FOOD FRIENDS UK

Registered charity 1192069 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Food Friends runs a meal sharing initiative that connects volunteers - who are looking to share extra portions of home cooked food - with a neighbour - who would benefit from a nutritious meal delivered with company and conversation. Encouraging the community to support one another with every delicious bite!

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Latest income
£138k
Latest spending
£118k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £62,921 from £38,874 in the prior year, driven by a net income of £24,047. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficit or trading subsidiaries. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Food Friends UK (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£138k£118k
31/10/2024£119k£95k
31/10/2023£86k£75k
31/10/2022£50k£39k
31/10/2021£48k£32k

Common questions

Is FOOD FRIENDS UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £62,921 from £38,874 in the prior year, driven by a net income of £24,047. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficit or trading subsidiaries. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FOOD FRIENDS UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FOOD FRIENDS UK as a grant recipient include THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATIONFY2025£5kUnrestricted
THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/04/2026£20kExpanding the Food Friends model
The National Lottery Community Fund15/09/2023£10kFood Friends geographical expansion
The National Lottery Community Fund13/05/2022£10kFood Friends
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2021£5kFood Friends