FOODWISE (TLC) LIMITED

Registered charity 1164890 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOODWISE

Provision of Food Courses to train people to cook low cost nutritional food on a low budget. all equipment, food and course provided free of charge. Enough food provided on each of the six sessions of the course (one day per week for six weeks) to feed the immediate family of the participant. Food is provided free of charge to families or individuals either directly or through schools.

Objects

?4 The charity?s objects (?Objects?), which shall be undertaken within a Christian ethos, are specifically restricted to the following: (1) To relieve financial hardship through the provision of food coaching to teach people how to budget, purchase, prepare and cook nutritional food at reasonable cost. (2) To relieve those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through the procurement, preparation and/or the provision of food and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, during (a) times of crisis and (b) school holidays thus addressing ?holiday hunger?. (3) To advance in life and help young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities, in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing in relation to the procurement, preparation and/or the provision of food, to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals as a means of:- (a) advancing education; and (b) relieving unemployment. In this Article 4(3) ?young people? means persons aged between 16 and 25 years.?

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total annual income grew to £94,949 in 2025, resulting in a net income of £9,602 compared to a deficit in the prior year. The charity held unrestricted reserves of £34,586 at the year-end, which the trustees consider adequate for current operations. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters gave cause to believe the accounts were not properly prepared.

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 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 policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 09561460 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

• CLAPP, Kay Ann, Dr/Mrs — director, appointed 26/04/2015on trustee list
• VODDEN, Martin Craig — director, appointed 26/04/2015not on trustee list
• VODDEN, Sharon Jacqueline — secretary, appointed 26/04/2015

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £624k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• MARTIN VODDEN FLDchair
• KAY CLAPP DR
• Zara Coombes

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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