THE FEED FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1176940 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We are a charity based in Norwich helping people who are at risk of poverty to access affordable food and support. We have opened a cafe and social supermarket on Hall Road and work closely with our trading social enterprise The Feed Enterprises CIC.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £48,423 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £72,817. Free reserves of £34,313 are explicitly acknowledged by the trustees as being below their stated policy target of £79,200, which represents three months of running costs. Despite these challenging operating conditions and reduced funding, the trustees maintain that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern.
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: £34k; policy: three months running costs, lease commitments and estimated staff costs upon closure)
“We acknowledge that our reserves are currently below the level that is outlined in our policy”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Julie Rainford (trustee) is a director of The Feed Enterprises CIC. Her husband received £596 in mileage expenses.
“During the year, Julie Rainford's (trustee and director of The Feed Enterprises CIC) husband volunteered for the Foundation and received £596 (2024: £266) in expenses repayment for mileage.” — page 23
“During the year, Karl Gessner’s daughter Alexandra Gessner worked for the CIC however he was not part of the recruitment decision and had no management oversight during the year.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Karl Gessner's daughter worked for the CIC; he had no recruitment/management oversight.
“During the year, Julie Rainford's (trustee and director of The Feed Enterprises CIC) husband volunteered for the Foundation and received £596 (2024: £266) in expenses repayment for mileage.” — page 23
“During the year, Karl Gessner’s daughter Alexandra Gessner worked for the CIC however he was not part of the recruitment decision and had no management oversight during the year.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Feed Enterprises CIC
“The Feed Foundation holds all of the voting rights and has the right to appoint or remove a majority of its board of directors, therefore The Feed Enterprises CIC is a subsidiary of The Feed Foundation.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Lovewell Blake LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Feed Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Amy Griffiths — Chief Executive Officer (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Anderson Wealth Planning — “Thank you to these Friends who have committed their support: Anderson Wealth Planning” (source page)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£21k
Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (75% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- CHRISTINE JANE CHALMERSchair
- Benjamin Sampson
- David Lincoln
- Joanna Soper
- Julie Elizabeth Rainford
- Karl Georg Friedrich Gessner
- Kevin Hanner
- Matthew Peek
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Norfolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE FEED FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £48,423 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £72,817. Free reserves of £34,313 are explicitly acknowledged by the trustees as being below their stated policy target of £79,200, which represents three months of running costs. Despite these challenging operating conditions and reduced funding, the trustees maintain that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lovewell Blake LLP.
Who funds THE FEED FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FEED FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES, Norwich Freemen's Charity, BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION, THE MARTIN LAING FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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