BEYOND FOOD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1136234 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a charity providing training and support to people who have been impacted by homelessness, mental health, addiction, those with a criminal record or who are at risk of homelessness. Our programmes focus on getting people into fulfilling and meaningful employment, thus breaking the cycle of homelessness, unemployment and poverty.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity concluded the financial year with a net surplus of £16,940 and unrestricted reserves of £184,775. While the trustees acknowledge the reserves are below their stated target of three to six months of costs, they report no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Beyond Food Foundation UK (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• PWC — “We sincerely thank PWC, De Vere Venues, BaxterStorey and Searcys for 15 years of great support at the Brigade site.” (source page)
• De Vere Venues — “We sincerely thank PWC, De Vere Venues, BaxterStorey and Searcys for 15 years of great support at the Brigade site.” (source page)
• BaxterStorey — “We sincerely thank PWC, De Vere Venues, BaxterStorey and Searcys for 15 years of great support at the Brigade site.” (source page)
• Searcys — “We sincerely thank PWC, De Vere Venues, BaxterStorey and Searcys for 15 years of great support at the Brigade site.” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (68% 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: 16.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Marcus Nigel Hinechair
• Alessandro Mazza
• Barry Murphy
• David James Catling
• FRANCESCA JOY FINDLATER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian Christopher Oakley Smith
• Ian MacEachern
• Isadora Isadora
• Oliver Felix Vincent Hatch

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).