Cooks Charity grants
Cooks Charity makes small one-off grants for food-related and cooking projects, professional chefs' welfare, and other charitable causes connected with the City of London.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Cooks Charity makes small one-off grants to deserving City Fringe food-related and cooking projects and good causes. It also supports the advancement of education and general welfare of professional chefs and cooks, and those training to become professional chefs and cooks, as well as any charitable purpose connected with the City of London, with a preference for food-related projects. Applications need to demonstrate how the project fits with one or more of these areas, and should be submitted by email to the Clerk. Once approved, funded projects are mentored or monitored on an ongoing basis by members of the charity with relevant experience and contacts. In the most recent year on record it made £219,893 in grants to organisations, from an income of £277,699.
What they fund
The charity funds education, in particular food-related and cooking projects and the welfare of professional chefs and cooks.
Who and where
It funds causes connected with the City of London and the City Fringe, across England and Wales.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Cooks Charity says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
What they say they're looking for
“Small one-off grants to deserving City Fringe food-related and/or cooking projects or good causes”
Source: cooks.org.uk — Charitable Funding - Applying for Assistance →
“Any charitable purpose (with a preference for food-related projects) connected with the City of London”
Source: cooks.org.uk — Charitable Funding - Applying for Assistance →
“The advancement of education of professional chefs/cooks and those training to become professional chefs/cooks. The general welfare of professional chefs/cooks and those training to become professional chefs/cooks”
Source: cooks.org.uk — Charitable Funding - Applying for Assistance →
Who they say they'll fund
“Your application will need to demonstrate how your project or activity fits with one or more of the following three areas”
Source: cooks.org.uk — Charitable Funding - Applying for Assistance →
How they say to apply
“Your application should be submitted by email to the Clerk”
Source: cooks.org.uk — Charitable Funding - Applying for Assistance →
“Once approved, funded projects are mentored and/or monitored, on an ongoing basis, by nominated members of the Company who have both relevant experience and contacts to help achieve the stated objectives”
Source: cooks.org.uk — Charitable Funding - Applying for Assistance →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The advancement of the education and the general welfare of persons who are in any way associated with the catering trade. The support of any charitable purpose connected with the city of london
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
What does Cooks Charity fund?
Small one-off grants for deserving City Fringe food-related and cooking projects and good causes; the education and welfare of professional chefs and cooks and those training to become one; and other charitable purposes connected with the City of London, with a preference for food-related projects.
Who can apply?
Applicants whose project or activity fits with one or more of the charity's funding areas.
What happens after a grant is approved?
Funded projects are mentored or monitored on an ongoing basis by members of the charity with relevant experience and contacts, to help achieve the project's stated objectives.
How do I apply?
Applications should be submitted by email to the Clerk. Check the funder's own website (www.cooks.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 297913) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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