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CHEFS IN SCHOOLS

Registered charity 1178964 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

OUR MISSION:To improve the health of children through better eating and food education and inspire schools to believe that better is possible

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £75,663 for the year ended 31 August 2025, having spent £1,621,139 against income of £1,545,476. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £657,667, which the charity considers to be within its stated policy target of three to six months' unrestricted expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from the date of approval.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (60% of income)
“Charitable activities £922,230”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.6m
Cost of raising funds
£105k
Reserves (reported)
£658k
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (60% 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: 6.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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£1.5m£1.6m
31/08/2024£1.7m£1.2m
31/08/2023£1.1m£1.0m
31/08/2022£542k£579k
31/08/2021£859k£751k

Common questions

Is CHEFS IN SCHOOLS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £75,663 for the year ended 31 August 2025, having spent £1,621,139 against income of £1,545,476. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £657,667, which the charity considers to be within its stated policy target of three to six months' unrestricted expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from the date of approval. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

Who funds CHEFS IN SCHOOLS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHEFS IN SCHOOLS as a grant recipient include GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION, CLARA E BURGESS CHARITY, THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, THE NUTRITIONAL WELLBEING FOUNDATION, THE MARK LEONARD TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATIONFY2023£1.3mImpact on Urban Health
CLARA E BURGESS CHARITYFY2025£219krelief of young people
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2023£170k
THE NUTRITIONAL WELLBEING FOUNDATIONFY2025£150kTransform secondary school food culture through chef training and student engagement
THE MARK LEONARD TRUSTFY2023£120kTowards core funding
THE AMPNEY BROOK FOUNDATIONFY2025£112kGrant
THE MARK LEONARD TRUSTFY2025£105kTowards Chefs in School’s core costs.
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2025£100kFunding towards improving children’s health through school food in the Northwest, focusing on schools in Lancashire and Cheshire.
THE LINMARDON TRUSTFY2025£88k
CLARA E BURGESS CHARITYFY2024£77k
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£40kFood and nutrition grants
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£37kFood and nutrition grants
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£35kFood and nutrition grants
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATIONFY2025£20k
THE COOKS CHARITYFY2022£15kAdvancement of Education
THE COOKS CHARITYFY2023£10kPillar A - Craft
THE MARK LEONARD TRUSTFY2022£10kA supplementary grant towards core costs, as part of the Portfolio of Ventures.
THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£8k
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£5kGrant category header
THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5kTowards its work.
THE M J SAMUEL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£5k
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£261

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE WINDFALL FOUNDATION1—
MISSION441£440k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£311k
The Parochial Church Council of Ecclesiastical Parish of Emmer Green and Caversham Park St Barnabas1£182k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION1£109k
GLOBAL SCHOOLS FORUM1£82k
FEEDING BRISTOL1£80k
THE LINBURY TRUST1£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INSPIRING TEACHERS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHEFS IN SCHOOLS£1.5m——within—no doubt
INSPIRING TEACHERS FY2025£395k—0unclear—noted
SQUARE FOOD FOUNDATION FY2025£283k—0within—no doubt
THE CHARLES HASTINGS EDUCATION CENTRE FY2025£699k—0unclear—no doubt
Prept. Foundation FY2025£284k—0unclear—no doubt
HELPING LITTLE ANGELS FY2025£192k—0unclear—no doubt

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