FOOD FOR THE BRAIN FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1116438 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are an educational charity providing information and work to raise awareness about the link between optimum nutrition and mental health. Key activities are in promoting how nutrition, diet and lifestyle can help to prevent and tackle mental health conditions and promote positive mental well-being, using online resources, research and outreach sessions to inform and empower individuals.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£464k
Latest spending
£420k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year in a stable financial position with total unrestricted reserves of £97,422, an increase from the previous year's £53,227. The trustees aim to maintain a minimum of three months' core operating costs in reserves to safeguard the charity's future. The filing confirms that donations and earned income supported the delivery of core charitable activities and new programme development.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (91% of income)
“Donations and legacies 420,871” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months' core operating costs (held: £97k)
“The Trustees aim to maintain a minimum of three months' core operating costs in reserves to safeguard the charity's future”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£464k£420k
30/06/2024£298k£308k
30/06/2023£133k£105k
30/06/2022£50k£83k
30/06/2021£28k£66k

Common questions

Is FOOD FOR THE BRAIN FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year in a stable financial position with total unrestricted reserves of £97,422, an increase from the previous year's £53,227. The trustees aim to maintain a minimum of three months' core operating costs in reserves to safeguard the charity's future. The filing confirms that donations and earned income supported the delivery of core charitable activities and new programme development. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FOOD FOR THE BRAIN FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FOOD FOR THE BRAIN FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE FIELDROSE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FIELDROSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£25k
THE FIELDROSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k