REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 297913
R•port of the Trustees and
Flnanclal Stsl•ments for lh• Year Ended 30 June 2024
for
THE COOKS CPIARITY
Knox Cropper LLP
Charter8d Accountants and Stalulory Auditors
65 Lgodenhall Street
London
EC3A 2AD

THE CCKIKS CHARITY
Contsnts of th• Fln8nclo1 Ststèmtb
lor lh• Y•w End•d 30Jun• 2024
Report of the Trusteos
1 10 18
R•port of the Indopondent Audltor8
17 10 19
statement of Flnanclal Actlvltlas
20
Ba1￿c• Sh••t
21
Note8 to the Flnanclal Slatoment8
22 10 30
Dotailed Statement ol Flnanclal Actlvhles
31 10 32

THE COOKS ¢HARrrY
Roport of thg Tru81*$
forlh• Yo#r Ended 30 June 2024
The Trustees present their annual r8port togather wllh tho final￿la1 slalemenls ol thè ChArity lor the year ended
30 June 2024. Th8 Trustees have adomed thp provlslons of Accounting and Reportlng by Charities.. Stalemenl ol
Recomwnentlgd Practice {'soRP￿ applScable lo charities preparing Iheiraecounls in accordance with th8 ￿nanCIal
Reporting Standard gpplicablg in thg UK Rapublic ol Irebond IFRS 1021 (effect￿ 1 January 20191.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectlveg and actlvltles
. Pollcl88 and oblecllvos
The lundamenlal obj8Cts ol th8 Charity are the advanC￿n9n1 of the educalon and IhB g8t*ral welfare ol persons
who are in any way associated with the catèring trade.. Iha support ol any Charitable purpose connected ￿th th8
Clly ol London,. and tho relief ol poor members ol the Worshipftjl Company of Cooks ol London and Ihelr poor
r8latfvès.
In assessing applications lor grants, awards or donations. which musl fall Within the Gharflys objects, the Trust898
adopted a Grant.giving Pollcy on 8 June 2023. The PoliBy 13 by way of gtjidanco on gran1-9￿ing and both reflecled
thg prévlous current practice and idenliligd lulure principal prlorllles. It is Iwo-tiered= Nghllghting th8 Four PilL4rs
bèhind Ihe objects ol the Charfly and Tw8lv8 Princlpl8s in aFplylw Ihe Pillarn. They are..
Four Pill
Craft- the advancemenl of ed￿atIon and general wellare of profess1c￿al chelslcooks and thos8 iralning
to become prolossional chalslcookg,.
Clly any ¢harftsble purpose {wlih a pr8feronce for lood-relaled prolactsl connecl&J wllh the C'ty ol
London.,
Company- the welfare ol WCC n￿MberS and their famllios..
Elizabeth Fund - small 0￿-Off grants lo dasèmng City and City Fringe V.9. neighbouring boroughs to
th8 City ol London) food-rolalgd andlor cooklng prolects or good causos.
e Princi
To follow the objects In the 15th October 1987 Declaratlon ol Tw81',
To consider the p￿Mary I￿u$ of granl-uiving lo be thp educallon ol profossional ch8ls and future
profes￿Onal chels. nomialty in Ll￿dOn. to include the former hom&less. prisoner veteran
communllies.
To promote an educallon continuum ol the craft sklll ofcookgry from prlmary 8chool to secrmdory school
and speclalist C(M)kery co118g& loaming andlor Qpprent￿Sshlp and tertiary educallonliesearch:
To promote a3 a secondary locus the welfar8 ol prol8ssional chels, potential professional chefs and ex.
prolasslonal chefs. normally in London {but nol nomally fronl-ol-house and other kilchan st8111, so Ihal
thère will always bg SOr￿e of the regular fund wllhln Plllar A dedicalad to prolèssional chèf wellare.,
To promote as a Secondary focus Pillar B lany charitable purpose associaled wilh tho Ciiy ol London)
lo Sncludè benellclarfes from the Cty Frlng8,'
Normally to hav& a mlnSmum of three and up lo core benèficiaries represontlng around ol thB
annual regular grant fund bul normally lo commit onty lo grants for a on&yaar pariod land no longar
than three year81 whilst establishing rnedlum and longer lerm relationships with core land other)
ben8liclariBS,
Trusl8es will providg lo Ihe Truslges. Advisory Panor annually a regular fund budget lo b& calculated lo
Includ8 all donallons from tho WGG. WCC members. lund-rBisNig 6venls and inveslm9nt IncDm@ laller
application of the Charivs Reserves Policy) lo award grants in Plllars A and B. Trustees will agree such
grants following recomm8ndation$ from thè Trustees, Advlsory Panel. Granis in Pillars C and D will bp
madg by the Trustees only.,
To dlvide the total annual grants from the regular fund so that the majorily Ilnanclally will be always made
from Pill&r A and Ih8re will a￿ayS be al laast ong grant from Pillar B. Funds lor Pillar C wlll be mBd8
avallable whon required and olher than In 8xceptional circumstances, will not nomidly b8 more than
£1.000 per beneliGiary. P￿lIar D has its own do(Ikaled fund.
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R•port 011ho TruBte
lor lh•Y￿r End•d 30 Junt 2024
Only trxceplionally lo apply grants from Ihg regular lund to kltchen relurbi8hrn8nt, food charities.
community kitchens. nulrillonal prO￿ts and non-craft cook8ry classes..
10. Normally lo commit no more than 20.kn ot Ihe annual lotal grants to any single benaliciary.
11. To r8quir8 b8neliciaries lo be accountable lo The Cooks ChaTlty by Tegular impa¢1 reports and
confirmation of Ihe use ol the grant mado lo reference grants on appropiiate publ￿allonS and
websites-
12. To be transparent lo ben&faclor8 by provldlng regular reports, In nèwslètters and other puijicalions as
W811 as th8 Annual R8POrt and Accounts.
A core ongolng Inlllalve In PINars A or B Is regarded as one Ythere the annual grant is apPr￿matelY £15,(KJO or
morg.
All appllcations are assessed on merit and qualitying applicallons whlch are rece￿e￿ with Ihe 8UPPOrt of a WCC
member, are generally Inve8llgated. When making awards lo individuals. the Twslges ara requlrad to take into
account the financial mean8 01 prop08ed benefkiaries and where relevanl. thelr parents or guardiBns.
Whilst th8ra are no g8ogr8phical limi18 on th8 Charlly actlng In areas comected with the catering trade {Plllar A
Icraftll. the Trustees consider Ihat, unless In excep￿onal clrcumslances, tho boneficiary 8hould b9 normally be In
tho London arga and reas(￿ablY ac￿sSible lo beiThJ vis11od by a member of the Truslpe5' Advisory Panel. 11 Is
eslablished practice for th8 Charity lo commit lo pay a maln ongoing iniliative land cartain oth8r Pillar A and B
banaficlariasl a set sum, Isubj8ct to th8 TrLJsts8s' atproval as lo how the mon6y is spenil, wth an annual
applicatlon and to vlsit each a Pillar A or B baneli¢iary al least 0￿8 a year lo vlow prcmjress and require regular
wrillen lrnpacl reports lo the Trustees. Advlsory Pan&1 lo ensure that grants made aro being spent in accorda￿9
with the Panel¥ wlshgs. Ongolng Initlallves are morwlor8d by 8t18ast one tnember of lh8 Trusl&8s' Advlsory Pan81
and, noTfflally. represenlalives from three larger or new banaliciaries da1￿9T pr8sèntalion8 on achievement and
performanc8 lo lh8 Trustses. Advisory Panel al their April m88ting. Consislgnt wilh this pracbce, presenlalions
w@re glven In person on 24 April 2024 by r8pros8nlalivos ol Treloar'8 Trust, Clly HaNesl and Only a Pavement
Away. Some grants made are slngla payments lor a specific project and it is made c19ar lo the benollclary that Ihls
Is a one-off obllgallon at the Ime. A Pillai C {Conwanyl grant is usually a slngle hardshlp payment for th8 W811are
of WCC members lor Iholr families).
On 24 Jonuary 2023, th8 Tru8ts88 èslabli8hed the Pillar D IE112abeth Fund) In memory of the late HM Queen
Elizabeth11. wth the aim ol Ihe fund belng lo provido small one-off grants to dosèrving lood-related andlor cooklng
prolecls or good causes which would not otherwise be supported by the Charflvs normal anwal granl%iving.
Qualllwng projects musl b& located within the City or the City Fringe boroughs Inolghbourlng boroughs to thè City
of London). Tha Trust88s wll usualty maka Pillar D (Ellzabelh Fund) grants of £1,000 or lèss and be more Ilexiblg
than the Tnaln lund.
No WCC membèr. unrkr any circumslances, is ernpowered lo ￿ndIcate that 1he Charity will make a grant. unless
it has begn aulhorisgd by the Trustees. Normally. balor8 a grant can b& consldèr8d, thè Tw818es' A(Ivlsory Panel
will have r8C6ived a written applicathon which will then be discussed by Ihe Trustees, Advisory Panel wllh Ihe
Panèl's r8oomm8ndations bèing rèviewed by Trusloes lor Ilnal approval. Such applications should nomially bg
subrritted lo the Clerk al least seven days prior lo th6 moellng.
Those rgquesls for fundlng which fall oulsldg the scopg of Charitls governing thcumen1, bul whlth the Truste&s'
Athisory Panel b81i8v8 should be consid8rod lor support. ar8 r81@rrod to tha WCC Courl with a iecommendallon
th818 grant should be consldered from WCC funds.
The Charity has no employegs, and none of the Trusleos recoived or obtaingd any remuneration as a Trustee or
o1heifinar￿Ial benefit torlhe year. direcllyor indirecllyfrom lh8 Charity's funds. From timato tim8, Trustees recelve
C8rtain modest out-of-pocket expenses as Tru81ee8, which are normally rèimbursèd by the WCC rather than the
Charity.
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THE COOKS CHAFfiTY
Report of the Trust￿$
lor ihe Yoar Endgd 30 June 2024
The Trust88s would like lo record Ihelrlhanks lo tho m9mbers 91 the Trust9￿, Adw80ry Pand for th8 eon$idèrable
amounl of lime devoled volunlarfly to partlclpallng al panel m881ings, to Iha assessm8nl ol ap￿ICatIOnS for grants
and lor liaislng with beneficiaries and for monltoring th8ir projects.
b. Maln actlvltle8 und•rtak•n to furthor the CharltV$ purpo8&8 lor the publ1¢ ben¢15t
In Setting objectives and plannlng lor aclfvities, th8 Trusl&es have ralarred to the Charity Conwnlsslon's genèral
guIda[￿8 on public bgnelil, Ir￿lUdIng thg guSdanc8 PLJblic Benefit.. runnlng a charity {PB21' when revlewlng the
alms and objgctiv8s and F4anning future activities. In view ol the relallvely small nwnber of donallons, tha practic8
ol including a list ol grants gfven Ipag&s 9 10 10) is continued so as lo illustrate th8 breadth of public benefit derived
from the Charftls activitiès.
Whllst some ot the Inlllallv&8 are of a local naturè In thè London area, the Trust888 do not COn￿der Ihis lo b8 an
unr8asonabl8 geogrophical restricllon and those In povety are nol excluded from bengfil. The Trustees do noi
consld6r there are sigrbi*cant private benefits receivgd by those who ar8 nol dlrecl ben81￿lari9S ol th8 r8cipient's
acllvilios or that any detriment or harm is causad.
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Charltable actlTrAtIos
. Maln achlevemenls of ihè Charity
The Charity has bg&n able lo ¢onllnue ils ongolng Pilars A (Craft) and 8 (Cltyi Iniliatives. as well as maklng sovèral
one-off grants, Including from the Pillar D IEl&ab8th Fu￿1). In tho 2023-24 year therè was no requosl lo make a
Pillar C Icoffpanyl grant.
A 8ummary ol grnnts pald Is sel tsn pages 9 10 10. Delalls of tha actlville8 undertakén by th8 b8n8fvciari88
fdknws an ove￿IeW o11h9 Chartly's grant-giving In the year.
b. Overylew of grants
The Trustees have be8n plgased to be abl8 to mainlaln donallons this year al a substanllally similarlgvel of funding
lo the prevlous yoar. Although the majority of the (lonaled furvjs derive from inv8stm8nt incoma, maintaining Ihls
level ol lunthng would not hav8 boon possible without Ihg ggnerous donallons from lh8 WCC and WCC mèmbBrs.
The Trust888 cuwenlly have five maln ongolro initl81ive$, namely tho WeslThinsler College WCC fflagship
appranticeship programm8, Royal Acadèmy of Culinary Arts IRACAI Adopt a School Trust, Sprlngboard
Futurechef. Treloavs School and New Clty College in Hackney. The Trustges hav8 b88n abl8 lo malnlaln
substantlal grants lo I￿se ¢harilles and al th9 same Ume ensuring no one beneflciary has received more than
20% 01 the over￿1 grants for the year. RACA Adopt a School Tru811£30,000, 17°kl, Tho Clink Charity1£25.000,
16%) and Treloarfs Trusl1£25,000. 18Qkl represent the thr68 Th￿st significanl payments by the Charity IFw8 year.
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Report ot Ih? Trusl*#g
for Iha Y¢8r End•d 30 Jun• 2024
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Charitable actlvltA88
The Cooks Charlty Grants £219.893
IFY 2023-241
eiftibeUblund£7.5fK)
316
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14%
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Fu1vt¢Ch￿5UmMi1
S(hoDI È11thI
29
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S¢trdffleÉ20.
. 5priD¢btr¥d 1¥lw*¢t*115un￿￿r5c￿pll4£21mv)
,.Tht air*£25
. TrÈk¥s É2SMts
. WCCAPWtthlK¢%htynE EZaLSD
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represent8 th8 Charftls maln ongoing Iniliallves.
In 2023-24, 80Vo grants related lo HllarA (Craft gducalion and w8118r81, 17.5% to Pillar B (City charitablo purposes)
and 1.5°A lo Plllar D (The Elizabeth Fund). No grants were made to PINar C IWCC members and Iheirfami11g$1.
c. Specific grants awardod and impact
Plllar A- Craft- Chof edu¢otlon
Thè Charity has continued lo support chef8 Inleracling wlth primary Schools regarding lood educallon through
helping to fund demonstrator ch8ls at RACA'8 A(lopt a sch￿)1 Trust {£?O.000). Adopt A School Ch8fs delnier a
food education programm8 in prlmary schods across 1he country. which encwraggs childrèn lo enloy an
8nlhusiasm lor food, cooklng, provenan¢o and susfwnabilily and an inslght into the hospilallty Industry.
For the 2023-24 academic yegr. Ihg Adopt a School 18am d8llver8(116.330 child.sosslons of food edUcallL￿ at
129 schools or olhgr youlh sellings and Ihe Adopt a School volunleer chefs slgnithcanly extended thg programme'8
reach and impact. In Iha 2023.24 8cademlc year, they delivered 4.700 ¢hlld-session8. AdDpI a School continuas
10 expand ils volunteer base and delivered 9 In-person training sessions and 3 onlin@ relrgshei Iralning Sess￿n$
lo chefs in 2023-24. The Adopt a Schod chefs have delivarad carèBrtslk8 In both primary and secondary schools.
During theso talks. thgy share insights about various career paths In the hospitality industry and discuss potenllal
next stsps in edLrcation.
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Raport of th? Truste•8
for Ih•Ygar Endgd 30 June 2024
The Charity has also ma1ntsl￿d its longstanding support for the education ol potentlal C￿18 Ihrough the
Springboard FulureChet1£20.CKJOI annual comp81ilion lor secondary school puplls. Durlng 2023-24 Springboard
Fulurechef. 14.012 slud9nls partlclpRtad from 515 schools, with 6,913 Futurechpl Jvnlors {11-13 year81 It￿￿ng
part in the Bake Ofl competltionl, and 7,136 partidpatlng In tho FulureChef114-16 yaarsl comp81ilion wlih the
suptK)rt from 356 Industry ch81s across 12 regions. From the 2023 Fulurechef Bchool leavers. 1,859 sludenls
proceeded lo a posftlve career In the ho8pilalily iTrJuslry. In addilion, Ihè Charlly supported Sprlngboard s Summer
School 1£3.0001, a naw inltlative tor young pecpla lo brldge iha gap belween Ihg FulureCh81 comp81ilion and
employment in the hospitality industry. The Summer Schc()I comprises 4 days. skllls IralnSng and 5 da￿, work
exper18￿. lollowed by a guaranlged intetvigw al a I￿al Industry bu81r1988.
Tho Cooks Charity has conlinuod Its support lo Ih8 WCC apprenticeship 1£20,0591 programme admini81er8d
through Wgstrnin81er College Ilormerly Westminster Kingsway College). providing an 6nhanc8d learning
8xp8ri8nc8 foi young 1ralnee chels. Thls year, 15 apprentices wgrg sponsored through lo Clty & Gullds Trailblazer
qualif￿ationS in Prolessbonal Cookery.. 12 at Level 2 (commis chell and 3 gaduated at Level 3 Ichel do partiel.
They spent one day a wagk al collaga and four days working lor an employer. learning and pr￿lIs1ng new skllls
In th9 workplace. WCC uses ils conlacls In the Industry and in the Ciiy of L(￿dOn to hèlp find the best possibla
employers. Apprentlces who succasslully complale both Level 2 and Lev913 are gen9rally Invtted lo the WCC
88 Apwenlice Cwks, whereupon ihey will be assigned a mentor (their Awrent￿8 Maslee) from WCC members.
In addition, Ihg Charlly conunued to support ch818ducatlon at Lakefield Hospilaliiy College1£12.CQOI. an approvgd
City & Guilds Centr8 dedlcat8d to Irainlng young116-241 women lor r6warding traregrs in tho Hospitality Indu81ry.
This WBS achi8v8d by matched funding from City & Guilds lo help slx students. live ol whom completed their
courses. Four weTe o11gred full-llme lobs ￿th the estsblishm9nt they compl8tad thair year-long placement ai and
two ol Ih8s0 have al￿￿pIed those posil1¢)ns. has a￿8p1ed a part-lime Sob while she completes her A lovels
in preparallon lor a Unfverslly Degree in Food PollI￿S.. on8 has acc8pl8d 8 j(kn In another establishment and the
last has decidgd lo conllnu8 with hèr 8ducalion closer to ho￿ as she lives oul ol London. Lakelield c1058d
temporarily in from Augu8t 2024 unill 2027, %*hile Ihe Collego undertakes a major refurbishm8nt programm8. 11 is
hoped that th8 Charty will b@ able lo sup￿rt new puplls once Lakefield rfropgns.
'The Cooks havo baon an integralpartofour students'suG¢eSS.°
L•k•fldd FknBpltsllly College End Dt Yo8r Report2023-2024
New City College in Hackney provid85 a unlque orvortunityon Ils Levèl 2 Culinary Skills.. Prolosslonal Chefcourse
10 sludenls from th8 most deprived areas in London. The maS0rity of students come from homas that Strug￿0 wllh
m8eting daily living costs, 80 the Charlly's grant I£15,CIJOI enables thg Coll8g8 lo oller studènts from low income
farnilies the chance lo all9￿ the cator*ig school without the worry ol having to find the extra monoy for unrfonns.
trfps and professional equipment. Other opportunitias include educallonal trips to I￿al food markgls and
rgstaurants anfj the ehance lo compel8 successfully at the highest levels. $L￿h as w) the Nestle Towe d'or. Th8
Charlws grant 01 £15,000 lor these ethjcafvonal Irlps, knlves and uniloThns was lundamantal to attrac￿ng students.
The Charfl￿$ granl lo the CTumbs Project Tralne8ship Programme {£10,0001 In Bournemouth supports two
studgnls. who war8 bolh ￿19 to paid èmployment as a wsult. delivering 20 I￿UrS pei week on hospitalit
based Irainlng and developmont programmes in Food Production & SeNce. Administrallon. Hou8ék88ping and
Dlgil& Skills to around 30 adult trginees a y&ar. The CruThth Proje¢l ¢hangg5 Ihg Ilves ol adul18 aged 18-70 with
disabilities, mental health condlllons, slabilised addictio1￿ or acquirad brain injuries. Th8y work lo create
owortunllles. change perceptions. and promoto tha inclusion and equal Ireaimènt of those are dlsadvantsged
bgcause of who Ihey ar8, where they are from, or what challenges they face. Through Iheir iraining programme8
they èducatg and support adult8 to develop professional skills lor worklng In the Hospitality industry, and tho
personal skills io ￿ve mre independenlly. Over 90 /0 of their trainees TllOV& into employmènt in the hospltallty
industry al Ihe end of Ihelr training programffles and all galn the confidence ènd sèll-èsteem lo be mora
Indepgndenl. Tho programm8 costs c£12,C()O p.a. per Ira￿88.
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THE COOKS CHARITY
Rèport of the Trustse¥
for Ih•Y•ir EThd￿ JO J￿* 2024
The CharilY8 funding assisted with the inlroducllon ol tablets for18arn￿s, enabling blended18aming and provision
of everyday use ol IT. This was the final yoar ol a thraa-y8ar funding by the Chaiily and thè thrae-year Impact ol
the cha￿ly'S funding has enabled 8everal leamers lo Ilve independently and serni-independenlly because of the
training and life ski118 learned; lo work In full-tlmo empksymenl and one is looking lo bgccffie a tr￿ner at Crumb8.
"The Traineeship Programme has prov8n lo b8 translom?BtiV8, bolh in advanclng calering and hospitality skills
and professiorpal eXperi8n￿. bul also In daveloping and inpprowng tho self-esleem, confidence, heallhy oallng
8nd w8M.b8ing of indNlduals who are often marginallsod &nd would othgrwise havg vory limit￿ opportunlly to
grow as people and as members of soclely. Wlthout the support of Ihe Cooks, the Inppacts of tha Train88ship
Programme wouldnol h&va boen possible..
CrLTrmb4 TrolnBpthlp proyramrne updAie Aepjrt MoyW23
Wlth tha unpraced8nl8d demand lor staff in Ihg ho8pllallly Industry, particularly in kitchens. Iho Trust99s continued
to support job opportunities and Iralning forlhe ex-hom81ess, ex-prlsoner and veteran communities Ihrouth House
of Sl. Barnab8s (sadly closed In January 20241, Only a Pavefflenl Away IOAPAI. Thg Cllnk Charity and No Going
Back. House ol Sl. Bamabas was both a charity and social enterprise, With a mlsslon to break the cycle ol
homelessness aThJ ran 10.week programmes lor thosè who wanted lo work bul were at Ihe rlsk of Ik)melessness
or wer8 hom8le8s. Tha Cooks Charity regularly training 013 partlcSpanls (ln an Intake o112} who worked in Ihe
HOSB kitchen. Unlortun8lety, due lo lh8 closure ol the Members. Club on wh￿h HOSB relled for woth OFPOrtunltlas
and funds, the HOSB Charity also cgasgd operatlng and OAPA took pastoral responsibllily lor former HOSB
students. Onty a Pavement Away 1£9.0001 is a charity Ihal provides pathways and supports people out of
homglessness and crlma Into purFY)sBful a￿￿50YManI within th8 ho8piialliy industry. Thè Trust￿ ol the Cooks
Charity agreed a one-off exlraordinary E4.000 grant to OAPA lo assl8t In the welfare ol lom)ei HOSB sIL￿entS,
whose pastoral support had been Iranslorre(J to OAPA on HoSB's ¢losurg. from funds which had bgen eaffnarked
lor HOSB Ilsell. In addlllon, the Charity granle(l OAPA £5.000 for ils own Passport 2 Employmant 5-day imm8rsive
programme to give 12 candidates skills and conlidenca lo slart a caregr in hospilalily and to bè run 4 limas a year.
Thg Cli[* Charily1£25,0001 ha8 a principal aim to reduce re-oltending by Irainlng people In prlson to galn now
skllls and qualilicalions in catering and horticulture and rehabllllallng by supporting Iheln as Clink graduates aThJ
helplng them to secure employment and accommodation upon release. The Cooks Charity wnade a £20,(M)O grant
this year lo Support the employment costs of a Sous Chel Tr￿nerfor The Clink Evanls tralnlng programm8 al HMP
Downsview in Surrgy. AccordlrwJ lo tho Juske Oala Lab report, prisoners are 49.6% less likely to re-offend by
entering The Clink's training programm8s. Irb addltlon. the Charily participaled In the Big Glve pledge so that an
additiond grant of £5,0(X) lor ch81 training was matched by tha Big Glve reS￿tIng in the Clink Charity recelvlng
£10,000. No Going Back1£4,0001 Is a charSty worklng In the penal system lulfilling a critical rol8 In pravanting
rooflendlng and SLW)rting it is part of a Livery Snlllatfve. 11 Complements the y￿rk of The Clink Charity with an
annual budget of £400,000. working with c.400 prison8rs allowing c.97 01 Ih8rn to go into long-18mi employment.
£4.000 funds ong pdsoner through the prcNJramme.
Bayond Food Foundalion18FFI {£9,500) Is a charlly in Southwark Ihal he*s Ihoso who had bggn homeless, ex-
prisoners and refugees reallso a car88r In hospllallty and provides Ihem ￿th pastoral and administrative supporL
The Cooks Charity had prgvlously supporlad BFF in 2022 during the cO￿d pandèmic and thL8 new grant of £9,50Q
funds the Irairwng 015 trainees over 3 we8ks and continued 8UPPDrt provided by Ihe FouThYallon b8yond the
training.
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THE COOKS CHARITY
R•port al Ihg Tr￿1??¥
lorlh• Yw End•d 30 Juno 2024
The Victor Cesorani Hospltdity Memorial Scholarshlp {£3,(KIOI we$ eslablishgtl in 202110 celebrate th8 lil8 and
legacy ol Victor Ce8erani 11919-20171, one ol th6 UK'8 mosl Inspirational caloring 8duEalionali$ts. 11 aims lo
provide bursarfes lo caterlny sludenls lo help wllh purchasing uniforms and oquipmènl. The Charity granted a
contribution ol rJ,000 representlThJ £500 per sludent lor slx sttjdanls.
The Fellx Prolecl1£1,5001 Is a le(Ml dislribulion charlty, part of the Fareshare n8lwoth. propar￿g and dellverlng
around 4,000 meals a day in LoThlon. The prolecl employs chef8 and18 Ilnked to a Lèvel 2 Iraineeshlp. A small
grant 01 £1,500 was mad8 lo provid8 chets. whilas and kniv8S.
pi
f welf
The Twstees have also bean kw) to support the gen8ral w8llar8 ol ch8fs aThY mada a grant to Ho4)itality Acwon
{HAI 1£5.0001, the UK hospitality industry's principal benevolent charfty, offering lifelines to people who work or
have wothed in ho8pilalily and lind themselves In dimlcully or crfjsis. £5.000 supports 10 ch8fs in Grgaler London
and th8 Soulh Eastwith a cost ol lThilro grant of £500. Including pr￿lical advke and support from HA'S éxpèr1er￿d
cas8 work8r8.
Plllar B- Tho C
Charit8bl8 conn8¢tions ￿th the Clty tsf London are also a kgy object ol the Charlty and tha Truste8s ar8 pleased
to rnaintain a slroThJ relatlonshlp wlth the nulrttional tgam at Trgloa¢s School in A￿lOn, Hampshirè. Treloarfs School
is a charfly commllled lo a worfd whor9 young. Severe￿ disabled people can take control of Ihelr Ilves and reach
tholr full potentl￿. All 170 students contend with th8 most compl&x physlcal disabilities and a slgnlfScanl number
also have a rangg ol leaming diff￿￿lties. The Cooks Charlty has a longslandlng commrf(m8nl to Treloarfs and this
year continued lo provide £25.0(K> towards dielellc seNlcos, allowing sludants to have the right nulilllon, preparad
to a conslstency th81 is both aFvellslng lo the eye bul also mggllng th8ir dietary needs.
°Wllh your lunthng. The Gooks Ghorilyis supportlng a 818p changa lor the benafil ofso many p80pIe.'
Tr•loq¢• Int￿rA Report Janupry 2CQ4
Tr Cook6 Gharlty hav8 begn on8 ofthe mostgenwous and loy&lLlvory GoM￿nI0$ overa considerable numb9r
of yo8￿ Yotsr continued support for our dieletic seryicos Is Invaluabls to so many of our studgnts with many
complex medlcal needs..
Slmon Blr¢h, D•puty Chlel Executl¥e Tre108￿4 12 Sept￿be12024
Th& Chaiily as part of ils commltm8nt to acadgmic studies relatlng lo food policy. has stpported fvom the out8el
in 2010 City. Unfvarslty ol London C8nlre for Food Policys annual Clly Food Policy Symposium. Thls Symposium
offers a unique cf)portunlly lo brfng logelhor acadgmics, practitioners, stud8nl$, governmènt polwm&ke
advocacy organlsalions, charitable groups and Industry r8pre8enlalives from Bcross Ihe food syslgm. Thls forum
prompts dlscusslon and interdisciplinary Inl8gration on a topical Issue affecllng the food syslgm. Through plenary
talks, panel dI5cusslons and int8r8clive workshops delogates identify pracllcal solullons arKJ follow.up actions.
The 2024 Symposium was held at the Ul￿Ver$￿t*S campus on 18 April 2024 b8lora a capacity audlence 01225
aliand88s wlh th8 theme ol'Achloving rgsilienl and dwersg food systsm5 through local and regional governance,.
Thp Charty contributed £9.000 towards Certain hosling costs. In part￿Ul￿r. a summary report which is produ¢ed
I￿lOWIng each Syinposium which outllnas tha dlscussion highllghis and policy recommendallons. Thi8 report 18
used as a resource lor people worklng across th8 food Byslem lo mako posilwe change.
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THe COOKS CHARITY
Report of the Tru8ts98
fr>rlh8 Year Ended 30 2024
Followlng the Charity's conlribullon1£10,CIJOI lo the Lniery Food inSllalive appeal for a rèlrfgerated vAn for Clty
HaNasi in 2022-2023, the Charlly contrfbuled to the Second Livery Food InitlBlnie truck appoal (£10,000) lor Glly
HaNest In 2023-24. This represented a collaboratlon 0161 Liverycompanies and Livery Charflles ralslng E195.000
lo keep the truck on the road for three years and follows 42 Llvery ￿n￿anIeS ar￿ charities raSsing in Iha previous
y8ar the full £1 ￿.0(K> needed lo keep a relrlgerated van on the road for three y8ars. Thls van has delwered
500,000 meals annually Irrm recovered food to 375 LorKlon charllies tackling food poverty in locd communi11gS
and the now truck can lake morg capaclty. largar individual load8 and go further afield.
°Your ggn9rous donatlon (to Ihe LFI vanAppealJ enabled80. 180 meats ata velue 01£120,000 to people in need,.
th8 rwue of 14,000 ronnes olsurplus food and the prev8ntion 0184 tonn8s ofgrg8nhous8 gas emlsslons. Youi
Febnjary 2024 donatth will have even greater Impacf.. Tha knvary's 7.5 lonne tmck to rescue 3.5 mllllon meals
overlhe ngxt Ihreeyears (willmean) overthe nexlyear, thB Cooks, lundlng wlll onablo this fruckto rescuo 129,629
m8als af a valua of ovar £190,000..
Pr•88nt&tlon by Sarah Cilcult, CEO olcly H•wv••t 24 Apwll
I r D- The Ellzabeth Fund
The Trustee8 mad8 @Ight grants from th8 Elizabeth Fun(1, Seven of E1.000 and ong of £5￿.
St John's1£1,0001 & Sl Paul's Whllechapel1£1,0001 CE Prlmary Schools. Thè WCC had pr￿lOuS supporte(J bolh
schoolg food banks during the Govid pandemic and the Charity agreed to support each School £2,000 equally
under Pillar B ICIty} and Plllar D (The Elizabeth Fund).
Falr Shot Calé1£1.0001 A $C￿la1 8nterprisa c91é and reglslered UK Gharlly that alms lo tran81omi th8 1fv6$ of
young adults wllh leaming dlsabililies andlor aullsm Ihrough SP8Bialily coff88.
Cookery School al ￿ttle Porlland Streat's1£1,0001 aim 18 to lakè peorlo back to honesl. IK>mety, deliGiou8 and
elhical food and encourage people away from ultra-Pr￿&s8&d Food8.
InCommon1£1,0001 brfngs genèrations togetherlo bulld more connected, inclusive and ag8.tri8ndty communllles.
Through two IN)ur long weekly classes. the course supports partiapan18 01 all ages to learn how to cook nulrhlous,
pl8n1-baS￿ meals whilst nurlurfng exlsllng inlerg8neralional relationships.
Mlracl8S the CharIty1£1,￿OI supports children and Ihgir famlles Ilving in kK)verty and h8lps them through crlsls
sltuatlons such as serious illness. Thelr'Feed Lon(lon Project.. whith takes place overlhe summer Se￿01 holKja￿.
purchases Ingrts(fienls lor clNldr¢n and famS1igs livlng in Hackney.
The Refuge9 Communlly Khchen1£1,0001 represented a high level ol Impact provi(ling 2(￿ meals a month.
Maggi8's Royal Free1£5001 is an Indepèndent charity provldlng an gvidenc8-based programme of psythologlcal,
social, and pracllcal support lo peDpl8 with cancer and th8lr lamili88. T1￿ grant Is lo bè focused on Ihe nulrillonal
aspects of Ihg bid.
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THE COOKS CHARITY
Report of Iho Trust￿8
forth• Yo8r E￿¢d ao June 2024
. Grants paid
Grants mad& for the year lo 30 Jun8 2024 {'2￿24) are detalled an(J compargd to Ihe year lo 30 June
20231'2023'1 below..
2024
2023
Pillar A- Craft
Advancement ot Educatlon ond Genoral Welfare of
Profe88lonEI Cooks
Royal Acadgmy ol Cullnary Arts Chef8 Adopt a School Trust"
Thg Springboard Charlty- Schools Fulurechef Compolilion.
Westminslgr Klngsway College WCC Apprèntice Programme.
Chels In Schools
New Clly Collage Hackng
Th8 Cllnk Chartty
House of Sl Bamabas
Lakelleld Tralning College (City & Guilds Makhed Fundlngl
Crumbs Traine&8hlp Project
B¢de House Assocbalion
The Burnt C￿1 Project
Bgyond Food Foundalion
Only A Pavement Away
Hospitallty Action
No Golng Back
Ceseranl S¢holarshlps
The Felix Proi8Ct
30.000
23,000
20.060
35,000
20,000
20,061
10,000
15,000
32,000
4,600
12,CK)O
10,C(JO
10,IxJo
4,000
15,C()O
25.000
11.333
10,(YXI
5,WO
4,000
3.000
1,500
166,393
177,661
Plllar 8- Clty
Any choritablo purpoje connected wlth the Clty ol London
TrBloar Trusr
City Harvest
Spitsllield Crypi Trust
City Univ8rsily Food Symposium
St Johnslst Pauls Schools F￿dbank
25,000
10,000
27,800
8,000
2.500
9,ODO
46,000
38.300
Plllar D- Ellzabeth Fund
Sl John'slst Paufs Primary schools
Falr Shot Café
Incommon
Portland Streg1 Cookery School
Miracles The Charity
Refug99 Comw4JnSly Kllchen
Maggie's
City Hawest
Ozer Umagen Charity
Global Gangratlon
2,000
1.000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
500
2.000
500
500
7,500
3,000
Total gvants award•d
219 893
218,961
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THE COOKS CHARITY
Fl•port of the Trug1008
lor lh¢ Year Enthd 30 Juno 2024
"d￿[￿le8 a main ongoing iniliathve
Cily & Guilds matched funding is a scheme where City and Guilds match a grant gSven by The Cooks Charity for
the advancgmonl of edu¢8llon and whore City and Guilds qualilicallons arg awardod.
All donations were paid from unrestrfcled funds tor bolh the yèars orbdèd 30 June 2024 dnd 30 June 2029, excepl
lor £5,687 (2023: £8,600) which were paid hDm Ci1y & Gullds Matched Fu)dlng.
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THE COOKS CHARITY
Report of Ih? Trust¢p$
tor the Year Ended 30 Jun• 2tr24
FINANCIAL REVIEW
a. Golng concern
After making approprfale 8n(wlri88. thé Trustees have a reasonabl8 8xp8ctation that the Charity has adequate
resources to cOn￿r￿8 in operallonal exislerKe for Ihg loreseeable luture, For Ihls reason, they continua lo adgpl
tha goiThJ concern basis in preparing the Ilnancial sta18menls. Further detalls regarding the athption ol the going
eoncèm basis can be found In th8 accounting policles.
b. Flnanclal raview Ilncludlng roserves pollcy)
Th8 8ndowm8nt fund, which has been built up ov8r ihe y80rs oul of donations from The Wor8hlpful Company ol
Cooks ol London. has been dosignaled 'Th8 Gooks Endowm6nt'.
The pollcy has conllnu8d ol rog9rding the Incoma arising from the Inveslm6nts reprB8onling en(lovffl￿nI funds as
avallabl@ to bg expended in accordance wllh the Charfty's objectnigs. Incomo Irorn Ihg Invgslmenl8 repreSent￿g
the Cooks Endowment Is unreslricled as lo Its usa.
The Charlly rec8wed a donatlon in Jun8 2023 lo be appliod lo Ihg 2023-24 Charily finar￿la1 year from Ihg WCC
of £37.804 by way of a transfer ol AVI Global Trust sharas, which w8r8 then sold and re-lnvesled in Ihe Schroder
Charily Multi-Asset Fund. In 2023-24, donations recaivad. most ol wh￿h wère Irom WCC m$mber8. amounlad lo
£29.553 and inv8slmonl incomo and Interest receivable amounted lo £247.974. Aller making charitabl8 grants of
£219,893 and cov8rlng operating costs. th8r8 was a surplus ol unrestrrct￿ funds for the year of £41,471. Thi$
surplus wa8 transferred to the Expendable Endowrnenl Fun(l.
Accor(Jlng to Iha Caz8nove r8port al the Truslg9s mepling h8ld on 11 June 2024. tho portlolio had risan in the la81
weak and now 8lood al c.£5.9M with 72% in equities. This represented a medium to hrgh level rfsk investment
apprO￿h which allgnod with many othar charili88. It was reported that thw8 had b88n an Increasthg exposure lo
equities in lasl 6 months within ihe CMAF which was required lo gnable It to re8ch the target return ol CPl+4°k.11
was expeCt￿j that exposur8 to growlrom 72%10 75180%. The Sterling Liquldliy Funds IBlackRc¢k and JP Morganl
were earnlng c.5.2Q/o c￿r￿n11Y. Interest rates were expected to come down slowly. so return should slay high.
These lunth would therefore r9main attract￿6 lor short lerm holdings, bul greater lorig-18rm retums could be
achieved by InvestirwJ in Ihg GMAF portfolio. Overall Cazenove f8PDrted in their 7th Jun8 2024 report thal interest
rates wore weighing on gro￿￿ bul consum8r demand remains rfjsilienl in developed markets. Invesltsrs remaln
bullish while volatillly r8m8ins low. Consumerconlldence has improv8d across develope(I markets, ￿lIst busin88S
conlid8rKe appears to have bollomed OUL Elevated lav8ls ol inllallon Could warrant continued hawklsh c8nlral
bank policy and 8scalallon in ge0polit￿al 1gnsion8 are both rlsks, as well as lalloutfrom a large numbèrol electlons
taklng place this year (particularly In tha USA).
The balance of Ihe Charity's investments, representing Ihe maiorlty ol ils andowment. carrlod lomard as al 30
June 2024 was £5.955 mlllion, compared wilh £5.478 milllon al 30 June 2023 Ireslaledl. Tho majority ol lhasa
funds ar8 ii)v8sled In ihe Cazenove Charity Mulli- Ass81 Fund but 2150,000 Is invested through Cazenove equdly
in two slethng Ilquidilyfund5 managed byJP Morgan and Blackrock lo allow a belter rgium than banks could offer
and lo diversity the portfolio.
Th8 Trustees, ￿th the SUFPOrt ol the Tru8lees' Advlsory Pan81, have taken the view that the predornlnant part ol
regular annual receipts from the WCC slKJuld b8 regarded as endowed lunds and the Incom8 8rlslng from the
investments rèpresenting Ihosg lund8 as unreslrfctgd funds untll such lime as a Capllal fund of £5 milllon had been
achieved and maintained In real tarms.
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THE COOKS CHARITY
Report oftho Trugle
lor Ihe YeAr Ended 30 Juno 2024
Thg Trustses review IlnanLYal position ol the Charity al each Trustee meellng and finalised the Charmy's grant-
glvlng stratogyon 8 June 2023. Tho Trustees sel a granl-giving budget in June each year. wlmch Ihgy communlcale
to the TruslBes' Advisory Panel and seek rocomm8ndations from tha Panel lor IhB award ol specific grants. In the
past. thg Trusle9s havg regarded a caplial sum ol aboul £5 mllllon in the endowm8nt to be sufficient to generate
9nough incom8, alongside r8gular donallons from the WCC and other bonefactors, to fulfil its objects. gven at
rad￿@d levels compared to previous flnancial years bul this is now u￿ler dIscus$i￿ bglw99n thg Trusl8es wlth
a view to revision. Wllh the current volalllily of mark8ts and inllallonary pressurgs and noting that futur8 donAtions
from the WCG wlll bg slgnlllcanlly reduced lin some years lo n511 due to the rethjctton ol WCC'S own incomg, Ihg
Trustee8 continu8 to kaap this policy under roview.
The Trusteès have resolved lo cease raising papar bank ch8ques In the future and move lo an electronic banking
plalform, whllst mainlaiThng dual aulhorisa1i¢)ns. The Charitys thon bankers National Wèstmlns18r Bank PLC
unable lo provvje Ihls $8rvir* and. lollowlng a revlew ol pol¢nllal allemalive banking provlders, the Charity
IrdnslBrr8d its bank accounts to HSBC PLC. vthich bgcame operational on 7 May 2024.
Unr8lated lo thls liansler of bank accounts, th8 Charily suffered a fraud Ilhe Axa Iraudl during thls financial year,
whlch has been resolved lo Ihe salisfacllon of thè Truslaes and the Charlty Comflli88ion. The malter was
dlscovored lollowlng routln8 bank reconc51iations and reported lomially to the Trus188s al Iheli roullna plan￿d
meeting on 30 January 2024. A total of £248.76 by way ol four dlrect debil p8ymènts to AXA Insurance wa8 laken
from the Charity Bank Account in Sgplgmbor and Octobgr 2023. AXA made two refunds lolalling £421.50 into th8
Charity Bank Account. Axa's Fraud 08partmenl having idèntified the payments as fraudulent. The Char6ty's thgn
bankers. NalWe81 have bean unablè lo explaln how a direct debll mandate was set up and ulillsed wlthoul
aulhorfsallon by any 81gnalodes to thè accounl.
Th8 Chair, with the support of tho AclSng Honorary Treasur9r. formally liled online reports Yilh the Chaiity
Commission and Acllon Fraud on 1 February 2024. The Charity Commission assured the Tru818eS that thay hav8
dealt wllh tho matter appropriately arKJ responslbly. No substanlfve response was racalved by Action Fraud. The
Charit*s former auditor8, MHA w8r8 inform8d on 5 February 2024.
A Finar)Glal Working Group {FWGI was formed conslstlng ol a Tmslee, Ihe BGA ho￿keeper, the Clerk to tha
TnJ$iees and le(1 by the Ading Honorary Treasurer. There were four obAeclivas'. using the Charity CommSsslon
Guidance review11) the charit￿S inlemal Ilnancial conlrols and121 the Charills polkie8 assoclaled with fInar￿la1
conlrols'131 the CharitlslBGA's bookkeeplng processes and 141 outlining the services provlded by the WCC to
the Charity. The FWG reported to the Trustees al their meeting on 4 April 2024, the Acting Honorary Treasurer
commenting thal generally the Charills procedures worked well bul neerkd IlghtefNng in somg araas. H8
explalnèd Ihe FWG used the Chaiily Commlsslon ch8cklisl lo revlew procedures and ha nolgd 4 key lindings.'111
the need for an ovorarching Charlty Flnancial Policy Document'121 the r6qulremenl to cond￿1 an Annual Flnancial
Aoviow'.131 the opening ol the rbew Online Bank Account wlll address many ol the recommendations ol the FWG
and141 the potential requiremant lor an audll conwniltee and internal auditor thich was viewed as (Isproportionale
for a charity oflhe size ol the Cooks Charlty with no lull-llme 8mploy888. The recommendallons were unanimoudy
adopled by Ihg Twslees.
Th8 draft Financial Pollcy was 8dopled by the Trustees al a megllng on 15th Octobgr 2024, Including annexes on
Anli-Bribèry, Donallons, Expendlluro Umlts aThJ Aulhor1118s. and Howitallly. A riumbor ol ffinancial control
processes had begn changed following the April Trustggs, meeling and thè Hospilallly Regis18r on gifts and
enlertalnmenl recelved be¢am9 effeclivg on l July 2024.
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THE COOKS CHARITY
R¢port of tho Tru81888
ltsr Ihe Year Endgd 30 June 2024
FUTURE PLANS
The Trustees have declded that the lolal sum available for clsbursemenl as habitual gTants from Plllars A and B,
for the year ending 30 Juna 2025. wll rèmain al £205,000. In addllion. £10.000 is availabl8 lor City & Guild8
Matched Funding under Plllar A and £7,500 is avallable from The Ellzab8th FU￿ under Plllar D. Grants from Plllar
C wlll be mad@ from Ihe expendablo endowmgnl. when requirgd.
The Truste8s regard the Charity as haviThJ pledg8d grants tolalling £179,￿J0 as at 30 Jun8 2024 in r8spect ol
ongolng projects for Ihe year erKling 30 June 20251.2025"), as follows..
2025
Plllar A- Craft
Royal Acadgmy of Culinary Arts
Springboard Fuiurechellsummer school
WCC Apprentice Schemo
Now City Collegg
The Cllnk Charity
Hospllalily Action
Only a Pavement Away
No Golng Back
30.0
25.0
20,0(NJ
15,OtN)
25,OThJ
10,0fy)
10,000
5,000
Plllar B- Clty
Trelo8r Trust
City Universlly Food Symposium
30,000
9,000
Total PIXar8 A and B
Prevlous b8nefici8ry organlsalions including Beyond Food Foundatlon, City Harve$l and The Felix Project may
warrant ongoing lundlng In cour8e.
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governlng document
The Cooks Charity is an unlncorporaled charily, registered nun*)er 297913. constiluled and gov8m8d by a
Declaralion ol Trust dated 15 Oclob8r 19871'the govèrnlng document?. Thg Charfty was eslablished by the WCC
as a way ol dIr8Cti￿ most of its charftable glving lo a vatlely ol good works assoclal8d with the cal￿1ng Ir&Jg or
tha City ol London.
R8erullment and appolntment ol new Irust•¢8
The power of eowinthng new Trusta8s Is vèsIBd In the Court of Assistants of the WCC and if and wh8n8v8r lh8
number ol Truslee5 is less Ihan threa, then one or more new Trustgas hav8 to b8 appointed 10 bring the number
up to thr88 at18aSt. Since 2016,11 has been practlcg ol the Charity to op8rata with live Trustees.
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THE COOKS CHAAITY
Aeport ol the Trustees
lor the Year Eb)ded ao Jun• 2024
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Organisational structure
The Trustees havg revi8w8d th8 Charity Commi$slon Guldance for Charfli8s ￿th a Conneclion lo a Non-charlly
published on 29th March 2019 and given the assoclallon with Ih&WCC as founder, appoir)ler ofTrusle&s, princlpa
benelaclorand provider ol ¢ertaln seNicestothe Charity, havé noted this connection In th& Charivs Rlsk R&gi818r.
The Chgir ol Twstges is respons￿le lortho indudLN) ol any new Trustgo, whkh Involv¢s awareness of a Trusle&'s
responsibilities. tha goveming document, adminlslrallve procedur8S, the history and philosophi¢al approach of the
Charily. A new Trustee would recohjè a copy ol tho praviou8 yeavs Annual Report and A(LO￿tS and a copy ol
Ihe Charity Commi8slon leaflet. Thg Essenlld Tm8lee - What You Need lo Know.. tho govarning documént, the
various Policies, the risk regi8ler and recant Minule8 Ot TNstee mgelings. A new Trustee with no previi)us
exporlonce would bg ancouraged lo aiiend one ol Ihe many publicly availabl8 charity conferences. This Induction
proces8 wa8 last lollowèd in 2021 when two new Trusl8gs w8r8 appolnled.
The Chari1y Is admlnlslered by th8 Trusl88s and the Clerk to tho Trustee8 ￿th the assistance ol the Trustees,
Advlsory Panel dected annually by th& Court of AS￿Stants of the WCC and providing the Trustegs wlth
recommgndalions regarding spedlic grant-giving.
The Charlty has adopted and operate8 accordlng to & number ol policies., namely. Conlllcls of Inleresl,
Safeguarding, Invoslmenl. Reserv8s, Data Privacy and Granl-Glvlng, which ar8 8ach reviawed al least annually
by the Tnjsloes. During thi8 year, In wxordance wlh the Charity's Conflict of Inter881 Policy, Ihe Trustses wer8
routinely asked lo d8clar8 81 each Tiuslees, or TAP Mgellng any conlllcls ol interest. All Tiuslees declarad they
wgre mgmb8rs ol Ihe WCC Court and Iho Clerk to the Trusl88s d￿lared he was the C19rf( lo, awmj paid by, the
WCC. In addition, D9￿d Snmlh d￿lared ha was appointed an Honorary Follow of Weslmlnsl8r Kingsway College
and a member ol the Sl8erlng Group Ibut not a Tw5tÈ&l ol the No Golng Back charity,. and SSmon Fooks declared
he WBS a RACA member bul h8ld no offi'cial role.
Me911ngs of the TTU8lees are required lo b& held at least four tlm8s a year. The Trustees mel slx lim88= routinely
on 25 Octobgr 2023 (ln persor)). 30 January (by videoconferencel, 4 Apr￿1 (by videoconlarancBI and 11 Junè 2023
(ln person). In addition, there wa8 an extraordinary Trustees, meeting hel¢J vlrtually on 11 January 2024 to dlscuss
the Axa fraud and ils irnpllcations and a sp8clal Truslegs, mealng held vlrtually on 21 Juno 2024 lo dlscuss
Elizabeth fund grants. The Trustees, Advisory Panel mol fourtimes Itwic@ in p8rson and ts%ice byvldeoconferenc81
on 12 Oclobsr 2023, 25 January. 24 April and 21 J[￿e 2024. The Truslees have (lèleimingd that maètings held
vlrtually by ￿de0ConferenCe, includlng those where only sornè part￿1panIS join virtually. ￿n$111U1e tormal meelirrfJ8
and are b8 recorded In the Minulg1)ook as such.
In addltion to th8 Trust8gs, othér WCC members wnslhutod the Trustees, Advisory Panel were.. The Master.
Thg Second Master, the Late Master, the Acling Falh8r of thB Company, Thè Acting Hon.Tr8asurer, four Past
Master8, one Asslstant. hvo Lwerymen. one Freeman and one Honorary Freeman.
In accordance Mlh the discr811onary pow8rs given In hs goveming doclmenl, th8 Charity ha$ delegated th9 day-
to-day rnanag8m8nt of 118 investmènt Portfolio lo professional inveslmgnt managers who work closely with thg
Irwe8tm8ni CDmffilte8 ol the WCC in delerminlng inveslmenl seleciion. Follovlng a forrTial r8vigw of several
investment managers, Cazgnove Capital Management werg r&appoinled in 2018. An Snlomal r￿leW wlll be
conducted by the Invostmenl Commillee In 21)25.
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THE WOKS CHARITY
Report of Ihg Tr￿￿8
for tho Yèar End￿ 30 June 21)24
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The Truslegs are responsibla lor salgguarding th8 ASS8ts of ts CharSly and lor ensurlng that il is fully ¢rAnplianl
with relevant regulations and best practlce. They have reviewed the key rlsks lo whlch tho Chailly is exposed,
which ar& recorded In Its Rlsk Reglster. together with operalirw. financial and complianc8 Controls that have bean
implemented10 miligalo those ilsks. The Truslees are therefore ol the view that th8r8 Is a fomial orooing process
lor idgrbtifwng. 8valualng and managing th8 chori1￿8 signili¢8nl risk8, Ihat has bèen in place lor the year gndlng
30 June 2024. This procv65 and the Risk Register are regularfy, al least annually, revlewed by tho Truste9s and
Wag reviewed In lull al the Trustees, meeting held on 30 January2024 and11 was delgm)ined that th@ R18k Reglsler
should bg reviewed al the outset of all future Truslee8' meelings.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Charlty numbor
297913
Prln¢lpal addr•s$
3 Rock Lana
Wamiln81er
Willshir8
BA12 9JZ
Tiustees
OHW Goodinge (Chair
PAP Wright
DAHM Smilh CBE
SJ Fooks
PV Buthj OBE
lappoinled as a Tiuslee 18 September 20131
(appointed 2 February 201 $1
(appointed 3 May 20161
lappolnted 19 May 20211
lappoint8d 21 July 20211
Audltors
Knox Cropyer LLP
Chartered Accounlanls and Stalulory Auditors
65 L8adanhall Slreal
London
EC3A 2AD
Bankers
National Weslmln8ler Bank Ple
PO Box 3038
57 Vlctorla Street
London
SW1H OHN
Investment advi88r8
Cazenove Capllal Managemenl
1 London Wall Pla¢e
London
EC2Y SAU
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES
Tho Truslggs are responsible for preparing th8 Report ol the Trustees and the financial Statements In a￿OrdanCe
with applicab18 law and Unltad Kingdom Accounb'ng Slandar(Js Iunlled Klngdom GO￿rallY Accepted A¢￿untIng
Pracli¢el.
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THE COOKS ¢HARrrY
R•port ol th? True￿0
lor Ihè Yèar Ended 30 Jun¢ 2024
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILmES- continued
The law applloabl8 to charities In England and Wales, the Chartlie8 Act 2011, Charity (Accounts anij Aeportsl
Regulalions 2008 and the provlslons of thè trust deed requirgs th8 Trustees to preparè financial slalomenls lor
each Ilnanclal year which givg atrue and lairview ol the 51ale ol allairs ol tho charity and of the incomlng r@SOlI￿$
and 8ppllcallon of resources. including the incorng aThY expendllurg, of the ¢harily lor that period. In Preparing
those Ilnanclal slat8menls, lh8 Trustèes are requirgd to
select sullable accountir¥J pol1cl￿ aThJ then apply them eonsistenlly,
obseNe the methods and pri￿lpleS in the Charity SORP.,
make jLwJgemenls and 8Stimal8s Ihal are reasonable and pwdgnt.,
prepare the financial ￿aten￿nts on tho golng Co￿6rn basis unl8SS it is inappmprlale Ic* prasume Ihatlhe charlty
will continue In buslnèss.
The Tru81ees ar8 responslbl8 for kè8ping prop8r accountirtg records whlth di8dose ￿th r8asonabl8 Bccuracy at
any thme the flnancial Fxjsilion ol the charlty and to enable tham to èngure that the financial slalemenls comply
wlth the Charities Acl 2011, the Charity (Accgunts and Report81 Regulallons 2008 and provisSons ot thg trust
dÉed. Thèy are also responsible lor saf8guardiTrJ the ass8ts ol the charity and hence for taking roasonablg $1gPS
for the preventlon and detection ol fraud and othar irregularlles.
Approv8d by ord8r ol the board of Tnjslees 3 April 2025 and slgned on Ils behalf by..
OHW Gooding9 (Chairl - Truste8
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Report ol th8 Ind•p8ndènt Audltors to the Tru8te8s ol
Tho Cook8 Chorlty
Oplrxon
Wo have audlled the Iln8nclal ststemenls ol The Cooks Charity {Iha 'charit￿ lor th8 yèar ended 30 June 2024
which compris8 the Slalement ol Finan¢ial Act1v￿g$, the Balance Sheet and notes lo the finar￿la1 statements.
I￿lUdIng a summary of signlllcanl accounting policlos. Th8 linanclal reportiNJ Iramgwork that has been applied in
Ihelr preparaliorb is appllcabl8 law and Unlièd Kingdom Accounting Standards IUnil6d Klngdom Generalty
Acoeptgd Accounllng pract￿&1.
In ¢)ur opinion the Ilnanclal 81alemenls=
give a Irug and tair w8w ol the statè of the charity's allalrs as al 30 June 2024 and 01118 Incoming resourcgs
and application of Tesources, for the year Ihen endod-
hav8 bean properly prepared in accordancg ￿th Unit8d lfjngdom Generally Accepted Accounllng Practicg,.
havè been prepared In accordance wlth th8 r8quir8mènls ol the Charities Act 2011.
Ba818 for oplnlon
W8 conduct8d our audll In accorda￿9 with In19rnalional Standards on Audiling IUKI IISAS (UKI) and applicable
law. Our responsibilibes under those standards are lurth8r d8scrib8d In the Audilors, rgsponsibilttie8 lor the audit
ol the financlal stalomenls section ol our rgporl. Wa arè Independent ol IhB charity in accordance wlh Ihe elhlcal
requlrgmenls that are relevant to our aLKJil ol Ihe Ilnancial slalemgnls In th& UK, including the FRC'S Ethical
StsrKlard. and wè hava lullilled our othor ethical rgsponsibililies in accordance with Ihese requirements. We
beli8ve that the audit evidence we have obtained is sulF￿l6nt and approprfato to provlde a basis lor our opinlon.
Concluslons relating to golng ¢on¢ern
In audlling the financlal stalamenls, we have conclude(J that Ihg Trusl888' us& ol tha going concem basis of
accounllng In th8 preparation ol thè Ilnancial slalemenls is ap5Mopriale.
Based on the woth we have pgrformgd. ￿ have not Identrfied any malwial unGertalnl8s r8l&ling lo events or
conditions thal. Indlvldually or colleclivdy, may cast signilEcant doubl or) the ¢harlly's ability to continue as a golng
conc8rn for a period ol al least twelva months from when the financl81 slateTnenls aro aulhorisgd lor Issuè.
Our r8sponsibilitias and the reSpOn￿bIlItIeS ol Ihg Trustees wlh réspèct lo ￿ng concern are doscrlbed In the
relevant sections of Ihls report.
Other Informatlon
The Trus18es ar8 r8sponsibl8 for the other InfomialK)n. Th9 Othor information comprises the Snformation included
In tho Annual Report, other than the financial slalements and our R8port ol the Independent Aud11ors Ihereon.
Our opinion on the financial slalem8nls does not cover Ihg other Infomiation and. except lo th8 exient otherwlso
explicllly slated in our r8port. W8 do not exprès8 any lom) of assurance conclusion Ihereon.
In connection Mth our audll of the linancial stalemonts. our r8sponslblllty is to read th8 olher inlomiatlon and, In
doing $0, conslder whether Ihe olhor information 15 materially inconsls1enl wlth the flnancial statéments or our
knowledge oblalned In the audit or otherwis8 appears lo be maltsrially misslalod. If we identify such malerfal
inconslstenclas or apparent materlal misstatements, we are rewired 10 d918rmi￿ whelhor this gfves rfse lo
Mat￿la1 mi881alement In the financial slalernenls themselves. 11. basèd on the work we have perfomed, w8
conclud8 that Ih8re Is a malorial misstalomonl of this other inlormalion. wa are requlrgd to ropgrt Ihal lacl. Wa
hav6 nothing lo report in Ihls regard.
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Report ol thg Indep￿d*￿t Audltors to tho Truste98 01
The CoDk8 Charlly
Matter$ on whlch we ore req￿red to report by excoplion
We have nothing lo report in respect of tho following matters ￿there Iha Charilies (Accounts and Reports)
Regulatior￿ 2009 requirès us lo report to you il. in our opinlon..
the information glvèn in the Report of the Trust8es is Inconsislenl In any material r9spect ￿1h th8 flnancial
slatemenls., or
sufficient ￿countIng words have noi been kepl., or
the finarKial stalem8nls are not In agroemenl with the accounllng records and returns., or
we have not recèived all the Inlomialii)n and explanations we requlro for our audit.
Re8pon8lbllllles ol TYu8tees
As exrrfa1r￿d mor& lully in Ihg Slalemenl of Truslegs, RgsponslLllllles. thè TNsle88 are re8ponsibl8 lor Ihe
preparation ol the flnancial statements which g￿e a Iru8 and lair view, and forsuch inlernal conlrd a8 the Trustees
dètermine is necessary to enable the preparallon of financlal statèments that are fr8e frorn matarial mi88lalemenl.
whether duè lo fraud or error.
In preparing the Ilnanclal statements, the Trustees are responsibl8 lor as88sslng the Charflls ablllly lo contlnuè
as a going concem, discloslng. as applicable. fflallgrs ralatèd lo golng concern and using the going concam basls
of accounting unless the Trustee8 either Intènd to liquidate the Charity or lo c8asB operatlons. or have no rgausli
allemallve lo do so.
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Report ol the Ind8peThJent Audllors to the Trus￿# of
Thè Cooks Charlty
Our re6ponslbilltles lor tho audlt of tho flnan¢lal $tatem•nts
We have been appointed 88 auditors under Section 144 01 th8 Char1ti9s Acl 2011 and report In accordance wlh
the A¢X and relevant regulations rnad9 or havlng 8flecl Ihereund8r.
Our objactiV8s ar@ to obt8in reasonable assurance about whglher the flnancial stal8ments as a whole are Ire8
from material misslatemenl, whelh8r due to fraud or grror, and lo Issuè a Raporl of the Ind8pend8nt Audltors that
Inclu(les our opinion. Fleasonablg assurance is 8 high level of assurance. tr￿1 Is not a guaranloo that an audit
conducted in accordanc8 ￿th ISAS IUKI will always dalect a malerfal misslalomgnl wh9n il exis18. Misstatements
can arise from Iraud or error and are considered mal8rlal11. Individually or in lh8 aggragale. thay couI(J reasonably
be expected to Inlluence the economlc declsion8 of users taken on the basls of thésé fina￿la1 $taiements.
The extent lo which our proceduras aro Cap8t￿8 ol d81ecling Irr8gulariliès. including fraud Is delalled below.
We obtalnéd an unthrslanding of the legal and regulatory fram8works that ar8 applicable lo t￿ Charlty and
determined that the mosl signilicanl arg the Slalemenl ol R8commended Praclicg 'Accounllng and Roporting by
Charillgs, {SORPI. In accordance wilh th8 Financial Raport￿g Standard applkable in the UK (FRS 1021 and the
Chariligs Act 2011.
We gained an understanding ol how the Chadly compli9d wlh ils logal and r8gulalory Framework, Including the
r8quiremenl lo propwly account for reslri¢led funds. through discussions wlth management and a revlew ol th8
docurnenled pollcles, procedures and controls.
The audlt team. whlch is experienced In th8 audit of ch8ri1188, consldered the Charity's suscepllblllly to material
mlsslalem¢nl and how fraud may occur. Ow considerations include tho ilsk of rnanagemenl overrida.
Our opproach was to ch8¢k Ihal the Incomo from donations and Inv8slwnen18 Were properly Identrfied and
accurately disclosed, that expendilure compliod ￿th the control procethr85 and was appropriately charged. We
also revlewed joumal adjuslmenls and unusual trans￿lI0n8 lor managèment Ovgrridg and consldered the
idgntifi¢alSon and dlsclosure ol r8lal8J party transactions.
Thgra ara Inharant limilgtions In the audlt prc¢edures descrlbed above and, th8 further removed n0n.compl1ar￿
wlih laws and regulations Is from the evonls and transactions reflectad in Ihe linanclal statémenis, thp less Ilkgly
we would becomè aware of rf. The rfsk of not detecting a material misslateTnenl dLJa lo fraud Is hIgI￿r than the
rlsk of nol delectlng one r8suttiny from error. as fraud May involv8 dellberalo concealment by. forexamplg, forgery
or in19ntlonal ml$representalion8, or through collusion.
A ftJrth8r d￿r￿liOn ol our r8sponsibllilies lor the audll ol the linancial slalemenls Is located on the Fina￿181
R8POrting Council's websile al www.Irc.org.uklauditorsre8ponsibillti8s. This d8scriplion forms part ol our Report
of tho IrKlgpendenl Auditors.
V80 of our rwrt
This report Is made solelyto the Chariivs Trusl8es. as a body. in accordance with Part 4 ofthè Charllles (Accounts
and Reports) Regulatlons 2008. Our audll work has b8en undértaken so that we might stale lo Ihe Charity
Truslggs those mallors wg are required 10 81ale lo them in an auditors, report and lor no olhei purpose. To the
lullest exlenl per￿￿11ed by law, we do not 8CCePt or 8s$ume responslbility to anyone olhor than the Charity
Ihe Charity'8 Twslees as a body, lor our audll work, for Ihls report. or lor the opinions we have formed.
Knox Cropper LLP
Charterod Accountants and Statutory Audllors
65 Leadenhall Slreet
London
EC3A 2AD
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THE COOKS CHARrrY
Statem￿1 of Flnanclal A¢Uvllle8
lor the Year Ended 80 JunB 2024
2024
Totsl
funds
2023
Total
lunds
a8 restated
Unrest￿(lOd
fund
R951rictsd
fund
Enilowmont
funds
Notes
INCOME AND
ENDowf&qEWts FROM
Donations and legaci88
27,553
iooo
29.553
89.074
Investment ir￿0
Olhor Income
247.974
172
247,974
172
238.650
Totsl
275,699
000
277.699
327.724
EXPEN0￿uRE ON
Raising funds
10.243
10,243
9,899
Charltable actlvitie8
Grantmaking
223,985
5,667
229,652
233.499
T¢)tal
243,398
Nel galnsl{lossesl on
Inveslmonts
420,977
1176,5691
NET
INCOMEI{EXPENDrruRE)
Tran8fers betwe•n fundg 15
41,471
41,4n
{3,667)
420,977
41.471
458,781
19a243
N•t mov•m•nt In lund8
(3.867)
462,446
458.781
192.2431
RECONCIUATION OF
FUNDS
Total fundj brought foNard
As previously reported
Prlor yoar adjuslmgnl
5,584.672
5,584,672
38.634 ￿834
5.666,926
52,823
10
4,000
A$ restatsd
4,000
5.623.506
5,627.506
S,719,749
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED
FORWARD
333
6.085,954
6,oes,287
5.627,506
Th8 nofgs lorm part of these flnanclal 8tat8m8nts
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THE COOKS CHAFirrY
Bahnce Shert
30 Jung 2024
2024
2023
as r8stat8d
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Investments
5,955.028
5,477,552
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash al bank
12
75.180
122.454
143A82
143,682
197,634
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due wlthin one year
13
(12,6231
147,6801
NEf CURRENT ASSETS
131259
149.954
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
6,086.287
S.627,5C
NET ASSETS
6.086,287
5.627,X
FUNDS
14eslricted funds
Endowment fund8
15
333
8,08S 954
4,000
5,623,506
TOTAL FUNDS
6,086287
5,627,506
The flnanclal statements werg approwj by the Trust8•s and RLrthorfsed lor issug 3 April 2025 and wer8 8lgn8d
on Ils bshall by.
OHW Goodlnge (Chairl - TrL
e8
The not&$ fomi part ol thas& fIn&r￿la1 slatemnts
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THE COOKS CHAAITY
Not98 to thg Flnanclal Stotements
for thè Yèar Ended 30 June 2024
GENERAL INFORMATION
Th8 Cooks Charlty is an unincorporated charity registered In England and Wala$, regi8tered nUM￿r
297913. Tho wgislered office is 3 Rock Lane. Warmlnster, Wlltshim, BA12 ￿Z.
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of prèparlng the flnan¢lal 8tatsment8
The Nnancial ststemen18 of the Charily. which is a public ben8fft enlily under FRS 102, hav9 bggn prepared
in accordance with Iha Charilles SORP IFRS 1021 'Accounting and Reporting by Chatfjlie8'. Stalemenl of
Recommended Practke applicable lo charllles preparw)g their accounls Irb accordanca wth Ihe FlnarKial
R8porling Standard 8pplicablg in the UK and Rgpublic of Ireland IFRS 1021 loffecive 1 January 20191.,
Financlal Reportlng Standard 102 The Financlal Reporting Standard appllcablè in Ihg UK and Rgpubllc of
Ireland. and the Charitigs Act 2011. Th8 financial staiemènts have been prepared under the hi81orical cost
convention. with the exception of Inves1ments whith are included at market valué, as modllled by the
rgvaluation ol certain a8s81s.
The Ilnanclal sta19menls have been praparad to giva a 'lrue and lalr, view and have dgparted from the
GharflSgs (Accounts and Reports) Regulailons 2008 only lo the extent required to provide a'true and lai
vlew. TFUS departur@ has Involved lollowlng Ihg Charities SORP IFRS 1021 published in o￿ober 2019
rather than the Accounting and Reportlng by Charilles.. Slaleffl8nl ol Recommgnded Pr￿l¢e elfecllve from
1 Aprll 2005 whlch has since been ￿thdraWn.
The Tw8tees consider Ihore ara no mat8rial Lmcert8lntles about Ihg Charitys abillty to conllnu& a8 a golr
concgrn.
Incom8
All income is recognlsed In the Stsl8wnent of Rnarbcial Aclivities once lh8 Charlly has anlillemgnl lo Ihe
funds, 51 is probablg that tha income Mrill be received and the amount can ba m8asur8d reliably.
For donations lo be recognlsed, the Charity will havg bggn nolifi'wj of the amounts and th8 sgtll8menl dats
In wriilng. 11 there are conditlons altad)eil to the donation and this raquir8s a level ol performance before
enllllemont can be obtained. thon Incoma Is d8lwred unlll those conditions gre lully mel or the fulfilment of
Ihose condhlons is within the control Of the Charity and it is probable that thoy will be fulfilled.
No amc4Jnt is included in the fffinanclal slatements for vohjnleer tlme In lin8 Wlth tha SORP {FRS 1021.
Furthar delall Is glven In th& Trus19es' Annual R9PQrt.
Investmgnl incowne is eam8d 1hrOu￿ holdlng ass8ts for •iveslment purposès. such as shargs. 11 includ8s
dividends and Inter881. Whère it is not praclicable lo Idenllfy Investment M￿agement costs incurr8d wlhin
a scheme wth reasonable accuracy, tho invoslmenl incomo Is raport8d n8t of these costs. It is Includpd
when amount can be m&asured reliably. Interest incom8 Is recognised using the effectivè interest
method and dividend income is rscognisod a9 the Charfly's rtghl lo receive paymonl is establi8hed.
Invgstmenl income S818ken Inio account when the incomo Is recelvable by the Charity.
Th8 rÉcognlllon of Income from legacies is dgpendent on establishing ent1118m8nt. the probability of recelpt
and the abSllly lo estlmate with sufficient accuracy the amount f8cefvable. Evldence ol enlillomonl la a
legacy exists vthen the Charlty has suffici8nl evid8nce that a gift has left lo them (through knowledge
of the existence ol a valid will and the death ol the benelactorl and the executor Is satlsliad that th8 property
In qu8Stion will not be required lo satisfy claims in the eslale. Recgipt ol a legacy musl b8 recognised when
it is probable that il vill be recelved and the lair value ol th8 amount r￿niable, which wlll generally bg the
expected cash amount lo be d151rfbutgd lo the Charlly, can be rèllably n*asured.
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THE COOKS CHARITY
Nol?$ to Hnancl&S Stat•monts. ¢ontknued
for Ihe Year Ended 30 Juno 2024
ACCOUNTING POUCIES- continued
Expgnditure
Uabililies are recognised as exp8nditur8 a8 800n as thar8 is a legal or conslruclNe obligallon commitling
the Charity to that gxpendllurg, It is probable that a transfer ol economlc benafits will b@ requlred in
settlem8nt and the amount ol the obligation can be measured reliably. Expanditurè 18 accounted lor on an
acoruals basis and has been classified undgr headlngs that aggregate all cost related lo the cat￿ory.
Wherè costs cannot bg dlrectly attrfbuled lo partKular headings Ihey have t￿On allocale(I lo ￿tivItIeS on a
basls consislenl with the use of r6sourcas.
Grants payabla to third parbès are wlthln the charitable Obl￿tIVes. Wh8re uncondliional grants Bre offered,
this is accrued as soon as the r￿1plent Is notlfied ol the granl. as this ￿'Ve$ rise lo a reasonablg gxpgclallon
that Ihe reoplenl will th8 grant. Wh8re grants are condilionaj rdallng lo perfomiance. then th8 grant
is only ac¢rued when any unlulffilled conditions are ouiside of tha control of the Charily.
Taxallon
The Chority is exempl from t8x on Ils charitable ac￿￿tles.
Fund a￿oUntIng
Unrastrict8d funds can be used in accordance ￿th tha charitable obl8ctlves at the dlscrellon of tho
Trustees.
Reslricted funds can only be u88d for particular r8Stricled puwoses within the obigcls of the Charlty.
Restrictlons aris8 when sp8citi￿ by the donor or when funds are rals6d for particular reslricted purposes.
Furth8r explanation ol the nature and purpose ol each fund is InclL*J8d In th8 nol98 to tho financial
stsl&ment$.
Dobtor8
Trade and other debtors are recognised al the settlomgnt amounl due after any trade discounl offered.
Pr8Pgymenls arè valuèd at the amount prepald nel of any Irade dlscounts du8.
Cash at bank and In hand
Cash bank and cash and short t8mi hlghly liquid investments with a short malurhy ol thTee months or lass
Irom the dale of acqui8111on or openlng ol the deposll or slmllar account.
Croditors and provl$lon$
Creditors a￿1 provi￿On5 ale r￿0g￿ls￿d whgre th8 Charity has 8 presenl obligallon resulting from a past
event that will probabty reyjlt In thg transfèr ol funds to a third party and the amount due to satlle th8
obligalion can be measured or estimgled reliably. Cre(*lors and provl4ons are normally reeogni3ed at I￿1r
satllamont amounl aft8r allowlng for any trade dlscounls due.
Pdgg 23
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THE COOKS CHARIPI
Not99 to Flnanclal StOtement$- contknued
Igr Ih? Yèar Endéd 30 JuTh0 2024
DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
2024
2023
8$ restated
Donailon from Th6 Worshipful Company ol Cooks ol London
Donallons from members ol Th8 Worshiplul Conwany ol Cooks of
London
LegacSes
City & Guilds matched funding
68,060
19,035
8,516
2.(rf)O
17,814
3200
29.553
69,074
INVESTMENT INCOME
2024
2023
as restated
Inveslm8nt income
Dep051t accounl inleresl
246,288
236,404
2,246
247.974
238.650
RAISING FUNDS
Investment management CO8t8
2024
2023
as r8sl8t9d
Inv8Stm8nl managemènt lees
10,243
9.899
GRANTS PAY ABLE
2024
2023
a6 r8stsiad
Granlmaking
219.893
218.961
Full datalls of granlmaking arg shown In Ihe Report of the Truslee8.
Paw 24
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THE COOKS CHARITY
Note6 to Ihe Flnenclal St•tgments - contknu¢d
for th• Y￿r End•d 3D June 2D24
SUPPORT COSTS
Govemance
osts
Flnancè
Tota
GranlmBking
449
9,310
9,759
Supporl costs, i￿luded In thè above. arg as follows:
2024
2023
as r8stai8
Total
aclthrttl8S
GrantmakAng
Bank charges
Subscriptions
Audilors, remuneration
Auditors, ramun8ration for non-audil work
Sundri88
145
304
9.160
188
12.4fKI
2.000
150
9,759
14.538
TRUSTEES, REMUNERAnoN AND BENEFITS
There were no Trustees, reThwngralion or olher b8nellts for the year gndgd 30 June 2024 nor lor the year
ended 30 JL￿e 2023.
Tru8tet8' expen80S
Th8r8 were no Trust&s' gxpgnses pald by Ihe Charlty for Ihe year ended 30 June 2024 nor lor thè y8ar
ended X) Jun8 2023 but from tlm8 to tim8 modest expenses of th9 Trustses are paid by th8 W￿sh1[rful
Company of Cook$.
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted
Restrkt
fund
lund
Endowment
f￿dS
Total
funds
as r8stal8d
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legaaes
85.874
3,2
89,074
Inveslm9nl income
238,650
238 650
Total
324.$24
3.200
327,724
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
9,899
9,899
Charltablè activltles
Grantmaking
225.499
8,000
233,499
Totsl
235,398
8,000
243,398
Paga 25
contlnuod...

THE COOKS CHAAir(
Nots$ to thè Flnanclal Statements- w￿l￿U•d
for the Yeor Endgd 30June 2024
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES- contlnued
UnreslJicted
fiest￿ted
EndDWrn8nt
lund
fund
lunds
Total
funds
as reslaled
Not g￿ns/(lo$s9$I on Snveslmen18
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDiniRE)
Transfers between lund8
89.126
89.126
14,800)
1176.5691
192,243)
Net mov•m•nt In funds
{4.8001
187,4431
{92.2431
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Tolal lund8 brought lorward
As pr8vSousty reported
Prior year adjustment
5.686,926
44,023
5.666,926
52,823
8,800
As r•stAt8d
8,800
5,710.949
5,719,749
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
4,OOD
5,623,506
s,e27.506
10.
PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENT
The88 Ilnanclal st&lgmen18 InCO￿orate prior year adjustmen18 In resrttt of Ihe lollowng-
The linanclal stateTll8nts prevlously overslat8d credllors for grants payable whlch wèrè not outstandlng.
The financial statements hav8 bÈ8n restated to reduce ¢r8dhors by £45.450 at 30 June 2022 and £45.450
al 30 Jun8 2023.
The linanclal statemenls prevlously not record IhB r8strict8d fund in respocl ol Clly & Guild5 Matchgd
Fundlng. The financial stalamgnts hav8 been Testated lo restrlcled funds brought lo￿ard al 30 June 2022
of £8,800 matched by a reduction in endowment fuThJs. Donation Incomè for Ihe year Ènded 30 June 2023
of £3,200 ha8 b80n rgclassili8d from unrestricted to rgslricled while t8,000 ol grant expenditu￿ has beon
recl8ssiliéd from unrostricted lo reslrfcled. Athjitionally, I￿Ome and expandilure for that year have been
reduced by £3,200. At 30 June 2023. Ihe reslrfcled fund Amounted lo £4,000 matched by a reducllon in
endowment l￿d$ ol the same amount.
Th8 flnancS8l siatemenis previously dld not reflecl th8 accru8d investment managomerst le&s as at thè
y8ar end date. The Ilnanclal stalomenls havo ba8n r8slated to reflect ad￿￿Onal accrued 8xp8ns8s of
£2,525 al 30 Juno 2022 and £2,419 at 30 June 2023.
As a result ol tha above nel assets and funds al 30 June 2022 incr80sed from £5,686,926 to £5.709,851.
The re8uII for the year ended 30 June 2023 decreased from net expencliture ol £182,253) lo net eX￿ndItUre
01 £(92,2441- Nel assets and funds al 30 Jung 2023 increasad from £5,584,674 to £5.627.506.
Pag8 26
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THE COOKS CHARITY
Not•8 to Iho Flnonclal Ststwngnts- contlnued
for thè Year EThJ8d 30 Jun•2024
11.
FIXED ASSET TrIVEsTME￿rs
L￿ted
investlnents
MARKET VALVE
At 1 July 2028
Additions
Dlsposals
Flevaluallons
Exchanga thff8r8ne88
,477.552
59,500
{5.5891
420.940
2.825
At 30 June 2024
NET BOOK VALUE
AI 30 June 2Q4
6,95S,028
At 30 Jun8 2023
5,477.552
There were no Inv8slmenl ass81s wlskle thè UK
The balance at 30 ￿ne comprises Ihg follo￿ng.
2024
2023
as reS￿l￿d
Inve81ments
Cash
5.951.891
3,137
5.477.040
512
5,955.028
5.477.552
Tha carrylng amouni ol financial assets measured al fair valu8 thTwgh income axpgndilure wilhln
Inveslmenls19 £5,951.891 {2023: £5.477.0401.
Irwe8tmenls have a historic C081 al 30 June 2024 of e4.639.063 {2023: £4,584,299).
11 DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
as rgstat8d
Other deblo
Amount owgd by WCC
67.S40
7,640
75,180
Pa￿ 27
conb"nued,..

THE COOKS CHARITY
Notes to thB Flnan¢lal Slatemenl•- ¢ontlnu8d
for the Y8ar Ended 30 Juno 2024
13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
as r85tated
Othgr cr8ditors
47,880
14. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
2023
as r88taied
Total
funds
Unrestrtctod
fund
R88trict8d
lund
Endowtn8ni
funds
Total
funds
Investments
Current assets
Current Uabilllies
5,955,028
130,926
&955.QB
143,882
12,623)
5,477,552
197,634
147,6801
12.623
{12,623
333
333
6.085.954
6.086,287
5.627.506
15.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Prfior
year
adjust￿nI
Net
ovemnl
in fvnds
Transfers
batWè8n
funds
At
30.6.24
At 1.7.23
Unre8trlcted funds
Gènèral fund
41.471
{41.471)
Restricted lund$
City & Gullds Matched
Funding
4,1)00
(3.667}
333
Endowment fund8
Cooks Pe￿banent
Endowm8nl
Expendable E￿lowMent
4.930,009
654,664
(3&236)
77,070
420.977
5.312.749
779.205
41.471
5 584 672
38.834
420,977
6,065 954
TOTAL FUNDS
5,564.672
458,781
6,086,287
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THE COOKS CHARITY
NolB6 to the Flnanckl Slat¢men¢8- contlnued
for lh• Y•ar Endad 30 Jun8 2024
15.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS . contlnued
Net movement In fvnds, Includ￿1 in Ihe above ara as follows:
ItKornlng
rasourc&s
Resouices
ewended
Galns and
Ioss8S
Movemgnt
In funds
unrestr1¢t￿ fundg
Ganeral fijnd
27&699
(234.228)
41,4n
Re$trl¢tsd funds
Gily & Guilds Matched Fundng
000
(5,66n
13,667)
Endowment fund8
Cooks Pem)anenl Endowwnenl
420,977
420,977
TOTAL FUNDS
277.699
239,895
420.977
458.781
Comparative8 for mov•m•nt in fund8
Prfor
yoar
adjustrn8nl
Not
Mo￿￿nI
in funds
Transfers
betr￿8n
lunds
At
30.6.
At 1.7.22
Unrestricted funds
Genoral lund
89,128
189,1261
Ro8trictsd lunds
City & Gultls Match&d
Funding
8.800
{4,8001
4.000
Endowm8nt funds
Cooks Pemanenl
Endowment
Expend&Jlg Entk)wm8ni
5.¢X8.341
1176.5691
4,891.772
731,734
44,023
5,666,926
176.569
89.126
5,623,506
TOTAL FUNDS
5,666,92fj
92.2431
Pago 29
conllnued...

THE COOKS CHARITY
Notes to Iho Flnanclal Ststsments- contlnued
lry th¢ Year Ended ao Juno 2024
15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- con￿nu￿d
Comparallva net moveFn8nt in lund5. includgd irb th8 above are a8 follows-
Inconlng
resources
R&ource8
Bxp8nd8d
G81n8 and
sse8
Movemgnt
In funds
Unrestrfcted funds
General fund
324,S24
1235,3981
89,126
Rastrict•d funds
City & Gullds Matched Funding
3,200
18,0001
14.800)
EndoY•ment fund8
Cooks Pamianenl Endowment
1176,5691
1176,569
TOTAL FUNDS
327,724
243.3981
176,5691
92 2431
16. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
The WorshiplLI Company ol Cooks in London Is a relalod party. by virtug of SIS right lo appoint the Charity's
trust8&s, supplwng certaln seNicès to the Gharlly. as described in the Report of thé Trust88S.
During the ￿ar, the Charity re¢elvgd donotlons of £N1112￿3.. £68,060) from Iha Worshlpful Company ol
Cooks In London.
Al the year and, no amounis wgra owad lo or from the Worshipful Company of Cooks in London.

THE COOKS CHARITY
Delalled Slatemwt ol Flnanclal Acilvltl
forth8 Ygar Ended 30 June2024
2024
2023
as rest8ted
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donatlons and legacle8
Donation from The Worshipful Gompany ol
Cooks of London
Donations from mernb8rs of The Worshipful
Company ol Cook8 ol London
Legaci8s
Clly & GuSld8 matched lundlng
68,060
19,035
8￿16
2,000
17,814
3,200
29,553
89,074
Invg8tmont income
Investment Income
Deposit account Intere81
246288
1086
236.404
2,246
247,974
238,650
other Incom•
Olher
172
Total Incoming r•aoure••
277,699
327.724
EXPENDITURE
Invgstmant management ¢08ts
Inves1ment manag&menl le9S
10.243
9.899
Chr*ltable activitle8
GrRnts to instiludon8
219.893
218,981
Flnan¢o
Bank charg88
Subsctlpllons
145
138
449
138
Govemance costs
Audltors, remun8ralion
Carried ltsrnard
9,160
9,160
12,4(M)
12,4
This pagè do¢$ not form part ol Ihe statutory Iln&ncLg1 slatem&nts
P890 31

THE COOKS CHARI
Detalled StstBm8nl of Flnanclal Actlvltlo8
for th6 Y•w End•d 30 Jun• 2024
2024
2￿23
08 restated
Governance co8t8
Broughl fo￿ard
Auditors, remuneration lor non-audil worf
Sundritts
9,100
12,400
2,000
150
14.4QO
Total rgsources expended
239 895
243,398
Not Income belore galng •nd108se8
37.804
84.326
Investmènt gBln# and 10s8e8
Realisod galnsl{1058e81 on Ilx6d asset
Inveslmgnts
Unrealisad gain8111ossas) on lixed asset
inV6Stments
37
{5321
420.940
1176.03n
Mat IncOm•l(ex￿ndItUre)
456 741
92.2431
Thls pagg does not lorffl part ol th8 statutory fknarKlal stalements
pa￿ ¥2