Stak St Austell Community Kitchen
Analysis
Stak St Austell Community Kitchen is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in January 2012, 14 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 07875786). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Stak St Austell Community Kitchen reported income of £37k and spending of £40k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £76k to £37k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Stak St Austell Community Kitchen sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harry Hames Cottage Charity (£37k), St Marys Association (Wimbledon) (£37k) and Mount Olive Ministries (£37k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
STAK provides a safe and welcoming community cafe/kitchen for the vulnerable, needy and homeless in the community. Our open door policy gives people the opportunity to be warm and dry, to have a hot nutritious affordable meal and to seek support and advice on a range of issues. In particular we offer training to improve employability skills and we are an accredited debt advice centre.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Hames Cottage Charity | Leicester | £37k |
| St Marys Association (Wimbledon) | London | £37k |
| Mount Olive Ministries | Torquay | £37k |
| Madeenat Al-Elm Cultural Foundation | Harrow | £37k |