Can Cook (number 1178169) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Can Cook do?
THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY: - PROVIDING FRESH MEALS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND WORKING WITH CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Can Cook
Answers Can Cook gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Can Cook's highest-paid staff paid?
Can Cook's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Can Cook's money come from?
Can Cook reported £1.5m total income for the year ending 30 April 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.5m (99%), investments £18k (1%), donations and legacies £2,750 (0%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.5m · 99%
Investments£18k · 1%
Donations and legacies£2,750 · 0%
Trading and fundraising events£635 · 0%
Does Can Cook receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Can Cook. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Can Cook reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Can Cook as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Can Cook's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Knowsley · Liverpool City · Flintshire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Can Cook registered for?
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for Can Cook yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Can Cook.
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The register data used for this profile lists Can Cook as a registered charity (number 1178169) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Can Cook's charity number?
Can Cook's charity number is 1178169. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1178169?
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What does Can Cook do?
THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY: - PROVIDING FRESH MEALS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND WORKING WITH CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY
Does Can Cook have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Can Cook. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Can Cook?
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How much is Can Cook's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Can Cook's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Can Cook's money come from?
Can Cook reported £1.5m total income for the year ending 30 April 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.5m (99%), investments £18k (1%), donations and legacies £2,750 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Can Cook?
The register does not record Can Cook as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Can Cook's trustees paid?
Can Cook's annual return for the year ending 30 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Can Cook registered as a charity?
Can Cook was entered on the register on 30 April 2018.