The People's Kitchen Limited

Analysis

The People's Kitchen Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in April 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02808912). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The People's Kitchen Limited reported income of £774k and spending of £769k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £557k to £774k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The People's Kitchen Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include King's Church Medway (£774k), Food Bank Aid (£775k) and Emmaus Dover Ltd (£774k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and investments 8.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 28 months of spending at that rate.