Wivey Kitchen CIO
Analysis
Wivey Kitchen CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in February 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Wivey Kitchen CIO reported income of £49k and spending of £44k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2023 to August 2025, income grew from £32k to £49k (+52%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Wivey Kitchen CIO sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shrewsbury Secular Clergy Fund (£49k), The Eternal Forest Trust Limited (£49k) and The Mary Hatch Almshouses with Diamond Jubilee Cottages (£49k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The prevention or relief of poverty and financial hardship in the area of Wiveliscombe and the ten parishes by producing and delivering food or pre-prepared meals mainly created from surplus food; by promoting the development of food-related skills.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury Secular Clergy Fund | Church Stretton | £49k |
| The Eternal Forest Trust Limited | Gwynedd | £49k |
| The Mary Hatch Almshouses with Diamond Jubilee Cottages | Cambridgeshire | £49k |
| West Cumbria Society for the Blind | Cumbria | £49k |