Ealing Soup Kitchen
Analysis
Ealing Soup Kitchen is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Ealing Soup Kitchen reported income of £64k and spending of £107k, spending 167% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £69k to £64k (-6.2%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ealing Soup Kitchen sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Penuel Trust (£64k), Wiltshire Malayalee Association (£64k) and Cheadle & District Foodbank (£64k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The relief of those in need by reason of their youth, age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, by the provision of a soup kitchen, advice and any other practical support.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Penuel Trust | Oxon | £64k |
| Wiltshire Malayalee Association | Swindon | £64k |
| Cheadle & District Foodbank | Uttoxeter | £64k |
| Cleaves Charity and Others | Norfolk | £64k |