SHARE A MEAL

Registered charity 1192700 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SAM AIMS TO ROVIDE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD THROUGH GRANT FUNDING WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD THROUGH GRANT FUNDING WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING GRANT FUNDING TO THOSE IN NEED OF GREATER ACCESS TO FOOD,SANITATION, HEALTH CARE, HOUSING AND SHELTER AND EDUCATION.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hillingdon, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£51k
Latest spending
£51k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received £51,275 in donations and paid out £51,184 in grants and donations, resulting in a net surplus of £91 for the period. The charity holds unrestricted cash funds of £3,244 at the end of the period, with no disclosed liabilities, investments, or other assets.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2025 (received 04/07/2026, 4 days after the 30/06/2026 due date); year ending 31/08/2023 (received 28/09/2024, 90 days after the 30/06/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SHARE A MEAL (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: India · Malawi · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2026£51k£51k
31/08/2025£12k£10k
31/08/2024£30k£29k
31/08/2023£12k£12k
31/08/2022£13k£14k

Common questions

Is SHARE A MEAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received £51,275 in donations and paid out £51,184 in grants and donations, resulting in a net surplus of £91 for the period. The charity holds unrestricted cash funds of £3,244 at the end of the period, with no disclosed liabilities, investments, or other assets.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHARE A MEAL£51k—0unclear—no doubt
GIVE. HELP. SHARE. FY2026£243k—0above—no doubt
CHARITY RIGHT FY2025£3.0m—0below—no doubt
GIVE A HAND FY2025£54k——unclear—noted
SAMEE FY2025£763k—0above—no doubt
SHARING WONDERS FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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