ARFID AWARENESS UK

Registered charity 1185468 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ARFID Awareness UKs key objectives will be to raise awareness and educate. We will aim to do this by raising awareness about ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) within the medical profession and wider population. We will aim to do this through poster campaigns, seeking a presence at relevant conferences, organising fundraising events and via social media.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE UK, THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH, AND THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED ARISING FROM ILL HEALTH, AMONG THOSE SUFFERING FROM ARFID (AVOIDANT RESTRICTIVE FOOD INTAKE DISORDER) (“THE CONDITION”) IN PARTICULAR BY: A) RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE CONDITION WITHIN THE MEDICAL AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE; B) PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE TO ENABLE AND EMPOWER PARENTS AND CARERS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM THE CONDITION; C) FUNDING RESEARCH INTO THE CONDITION, THE USEFUL RESULTS OF WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; D) PROVIDING GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES OF SUFFERERS OF THE CONDITION TO OBTAIN NECESSARY TREATMENT AND MEDICATION UNAVAILABLE VIA THE NHS.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £39,322 at 30 June 2025, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £21,000 (six months of running costs). The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with total receipts of £48,541 against total payments of £40,958.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of running costs (held: £39k)
“The Trustees are committed to ensuring that the amount held in reserve is enough to cover 6 months of running costs which at present amounts to approximately £21,000.” — page 5
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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ARFID Awareness UK (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

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
30/06/2025£49k£41k
30/06/2024£26k£12k
30/06/2023£32k£10k
30/06/2022£18k£6k
30/06/2021£21k£9k

Common questions

Is ARFID AWARENESS UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £39,322 at 30 June 2025, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £21,000 (six months of running costs). The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with total receipts of £48,541 against total payments of £40,958. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/11/2024£100kARFID Awareness
The National Lottery Community Fund15/08/2022£10kARFID Awareness Resources