FOOD FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1187611 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To advance the education of the public through research in all aspects ofthe food system including health, sustainability, business practice,distribution, consumption, food policy and economics, and to disseminatethe useful results of such research; and to promote and protect health by promoting healthy eating and improveddiet and to decrease diet related disease among the public.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £301,205 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by a surplus on restricted funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £436,503, which is above the stated policy target of £305,000, and the organisation forecasts reserves will remain above this level until mid-2027.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 25% of annual operational expenditure (£305,000) (held: £437k)
“The reserves policy is to maintain unrestricted funds of 25% of our annual operational expenditure, which equates to £305,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to an employee who is a sibling of a trustee.
“A sibling of S Harris, a trustee, is an employed by the charity and has received remuneration during the period of S Harris’s appointment amounting to £13,645. All transactions were carried out at arms length.” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£71k
Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (85% 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: 3.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- DAME JULIE MELLORchair
- Andrew Hobbs
- Dr Sophie Harris
- Judith Batchelar
- Neil Leitch
- PROFESSOR HUGH CHARLES JONATHAN GODFRAY
- ROSEL MARIE BOYCOTT
- Sir Michael Gideon Marmot
- Vanessa North · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FOOD FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £301,205 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by a surplus on restricted funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £436,503, which is above the stated policy target of £305,000, and the organisation forecasts reserves will remain above this level until mid-2027. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.
Who funds FOOD FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FOOD FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION, THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION, THE NUTRITIONAL WELLBEING FOUNDATION, TRUST FOR LONDON.
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