SQUARE FOOD FOUNDATION
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO HEALTHY EATING DIET AND NUTRITION IN BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP PEOPLE?S SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND CAPABILITIES IN COOKERY AND NUTRITION.
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THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO HEALTHY EATING DIET AND NUTRITION IN BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP PEOPLE’S SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND CAPABILITIES IN COOKERY AND NUTRITION.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £58,650 for the year, driven by a significant drop in income from £461,279 to £283,382 while expenditure remained broadly steady at £342,031. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, supported by a strong cash position of £205,581. Free reserves of £132,475 are reported to be within the trustees' target range of £90,000 to £155,000.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees estimate the required reserves position to be between £90,000 and £155,000.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Volunteers: 52
- Government income: £59,416 — grants £59,416 (3); 21% of the £283,382 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 50
- Government income: £80,186 — grants £80,186 (3); 17% of the £461,279 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Volunteers: 50
- Government income: £38,950 — contracts £25,000 (1), grants £13,950 (3); 13% of the £302,516 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
Funders the charity credits
- The Anchor Society
Trustees
- Claire Louise Ladkin
- Daniel Farmer
- Dionne Emma Seagrove
- Ian Howard Thomas
- Joshua Michael Charles Mudie
- Sian Pamela Flynn
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £283k | £342k |
| 31/08/2024 | £461k | £340k |
| 31/08/2023 | £303k | £306k |
| 31/08/2022 | £329k | £237k |
| 31/08/2021 | £162k | £171k |
Common questions
Is SQUARE FOOD FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £58,650 for the year, driven by a significant drop in income from £461,279 to £283,382 while expenditure remained broadly steady at £342,031. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, supported by a strong cash position of £205,581. Free reserves of £132,475 are reported to be within the trustees' target range of £90,000 to £155,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SQUARE FOOD FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SQUARE FOOD FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION, THE LINBURY TRUST, FEEDING BRISTOL, THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE NISBET TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £90k | |
| THE LINBURY TRUST | FY2025 | £50k | To run the How to be a Chef programme. |
| FEEDING BRISTOL | FY2025 | £42k | Household Support Fund |
| FEEDING BRISTOL | FY2024 | £38k | Household Support Fund |
| THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £25k | |
| THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £15k | |
| THE NISBET TRUST | FY2023 | £11k | |
| THE NISBET TRUST | FY2022 | £10k | |
| THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £10k | Small Grant |
| THE NISBET TRUST | FY2021 | £10k | |
| THE NISBET TRUST | FY2025 | £10k | |
| QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2021 | £10k | 2 grants totalling |
| THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION | FY2021 | £9k | |
| THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST | FY2022 | £5k | |
| THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUST | FY2024 | £5k | Support their 'How to Be a Chef' (HTBAC) Programme. |
| THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £3k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/07/2026 | £20k | Recipe kits & cookery demonstrations in Bristol food clubs |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/01/2025 | £20k | Recipe kits for low income families |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/09/2023 | £10k | Recipe kits for low income families |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/09/2021 | £10k | Square Food Foundation's Virtual Cooking Club |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION | 1 | £400k |
| BREAST CANCER NOW | 1 | £249k |
| THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION | 1 | £220k |
| GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION | 1 | £185k |
| THE NUTRITIONAL WELLBEING FOUNDATION | 1 | £120k |
| THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £103k |
| TRUST FOR LONDON | 1 | £90k |
| DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £74k |
Charities like this
- The Foundation for Feeding, Education and Development
- BRIDPORT FOOD BANK
- QUADRAM INSTITUTE BIOSCIENCE
- SQUARE FOUNDATION LIMITED
- THE FRIENDLY FOOD CLUB
- SOCIAL SQUARE (UK)
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQUARE FOOD FOUNDATION | £283k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| The Foundation for Feeding, Education and Development | £275k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRIDPORT FOOD BANK | £77k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| QUADRAM INSTITUTE BIOSCIENCE | £20.4m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| SQUARE FOUNDATION LIMITED | £38k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE FRIENDLY FOOD CLUB | £255k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |