJe¢i io conditions ihat require a leTrcl of pcrforniaiice by tht cl)aTJly bEfort Ilit
ch2rity is thiiiled to the fLtnd5. Ihe income L5 deterred and not Tecognised w)iil eiiher ihos¢ conditions arc fiilly
iiILI, ui IIK fuifilineni of those condiiions is ￿￿OllY wiihin ihe LOI)trol ofihe ¢liaril5' and it is probable Ilial these
olidi1￿)n$ will be fuifjlled irt the repDrtin¥ p¢rJod.
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The Community Kitchen (Brighton I Sussex)
otes to the ￿nancIal Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
GT&Nts reteivrfblÉ
Grants are recognised when thc chatity has an eiiiiilemeni 10 Ihe funds aiid any conditions linked to Ihe grdnls
liai'e beell iiiet. Wheie perfom1￿ce condiiions ai¢ aiiached lo the gTani and ale yd io be mei, Ilie ii)come is
recognised as a liability and iiicluded on the baioncc she¢1 as deferred in￿)me10 be relvdsed.
Expenditu
All ¥xp¥ndilur¢ 15 recogni5ed once there 15 a legal or LonsiruLliYe obligaiion 10 that expeiidiluie. It 15 probable
settlement is required and ihe an)ouni ean be measuted reliably. All Lobls are allocated ro the applicablc
expendi(Iire headin¥ that aggregate similaT io thal category. Where L05ts' cannot be direLily attributed io
particular hcadings ihey Miv¢ b¢cD allLKat¢d on a basis consisienl with Ihe use of resources. wilh central siaff
costs allocated on the basi5 of rimc 5pcni. and depr¢¢iaiion charges allocated on the portion of thc as5¢1'5 Use.
Oiher support C051s ale allocaled based oll the spread ol-siaff cosis.
Ch￿ritable activili
Ch&riiable ex￿ndIti1r¢ Lompriscs those cosis incurred by the chaniy in tbe delivery vf lis activities and services
rur it5 beneficiaries. It includes both cL)sis thai can be allocaied directly to such activilies and cL)s15 uf an
indireci nawre necessary 10 support ihen].
Support fo$tS
Support cosrs includc ccnrral fjjnciions and liaye been allocated to actiwry CQ5t categorke5 on a basis CQPSlStenl
with the use of resource5, for example, allocating pro]Kn>' costs by floor ￿¢as, or per capita. graff costs by Ihe
u11￿ spent atid other ¢o¥lb' by theii
Governttn¢* c051$
These inLliide Ihe Losis 4iriribLiiable lo the iharily's LomplEancc with lo￿li1UllOnhI and sttiui<>ry requiremenls,
includiDg aiidii, slrEoregic Jnanagcjncnl and Ir115t¢C5 mc¢luig$ 41nd rtimbuTscd cxpen5¢5.
Taxatio
-I-lit charity is considered 10 pass the [￿ts scl ou¢ in Pardgiaph I SCh￿ule 6 of ihe Finance Act 2010 ￿ld
tl)crefore Lt meets the d¢firLiiion of a charitable compaiiy for LTK coTroraiion lax purposc5. Accordingly. Ilic
¢haritV i5 Potcntially cxempl from L)xation In respect of income or c4pital gains received wiil)in caiegone
Lovei¢d by Chapter 3 Part I l of Ihe CoTporaiion Tax Aci 2010 or Seitioji 256 of LI￿ TLxaiton of Charb)¢able
Gaiiis Acl 1992. 10 ihe exlenl Ihdl such incojne tsr arc applted exclusively io tharithble pury￿ses.
TrJd¢ d¢biors
Tr3de debiors are amounts due from cus1ome￿ for merchandise sold or servxce5 pcrfonned in the ordinary
¢our5e of business.
Trade debior5 are reco8nised initLall)' al ihe Iransacllon price. They are subsequenily measured ai amortised cosi
using Ilie effeciive inierLsi meihod, less provision for impaimieni. A provision for the impaimieni of trade
debtors is established when there is objective evidcnce thar Ihe chaTiry wll noi be able 10 colleu all ainouii15 due
accordin8 to the OTLginal tern￿ of the re£eivables.
Cish and cAsh equivalents
Cash t2nd cash LqiiikalLntS Lompriqe c&%h 13n hand and Call deposits. and ￿hcr 5hotl-t¢rm highly liqujd
inv¢simenis thai 8re readily ¢onv¢nible to a atnount of Cash and are subject to all insiguificatlt risk uf
cbanble in valite.
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The Community Kitchen (Brighion I Sussex)
Notes to the Financial Statements (or the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Trade Credltors
Trdde crediiors are obligaiions Iv pay for goods or 5¢fvLC¢S that have been acquired in Ihe ordinary coiirse of
business from suppliers. Accoiin15 payablc are classified as iurreni Iiath'liti¥S if the charity docs not havt an
un¢unditiondl light. al Ihe end of Ihc reponing period. io defei sertlLsDent ot the crediioT for ar Icasi hve1￿C
mtsnths fier the rcponins dale. Lfihere is tin tsn¢undilional tight tu defei settl¢meni for ai least twelve Jjionihs
afier the reponing dare, they are presented a5 Tron-curreni liabiliries.
Trade ¢rediiors are recognised inilially ai the Iransacrion price and subsequently measured at amortised cost
using the effective itlteresi method.
vnd struciurt
UnreslrictLd incomL. ￿ndS ar¢ gencral futKJ5 Ihat are availabl¢ for use at the trn51e¢s di5CTetion In furthernncc of
th¢ objic¢iveb of the LhaTiIy.
Resirieted ineome funds are those donated ftsi use in a panicular atea or foT specifi¢ purposes. the use of which
is r¥sinLted to thai area or puJp05e.
3 Jncome frotn donations and legaties
Unrestricfed
runds
GeDtral
Restricted
funds
Tolal
funds
DoiialiDtis ai)d legacies.
Donaii4)ns from individuals
Gift aid reclaimed
Grants, including capital 8fdlllS'
Granls fioni othcr LhaTiIiCS
9.660
1.063
6.4ai
1.483
16,061
5.199
5.199
Tot41 for period tndcd 31 Marrh 2025
10.713
13,083
73.806
Toixl lor period ended 31 arch 2024
890
4 Income from charltable aetlvliles
Unrestrict
funds
General
Re5trirtcd
funds
Total
fund5
Provision of cornmutlity food activitie5
2.31
1,05(Tr
13,35U
Total for period eDded 31 MarLlx 2025
2.30
11.050
13,350
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The Community Kitchen (Brighton I Su55ex)
Il'otes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 l¥larch 2025
5 Expendilure Charitable g¢riVities
Actii'ily
d¢M4k¢ll
directly
Actiiity
support r05t$
Toial
cxpenditurc
Provi%ioii of conimunity food activities
18.471
4.487
-Total for period euded 31 March 2024
In aijdilion to the ¢xpendiwre andysed above. Ibere are also goN'ernance cO￿S of £1.140 (?024 - £Nill which
relate directly 10 Charitsble aclivilies. Se¢ note 6 for further d¢12its_
6 Allalysis of govcrnance and support Costs
Governance costs
Unrestrided
funds
Cenergl
Total
funds
Indcpcndcni examiiier fees
Exainindiion of che finaniial staiemertts
To￿1 for perlod ended 31 Nf8r¢h 2025
1.140
1.140
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Th¢ Communitv KitcheD (Brighton I Stt5sex)
Notes to the Financial SÉatemtnts (or the Year EDded 31 March 2025
7 Tru5tee5 remuneration and expell5eS
No rrust¢es, nor any penons connecTed wrih thun, hav¢ Kyeived any Ttynunerdtion fmm the charity during tli¢
8 Independcnt ¢x*mintr's rernu￿eratio
202>
ExaniiThation of ihe fjnajicial statements
9 Tllxation
The chariry LS 8 regisrered chariry and is rherefore ¢xempi from iaxaiio
l O Dtbtor5
2025
Tradc dcbior5
1,268
I Cash cgsh equivJleDts
2025
2024
Cash at baJk
16.842
887
12 Credltors: 8moullts f4Ulng du¢ *"lib5ts othe ye*r
2025
Trade ¢rediLors
AEirii815
3,265
1100
4,165
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The Community, Kitchen (Brighton I Sussex)
l%otes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
13 Funds
Balante at I
-4pril 2024
IDcoming
rtsoNr¢e$
Resoure
expellded
Balallce at 31
Mar¢h ZlJ25
Unrestrleied funds
Generffl
Unresiricied
887
13.023
19.394)
4.516
Restri¢ted funds
D¢rn¢tLlia Work
National Lottery Community
Fund - Climaie A¢iion Fund
Homil> Tru51
Siissex Conimuniry Foundation
sCre￿.fiX Foundaliotl
Co-op Foundation
7,488
7.488
8,946
1.000
1.000
5.199
500
(8,505}
(i.ooo>
I,Q(KJ
15.199)
500
1 otal restricted fund8
24,13J
14.704)
9.429
Total funds
887
37,156
1?4.U98)
Resources
expendcd
Bal&Dce at 31
March 2024
rcsour¢e$
Unrestricted fund$
Géheral
Unr¢5tricted
887
Thp specific purposes for which the fllnd5 ar¢ to be appli￿ arc as follow
Donaiions for demcnlia work will fur￿ a fotlnighily c￿kery 8roup ￿ Ilie C¢Mnrnuniiy KiiLlien in Brigliioji
froiii May io November 20?5.
• The Natiotjdl Lottery Community Fund Climaie AcTiot2 Fund suppvrfs woik on reducing waste & using surplus
food. including Conijnunily Cook-L'p sessions, a cuurse for people ii.ho cook meals ai ¢omniuniiy proje¢is, and
Chop & Chal scssions ￿'here volujiteers process & dchydrait sutplus priKb¢c.
Homiry Trust funded rhree batch ¢ookerv ivorkshops foi people living ID poveny.
Sussex Conimuiiily FvuudaiioD will fund cookery workshops for people livll)g in w)veny and wilh poor
plivsicall Inenlal h¢alih.
Co-op Coniniuniry Fund will fvnd cook¢ry workshops foi pcople livillg in poYeTry and ivitl) poor pliysical/
illoital Iiealih.
Screwlix Fouiida¢ion supported impn)¥einen(s to OIIT community venue ai the Clubhouse
&alei fluoriii¥ and
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Tbe Community Kitchen (Brighton I Sussex)
Notes to the Financial Statement5 for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
14 ADal)'sis of net a55ets behyeen funds
Unrestrit¢ed
runds
Gtneral
Total funds at
31 March
2025
Rt5tricted
funds
IFrenl a￿LtS
8,681
14.16<1
9,429
Cury¢ni liabiliites
14.1651
Toi&1 net assets
4.516
9.429
11.945
Unrestricted
funds
Gtnerxl
Total funds at
31 hqareh
2024
CuFreDI assets
887
887
IS Anilysis of net funds
At l Apr¥l
?024
Fi￿￿￿<1￿8 r95h At 31 _Mar¢h
flows
2025
Cash al blink and itl hand
887
15.955
16,842
Nei debt
887
15.955
16.842
At 31 March
ZU24
-.lt l ..%ugust
2023
Financing ea5h
tlows
Cash al b￿lk and in hand
887
887
Net debt
887
887
6 Related partv tran5aCtion$
There were no related paTly Ir3nsaLIions ID ihe year.
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