Foodrise
Registered charity 1155064 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FEEDBACK, GLOBAL FEEDBACK LIMITED
An environmental campaigning charity working for food that is good for the planet and its people. We are sector leaders, highly regarded for our hard-hitting investigative research, innovative campaigns, participatory events, and track record of bringing about changes to policy and business practices through a mix of movement building, campaigns, and piloting alternative food system approaches.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £200,704 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £805,050 to £604,346. However, the trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £192,919 remain within the stated policy range of £100,000 to £215,000, and the auditor has concluded there are no material uncertainties 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
Largest income source: Charitable activities (75% of income)
“Income from charitable activities was £1,073,182” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 10.3% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Costs of raising funds - 29,628” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between £100,000 to £215,000 (held: £193k)
“We will maintain Unrestricted reserves in a range of between £100,000 to £215,000” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Foodrise Ltd provided funding of £118,372 to Stichting Foodrise EU, a related party. At the balance sheet date, a balance of £12,558 is owed from Stichting Foodrise EU.
“During the year, Foodrise Ltd provided funding of £118,372 (2024 - £130,294) to Stichting Foodrise EU, a related party. At the balance sheet date, a balance of £12.558 is owed from Stichting Foodrise EU, disclosed under other debtors (2024 - £66,186 owed to Stichting Foodrise EU).” — page 40
“Stichting Foodrise EU also provided funding of £12,539 (2024 - £70,231) to Foodrise Ltd. Foodrise Ltd incurred travel costs of £1,209 (2024 - £1,837) on behalf of employees of Stichting Foodrise EU during the year.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Stichting Foodrise EU provided funding of £12,539 to Foodrise Ltd. Foodrise Ltd incurred travel costs of £1,209 on behalf of employees of Stichting Foodrise EU.
“During the year, Foodrise Ltd provided funding of £118,372 (2024 - £130,294) to Stichting Foodrise EU, a related party. At the balance sheet date, a balance of £12.558 is owed from Stichting Foodrise EU, disclosed under other debtors (2024 - £66,186 owed to Stichting Foodrise EU).” — page 40
“Stichting Foodrise EU also provided funding of £12,539 (2024 - £70,231) to Foodrise Ltd. Foodrise Ltd incurred travel costs of £1,209 (2024 - £1,837) on behalf of employees of Stichting Foodrise EU during the year.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by UHY Ross Brooke. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "within" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Foodrise (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Carina Millstone — Executive Director (source)
- Frank Mechielsen — Leading our work in the Netherlands (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£30k
Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (75% 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Adesola Sotande-Peters
- Elizabeth Davison Peake
- Gillian Therese Grace Lobo · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jenny Briggs
- Manpreet Khaira
- Matthew Thomas Gould
- Ruth Mary Chambers
- Sophie Tuson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Belgium · France · Netherlands · Spain · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Foodrise financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £200,704 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £805,050 to £604,346. However, the trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £192,919 remain within the stated policy range of £100,000 to £215,000, and the auditor has concluded there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Ross Brooke.
Who funds Foodrise?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Foodrise as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST, FRIENDS PROVIDENT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS, MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, H C D MEMORIAL FUND.
Known funders
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