EXETER FOOD ACTION
Registered charity 1174174 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Saving food and stopping waste. We collect and receive excess food from supermarkets, wholesalers, manufacturers and farms and redistribute to organisations in and around Exeter that feed people.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £22,216 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total receipts increasing to £136,250. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £24,960, which is described as roughly the balance needed to meet the charity's reserves policy target of three months' unrestricted payments.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £25k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“The current balance on Unrestricted general funds is £24,960 (2024: £17,706), which is roughly the balance needed.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations received from Trustees and related parties
“Donations of £1,974 (2024: £2,455) were received from Trustees and related parties.” — page 13
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 — Exeter Food Action (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
- Nigel Christopher Walshchair
- Andrew Kemp
- Beth Cossey
- Charles Nyeko-Lacek · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Jon Curtis
- IAN DAVID AWCOCK · trustee of 1 other charity
- Philip Willcock
- Susannah Ford
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Devon
Income and spending
Common questions
Is EXETER FOOD ACTION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £22,216 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total receipts increasing to £136,250. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £24,960, which is described as roughly the balance needed to meet the charity's reserves policy target of three months' unrestricted payments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds EXETER FOOD ACTION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name EXETER FOOD ACTION as a grant recipient include EXETER CHIEFS FOUNDATION, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION, WEAVERS, FULLERS AND SHEARMEN CHARITIES LIMITED.
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