PROJECT FOOD

Registered charity 1173120 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HALFF, HEALTH AND LOCAL FOOD FOR FAMILIES

Project Food aims to support people living in poverty to eat a nutritious diet irrespective of their income, so that they can enjoy better physical and mental health. We help people to develop the skills and confidence they need to prepare nutritious food for the future. We focus on resilience, supporting people to develop ways to eat that fit in to their lives and support their health.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN SOUTH WEST ENGLAND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE EDUCATION ON HEALTHY EATING, COOKING AND OTHER RELEVANT SKILLS. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.

Area of benefit: IN SOUTH WEST ENGLAND

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: East Devon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £13,472 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £163,888 against costs of £150,416. The trustees report that unrestricted cash funds of £52,896 are held, which they consider adequate to cover short-term costs and meet their reserves policy target of maintaining at least six months of operating costs. The financial position is described as relatively strong, enabling additional project work in the next financial year.

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 3 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Roger John Trapanichair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Gordon Stewart Dodd · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jess Morency
• Rachael Kay Leach
• Sarah Caroline Birnie · trustee of 1 other charity
• Vivienne Patricia Mowatt · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Devon · Dorset · Somerset

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FOOD FOUNDATION.

• FOOD FOUNDATION income £2.0m
• FULL CIRCLE FOOD PROJECT income £314k
• SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT income £63k
• THE HEALTHY LIVING PLATFORM income £386k
• FEEDING FAMILIES income £913k
• THE COUNTRY FOOD TRUST income £649k

Side by side with its peers

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