INDEPENDENT FOOD AID NETWORK

Registered charity 1180382 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) seeks to connect and support grassroots independent food aid providers, to provide a voice for these groups by advocating on their behalf at a national level, and to campaign for food security for all - and the end for the need of charitable food aid in the UK.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION ARETHE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY THROUGH UNDERTAKING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO POVERTY AND THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAYS TO MITIGATE THESE.IT WILL ACHIEVE THIS BY:-PROVIDING A FORUM, PROMOTING BEST PRACTICE AND OFFERING A COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR INDEPENDENT, GRASSROOTS FOOD AID PROVIDERS-WORKING WITH AND PROMOTING THE VOICES OF PEOPLE IN FOOD INSECURITY-PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE CAUSES OF FOOD POVERTY-IMPROVING PROVISION TO PEOPLE IN NEED OF FOOD-CONDUCTING AND PROMOTING CRITICAL, OPEN-ACCESS RESEARCH RELATING TO FOOD POVERTY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £80,671 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a significant reduction in total funds from £106,303 to £25,632. The trustees' report confirms that current unrestricted reserves of £18,007 are equivalent to the agreed policy target of five months of operating costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Deirdre Alison Woodschair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Cllr Kemi Akinola
• Dr KAYLEIGH GARTHWAITE
• Dr Sinead Furey
• Felicia Boshorin · trustee of 2 other charities
• MADELEINE POWER
• Professor JONATHAN ROGER MAY

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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