EATING BETTER

Registered charity 1175669 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Eating Better's objects are to advance the education of public matters related to healthy, sustainable and fair food systems and promote consumption of healthier diets that contain more plant based foods and less and better meat and dairy. More details of our activities and partners can be found at www.eating-better.org

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS RELATING TO HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE AND FAIR FOOD SYSTEMS AND TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH INTO THE IMPACT OF EATING PATTERNS ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, THE USEFUL RESULTS OF WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. 2) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING THE CONSUMPTION OF HEALTHIER DIETS THAT CONTAIN MORE PLANT-BASED FOODS AND LESS AND BETTER MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE. 3) TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL METHODS AND ANIMAL WELFARE PRACTICES.

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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Brighton and Hove, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£450k
Latest spending
£447k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £46,840, which the trustees consider to be in line with their policy of holding 2-4 months of salary costs. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £3,109 for the period, with total income of £449,845 against total expenditure of £446,736.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 2-4 months of salary costs (reserves figure: £47k)
“Our reserves policy is to hold 2-4 months of salary costs.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of travel costs to two Trustees
“Related party transactions for the year ended 30th September 2025 related to reimbursement of travel costs to two Trustees for a total of £722 (2024: £325)” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Funders the charity credits

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

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
30/09/2025£450k£447k
30/06/2024£267k£265k
30/06/2023£205k£299k
30/06/2022£269k£260k
30/06/2021£209k£155k

Common questions

Is EATING BETTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £46,840, which the trustees consider to be in line with their policy of holding 2-4 months of salary costs. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £3,109 for the period, with total income of £449,845 against total expenditure of £446,736. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EATING BETTER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EATING BETTER as a grant recipient include COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONAL, JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, Brian Mercer Trust, THE A TEAM FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONALFY2022£200k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATIONFY2023£90kCore costs for this charitable alliance of 60 influential UK and international organisations advocating more sustainable eating through the reduction of meat an
Brian Mercer TrustFY2025£45k
COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONALFY2025£31kGrant funding
THE A TEAM FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022£25k
COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONALFY2021£20k
COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONALFY2024£8kGlobal Environmental Forum
COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONALFY2023£6k
COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONALFY2026amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Farming The Future22/05/2026£22kRacial justice ecosystem mapping project
Farming The Future01/11/2020£29kLess and Better Meat for Local Authorities

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 SUSTAINABLE FOOD TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EATING BETTER£450k—0within—no doubt
SUSTAINABLE FOOD TRUST FY2025£1.7m——unclear—no doubt
FREED FY2025£152k—0below—no doubt
FEEDING FAMILIES FY2025£913k—0unclear—no doubt
PERSONALISED EATING DISORDER SUPPORT FY2025£506k—0unclear—no doubt
FOOD MATTERS FOUNDATION FY2025£303k—0above—no doubt

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