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THE BREAD AND BUTTER THING.

Registered charity 1169383 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEATHFIELD DRIVE, TBBT, THE BENEFITS THING, THE BREAD AND BUTTER THING, THE DEBT THING, THE ENERGY THING

Activities focus on the relief of poverty premiums in low income families. The charity is building a membership model, whereby families with low disposable income will be offered the provision of a basket of services i.e. weekly supply of fresh food, to help that income go further, in return for a low membership fee. We have numerous venues across the UK.

Objects

A. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE UK FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH, OR WITH ACCESS TO, GOODS, SERVICES AND/OR FUNDS WITHOUT A POVERTY PREMIUM WHICH THEY COULD NOT OBTAIN ACCESS TO THROUGH LACK OF MEANS AND/OR AS A RESULT OF THEIR SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EXCLUSION FROM SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; POOR EDUCATION OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY). B. THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF FOOD WASTE AND FAST MOVING CONSUMER GOODS WASTE REDUCTION BY REDISTRIBUTING GOODS TO PEOPLE IN LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. C. THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND NUTRITION BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO, AND SUPPLYING, A HEALTHY AND BALANCED DIET AND PROVIDING ADVICE AND EDUCATION ON A HEALTHY AND BALANCED DIET. D. ANY OTHER OBJECTS WHICH ARE CONSIDERED TO BE CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Salford, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£7.8m
Latest spending
£6.9m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £7,750,561 from £6,763,867 in the prior year, resulting in a net income surplus of £814,736. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,009,081, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy range of £600,000 to £1,050,000. The auditor confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £600,000 - £1,050,000 (reserves figure: £1.0m)
“As of 31 December 2025, the trustees consider an appropriate reserves range to be between £600k - £1050k.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee received payment for professional services supplied to the Charity at arms length.
“One trustee received payment for professional services supplied to the Charity at arms length (see Note 8) (2024: one).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 1,264
  • Government income: £1,331,279 — grants £1,331,279 (5); 17% of the £7,750,561 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £110,001–£120,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 1,100
  • Government income: £1,149,000 — grants £1,149,000 (12); 17% of the £6,763,867 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 2)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 3,533
  • Government income: £1,382,417 — contracts £694,479 (9), grants £687,938 (8); 25% of the £5,431,357 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 2)

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

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Bread and Butter Thing (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£7.8m
Total spending
£6.9m
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
70

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£7.8m£6.9m
31/12/2024£6.8m£6.0m
31/12/2023£5.4m£4.6m
31/12/2022£3.7m£2.7m
31/12/2021£2.2m£1.5m

Common questions

Is THE BREAD AND BUTTER THING. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £7,750,561 from £6,763,867 in the prior year, resulting in a net income surplus of £814,736. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,009,081, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy range of £600,000 to £1,050,000. The auditor confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Who funds THE BREAD AND BUTTER THING.?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BREAD AND BUTTER THING. as a grant recipient include THE PWC FOUNDATION, SODEXO STOP HUNGER FOUNDATION, MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PWC FOUNDATIONFY2022£11kother charitable activities
SODEXO STOP HUNGER FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
SODEXO STOP HUNGER FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
SODEXO STOP HUNGER FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
SODEXO STOP HUNGER FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£7k
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2021£5kGrants and donations - The community & environment
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2022£5k
THE PWC FOUNDATIONFY2023£3kenvironmental and other charitable activities

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2025£266kTrailblazer Pilot: Embedding Prevention and Community Health Support
The National Lottery Community Fund30/04/2018£50kBread and Butter Thing

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION1£92k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON1£30k
THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUST1£12k
THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST1£5k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£3k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION1£2k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BREAD AND BUTTER THING.£7.8m——within—no doubt
BRIDGEND FOODBANK FY2025£253k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MILK AND HONEY TRUST FY2025£346k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF MARY AND MARTHA FY2025£649k—0above—no doubt
HIS BREAD FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt
HELPING EDUCATING AND REBUILDING LIVES FY2025£78k—0unclear—no doubt

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