SQUARE FOOD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1173323 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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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Latest income
£283k
Latest spending
£342k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £90,000 and £155,000 (held: £132k)
“The trustees estimate the required reserves position to be between £90,000 and £155,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Square Food Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2025£90k
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2025£50kTo run the How to be a Chef programme.
FEEDING BRISTOLFY2025£42kHousehold Support Fund
FEEDING BRISTOLFY2024£38kHousehold Support Fund
THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£25k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2024£15k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2023£11k
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kSmall Grant
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2021£10k
THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE SAVOY EDUCATIONAL TRUSTFY2024£5kSupport their 'How to Be a Chef' (HTBAC) Programme.
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/01/2025£20kRecipe kits for low income families
The National Lottery Community Fund28/09/2023£10kRecipe kits for low income families
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2021£10kSquare Food Foundation's Virtual Cooking Club

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Prept. Foundation.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SQUARE FOOD FOUNDATION£283k—0within—no doubt
Prept. Foundation FY2025£284k—0unclear—no doubt
Heart of BS13 Ltd FY2026£414k—0unclear—no doubt
FOOD BEHIND BARS FY2025£141k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FEED FOUNDATION FY2025£1.5m—0below—no doubt
FEEDING BRISTOL FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt

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