Felix London

Registered charity 1168183 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FELIX PROJECT

Felix London collects surplus food from all parts of the food supply chain and redistributes it to community organisations and schools that use the food for social good across London. Most of the food would otherwise go to landfill or anaerobic digestion. In 2024, the charity delivered the equivalent of 38 million meals to more than 1,200 community organisations and schools and was supported by ov

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Latest income

£15.9m

Latest spending

£14.0m

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1.8m for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £15.9m and expenditure of £14.0m. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £140,001 - £150,000 — above the median for charities its size (£130k)

“£140,001 - £150,000 1”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 6 months budgeted unrestricted expenditure not covered by Designated or Restricted reserves (held: £2.5m)

“the level of free reserves, excluding designated reserves, should be held at a minimum of 6 months budgeted unrestricted expenditure not covered by Designated or Restricted reserves. Based on the 2025 budget this is expected to be just over £3.0m.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: The Felix Project Trading Company Limited

“The Felix Project has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, The Felix Project Trading Company Limited, through which all trading activity is accounted for.” — page 19

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Felix Project (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£15.9m

Total spending

£14.0m

Cost of raising funds

£1.5m

Reserves (reported)

£2.4m

Employees

202

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 9.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Gavin John Darbychair · trustee of 1 other charity
Asi Panditharatna
Catherine Helen Thorpe · trustee of 1 other charity
James Thomas Conybeare-Cross
Simone Connolly · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£15.9m	£14.0m
31/12/2023	£12.9m	£12.8m
31/12/2022	£7.6m	£9.8m
31/12/2021	£8.3m	£6.8m
31/12/2020	£12.4m	£3.6m

Common questions

Is Felix London financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1.8m for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £15.9m and expenditure of £14.0m. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of Felix London earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £140,001 - £150,000 band.

Who funds Felix London?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Felix London as a grant recipient include GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, THE LONDON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, MORGAN STANLEY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, The Caring Family Foundation.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION	FY2023	£1.0m	Community
THE LONDON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£1.0m	Food redistribution
MORGAN STANLEY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION	FY2021	£521k	Employee Nominated Charity Partnership
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£310k
The Caring Family Foundation	FY2024	£250k	Child poverty
DO-IT TRUST	FY2025	£235k	Grant - Felix Project
STREETSMART-ACTION FOR THE HOMELESS	FY2025	£200k
STREETSMART-ACTION FOR THE HOMELESS	FY2024	£197k
STREETSMART-ACTION FOR THE HOMELESS	FY2022	£196k
IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION	FY2023	£188k
STREETSMART-ACTION FOR THE HOMELESS	FY2023	£155k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£150k	General charitable funding
THE ERANDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	FY2022	£150k	Health/welfare/medical research
MISSION44	FY2023	£125k	Empowerment
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	FY2023	£120k
THE TRESANTON TRUST	FY2023	£120k	Social justice & poverty
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	FY2023	£120k
MORGAN STANLEY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION	FY2023	£113k	London Employee Nominated Charity Partnership
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£100k	Core Funding
THE HINDUJA FOUNDATION	FY2023	£100k	The relief of poverty, hunger and sickness
THE BAND TRUST	FY2023	£100k	Disadvantaged
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION	FY2022	£100k	Operations rescuing and redistributing surplus food to London community organisations.
THE CLARKSON FOUNDATION	FY2023	£100k
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£90k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	FY2024	£75k
THE LINBURY TRUST	FY2023	£60k	Towards running costs of Felix's kitchen. First payment of a three-year £120k grant.
THE BLOOM FOUNDATION	FY2023	£54k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£50k	General charitable funding
THE MCLAIN FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2024	£50k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£50k	General charitable funding
HYDE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£50k	Donation to the Felix Project in recognition of the support it gives to Londoners experiencing food insecurity
THE TRESANTON TRUST	FY2022	£50k	Children & youth welfare
THE TANLAW FOUNDATION	FY2023	£50k	Relief of Poverty
THE MCLAIN FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2022	£45k
THE BLOOM FOUNDATION	FY2024	£45k
THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£38k
THE TANLAW FOUNDATION	FY2024	£31k	Grant
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£30k
THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST	FY2025	£30k	Commis Chef Apprenticeship Programme
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£30k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION	FY2024	£30k	Rescuing and distributing surplus food in Westminster, providing 125,000 meals to 7,000 vulnerable people, supporting food security and community services.
THE WARWICK TRUST	FY2023	£30k
THE HOSKING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£30k
THE 3 TS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£30k
THE HOSKING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£30k
THE MCLAIN FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2023	£30k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£30k
THE BLOOM FOUNDATION	FY2022	£25k
OLD POSSUM'S PRACTICAL TRUST	FY2023	£25k	Third annual award of 3-year commitment
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£25k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
City Bridge Foundation	26/02/2025	£102k	Grant to The Felix Project
Greater London Authority (GLA)	11/04/2024	£450k	The Felix Project - expanding operational capacity Year 2
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/07/2023	£418k	Surplus food redistribution to London communities: The Felix Project
Greater London Authority	24/04/2023	£424k	The Felix Project – expanding operational capacity
Greater London Authority	24/03/2023	£2.0m	Free Holiday Meals programme
City Bridge Foundation	05/10/2022	£300k	Grant to The Felix Project
UK government	13/05/2019	£252k	Increasing Surplus Food Redistribution through Overcoming Financial Barriers

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE DWF FOUNDATION	3	£13k
SSP FOUNDATION	2	£362k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£220k
KUSUMA TRUST UK	2	£60k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£60k
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	2	£33k
CAMDEN GIVING	2	£14k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	2	£11k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Felix Charity.

Felix Charity income £20.8m
EXETER FOOD ACTION income £136k
CITY HARVEST income £4.3m
FOOD REDISTRIBUTION WALES LTD income £938k
THE HACKNEY FOODBANK income £1.8m
FEAST WITH US income £434k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Felix London	£15.9m	£140,001 - £150,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Felix Charity FY2025	£20.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EXETER FOOD ACTION FY2025	£136k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
CITY HARVEST FY2025	£4.3m	—	—	unclear	8.9%	no doubt
FOOD REDISTRIBUTION WALES LTD FY2026	£938k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
THE HACKNEY FOODBANK FY2025	£1.8m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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