FOOD REDISTRIBUTION WALES LTD

Registered charity 1141781 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FARESHARE CYMRU

We source edible surplus food from food manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, which would otherwise be disposed of as waste. We redistribute this food, and donated food, through community food members to disadvantaged groups. We provide a wide range of meaningful volunteering and/or work experience opportunities for individuals from all walks of life. We provide training for our volunteers.

Objects

(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF GOOD NUTRITION, GOOD HEALTH AND SOCIAL IMPROVEMENT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM SOCIAL, ECONOMIC OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE DIRECTORS MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT BUT PARTICULARLY THROUGH:I) THE COLLECTION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS FOOD; ANDII) THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TOUNDERTAKE VOLUNTARY WORK(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING TRAINING IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR(C) THE FURTHERANCE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, OF THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMNET OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE REDUCTION OF WASTE (IN PARTICULAR FOOD WASTE) AND ITS ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cardiff, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit for the year, which was funded from general reserves. The trustees maintain a target reserves policy aiming to cover six to twelve months of ordinary ongoing expenditure, with free reserves of £814,454 at year-end. The charity notes a heavy reliance on Welsh Government funding, which has been confirmed until March 2029.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Carston ETL. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — FareShare Cymru (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).

• Welsh Government — “Surplus with Purpose Cymru Fund Renewed for Three Years Thanks to Welsh Government Support” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~30.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Chris Bray
• Dr Jessica Rhiannon Paddock
• Jonathan Belcher
• Martin Little
• Martin Sutherland
• Rhian Thomas
• SIMON HARRIS
• Stephen James Milburn

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ISLE OF WIGHT FOODBANK.

• ISLE OF WIGHT FOODBANK income £284k
• Rhannu Bwyd Llangollen Food Share income £80k
• Our Food Trust income £127k
• GIVE. HELP. SHARE. income £243k
• WIRRAL FOODBANK income £470k
• STILL GOOD FOOD income £63k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.