Can Cook

Analysis

Can Cook is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shotton. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Can Cook reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.7m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.5m (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Can Cook sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Wine International (£1.5m), Citizens Advice Hampshire (£1.5m) and The Saigon Children's Charity CIO (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £190k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.