FEEDING BRITAIN

Registered charity 1163986 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC048470 (OSCR)

The object of Feeding Britain, is the relief of people in need, and specifically for them to access and afford food, and thereby alleviate hunger caused by the lack of opportunities or resources to obtain sufficient food.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.7m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves of £365,778 are in line with the charity's policy target of approximately 12 months of operational costs (£354,000). The charity reported a net increase in total funds of £730,916 for the year, supported by total income of £2,736,511 against total expenditure of £2,005,594.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee earned between £60,000 and £70, 000 during the year (2024: nil). No employee earned mor than £70,000 (2024: nil)” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earned between £60,000 and £70, 000 during the year (2024: nil). No employee earned mor than £70,000 (2024: nil)” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately 12 months of operational costs (held: £366k)
“Ensure that the Charity has an operating income reserve equivalent to approximately 12 months of operational costs.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

In the news

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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Feeding Britain (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.7m
Total spending
£2.0m
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£366k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 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 (81% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.7m£2.0m
31/03/2024£1.6m£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.6m£1.7m
31/03/2022£955k£1.1m
31/03/2021£2.6m£1.7m

Common questions

Is FEEDING BRITAIN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves of £365,778 are in line with the charity's policy target of approximately 12 months of operational costs (£354,000). The charity reported a net increase in total funds of £730,916 for the year, supported by total income of £2,736,511 against total expenditure of £2,005,594. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of FEEDING BRITAIN earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds FEEDING BRITAIN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FEEDING BRITAIN as a grant recipient include HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, THE QUILTER FOUNDATION, THE BROOMTON FOUNDATION, The Goldsmiths' Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£1.2mGrant
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£1.2mGrant
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2025£250k
THE QUILTER FOUNDATIONFY2024£150kHealth & Wellbeing
THE BROOMTON FOUNDATIONFY2022£50k
The Goldsmiths' FoundationFY2022£35kGeneral Welfare
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2022£19kChurch & Communities Programme
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£15kTo advance Christian education (Obj. 2)
THE PERSIMMON CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kprojects across affordable food clubs, Healthy Holidays, fuel banks and Pathways from Poverty
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CATHERINE'S, WAKEFIELDFY2023£5kCommunity Pantry running costs
DUDLEY AND GEOFFREY COX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kYouth and Welfare
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CATHERINE'S, WAKEFIELDFY2023£3kCommunity Pantry running costs
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
Fuel Bank FoundationFY2023£2kFuel Bank Vouchers
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE DAVID AND RUTH BEHREND FUNDFY2026£1k
Fuel Bank FoundationFY2022£735
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/11/2024£28kSCO-COL Threehills Community Supermarket
The National Lottery Community Fund15/10/2021£9kPreventing food waste on Cornwall's farms
UK government08/07/2020£42kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2020£10kWirral Breakfast Clubs
The Mercers' Company28/03/2019£42kGrant to Feeding Britain
The National Lottery Community Fund12/10/2018£500kPathways out of poverty: helping people access emergency advice throug
Barrow Cadbury Trust21/03/2017£40kRecruitment of a Coordinator

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FEEDING BRISTOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FEEDING BRITAIN£2.7m£60,001 - £70,0001within—no doubt
FEEDING BRISTOL FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
FEEDING FAMILIES FY2025£913k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FEED FOUNDATION FY2025£1.5m—0below—no doubt
NORTHERN DEVON FOODBANK FY2025£236k—0unclear—no doubt
Food Bank Aid FY2025£2.2m—0above—no doubt

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