Hospital Kosher Meals Service
Analysis
Hospital Kosher Meals Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Hospital Kosher Meals Service reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.5m (+34%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Hospital Kosher Meals Service sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Edward Connor Solicitors (£1.5m), One Home Church (£1.5m) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hexham Abbey (£1.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 3.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £26k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £58k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 1.7%
- Legacies 1.8%
- Charitable activities 97%
In the charity's own words
Provision of frozen kosher meals, soups, desserts, sandwiches and breakfasts to patients in hospitals and care facilities, thus allowing them to maintain the orthodox tenets of their Jewish religion by keeping Jewish dietary laws whilst sick or convalescing.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Connor Solicitors | Market Harborough | £1.5m |
| One Home Church | Emsworth | £1.5m |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hexham Abbey | Hexham | £1.5m |
| Rydal Hall Limited | Cumbria | £1.5m |