FOOD FOR ALL
Registered charity 1077897 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Food For All distributes around 6,000 free, nutritionally balanced meals to the homeless and disadvantaged on a daily basis. FFA targets the homeless, single parents, the elderly, the unemployed, people suffering from mental and physical disabilities and the marginalised. FFA is based on the philosophy of community self-help.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £281,987, exceeding the trustees' stated reserves policy target of twelve months' expenditure. The trustees reported that the financial situation was 'very strong' and expressed satisfaction with the year's results. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records, with no material issues identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: twelve months’ expenditure (held: £282k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds, which have not been designated for a specific use, should be maintained at a level equivalent to twelve months’ expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Food For All (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Dr Martin Wood
- Ian Ulyatt
- Mohan Luthra · trustee of 1 other charity
- PETER O GRADY
- Raakhi Kanadia
- Rajiv Jagdish Nandah
- Rita Horn
- Shivani Thakkar
- Thomas Evans
- VINCENT LANE
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Blackpool · Bristol City · Conwy · Denmark · France · Gloucestershire · Leicestershire · Manchester City · Norway · Reading · Sweden
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FOOD FOR ALL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £281,987, exceeding the trustees' stated reserves policy target of twelve months' expenditure. The trustees reported that the financial situation was 'very strong' and expressed satisfaction with the year's results. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records, with no material issues identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds FOOD FOR ALL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FOOD FOR ALL as a grant recipient include GOD MY SILENT PARTNER FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE COOKS CHARITY, LONDON CATALYST.
Known funders
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