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Our Community Kitchen

SC048677Registered charity from 03 September 2018
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address 32 HERDMANFLATT
Haddington
East Lothian
Postcode EH41 3LW
Website No Link Provided
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by creating a safe, supportive and welcoming environment, providing hearty food, offering opportunities to connect by bringing people together thereby reducing isolation, and offering a range of social activities. 4.2 The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisations of recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended through including, but not limited to, board games, bingo, singing, dancing and talks from invited speakers.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
We reduce isolation & loneliness by bringing people together each weekday to enjoy fresh nutritious food that we grow in our community garden, & by arranging before & after lunch activities. We welcome 160 people each week, of all ages (people living with dementia, with life-long conditions, wheelchair users, or with profound and complex learning difficulties, widows, people with mental health problems.) We are helping to reduce the associated issues caused by loneliness such as reduced risk of heart disease and stroke, lowered cholesterol, increased self-esteem, reduced depression. People who join us are eating healthier, exercising with us and are going on outings . People are feeling happier. The feeling of belonging within our community has and does make an enormous difference to people who join us. We have a partnership with local Compass School to bring pupils and our participants together to enjoy activities allowing meaningful friendships to be formed across the ages.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 03 Sept 2018
Main Operating Location: East Lothian
Number of Staff: 6
Number of Volunteers: 51-100
Purposes: "the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Older People", "People with disabilities or health problems"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
01 Aug 2021 £121,390 £108,941 21 Feb 2022 Yes
01 Aug 2022 £118,170 £112,541 26 Apr 2023 Yes
01 Aug 2023 £166,539 £148,857 20 Apr 2024 Yes
01 Aug 2024 £216,939 £194,072 28 May 2025 Yes
01 Aug 2025 £209,831 £192,771 13 Apr 2026 Yes Download
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Karen Jones Lindsay
Eric William Low
Diane Dowds
Erica Jane Muirhead
Alison Janet Hogg Reynolds
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