Struggles 2 Smiles

Registered charity 1196092 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as That Food Charity!

The heart of our mission lies in addressing food insecurity in our community. We understand that there are individuals and families who struggle to access nutritious meals on a regular basis. Therefore, we have made it our goal to ensure that the meals prepared by our young trainees reach those who need them the most, through our unique street food & food hamper delivery service & farming project.

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Latest income
£123k
Latest spending
£122k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £56,610, with unrestricted reserves rising to £53,099 from a previous deficit. The charity reports a net income of £711 and confirms it is a going concern with adequate resources to meet obligations as they fall due.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£123k£122k
31/07/2024£152k£108k
31/07/2023£65k£72k
31/07/2022£53k£35k

Common questions

Is Struggles 2 Smiles financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £56,610, with unrestricted reserves rising to £53,099 from a previous deficit. The charity reports a net income of £711 and confirms it is a going concern with adequate resources to meet obligations as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Struggles 2 Smiles?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Struggles 2 Smiles as a grant recipient include MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2023£30k
THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/07/2025£20kPark Corner Community Cafe
The National Lottery Community Fund19/06/2024£88kStreet Kitchen Academy
The National Lottery Community Fund25/04/2023£7kCommunity Food
The National Lottery Community Fund22/11/2021£10kstruggles to smiles

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMMUNITY WELFARE SERVICES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Struggles 2 Smiles£123k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY WELFARE SERVICES FY2025£179k—0unclear—no doubt
PICKET TWENTY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
GIVE. HELP. SHARE. FY2026£243k—0above—no doubt
SHRUBLANDS YOUTH AND ADULT CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£281k—0unclear—noted
PRESTATYN AND MELIDEN FOODBANK FY2025£171k—0unclear—noted

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