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FOOD AND SHELTER FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1096411 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£771k
Latest spending
£529k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £70,152 for the year, reducing its unrestricted funds from £543,081 to £472,929. The trustees consider the remaining reserves adequate to support charitable causes and governance costs. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate to continue to support it charitable causes as well as meeting its ongoing support and governance costs (held: £473k)
“The director and trustees endeavour to distribute all income received in the year to charitable causes. The level of reserves held at the year end is considered to be adequate to continue to support it charitable causes as well as meeting its ongoing support and governance costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2024)

Total income
£771k
Total spending
£529k
Reserves (reported)
£715k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~16.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Egypt · India · Malawi · The Gambia · Throughout England · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2024£771k£529k
30/11/2023£333k£403k
30/11/2022£370k£433k
30/11/2021£400k£250k
30/11/2020£416k£320k

Common questions

Is FOOD AND SHELTER FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £70,152 for the year, reducing its unrestricted funds from £543,081 to £472,929. The trustees consider the remaining reserves adequate to support charitable causes and governance costs. The financial statements were subject to independent examination rather than audit. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

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DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED1£190k
UK GIVES LTD1£21k
FONTHILL FOUNDATION1£18k
SYDNEY AND PHYLLIS GOLDBERG MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY1£2k
THE PENCHANT FOUNDATION1£250

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