Cooking Champions
Analysis
Cooking Champions is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in November 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending November 2025, Cooking Champions reported income of £114k and spending of £126k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from November 2023 to November 2025, income fell from £159k to £114k (-28%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cooking Champions sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jesus the Anointed One Church (£114k), Almshouse Charities (£114k) and Life Community Church (£114k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The relief of poverty in London and the surrounding area by providing food parcels, prepared meals and cookery teaching and support through a community kitchen for people in financial hardship
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Jesus the Anointed One Church | London | £114k |
| Almshouse Charities | Maldon | £114k |
| Life Community Church | Birmingham | £114k |
| Gatehouse Apostolic Ministries International | Bedfordshire | £114k |