COMMUNITIES FOOD & WELLBEING HUB

Registered charity 1196232 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Activities:1. Education/training2.The Advancement of Health Or Saving Of Lives3.The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyProvision of charitable activities:The charity provides the above charitable activities including advice and information to young people and their families, elderly people, people with disabilities and general public on low household income throughout England and Wales.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, WHICH ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO BE CARRIED OUT IN LEICESTER AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE EAST MIDLANDS AND THE UK AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE, ARE:(1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGH THE OPERATION OF FOODBANK(S) OFFERING FOOD, ESSENTIAL ITEMS AND LINKED SUPPORT, SERVICES AND ADVICE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN FINANCIAL NEED.(2) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND LITERATURE REGARDING, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, COVID-19 AND HYGIENE AWARENESS, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FITNESS, HEALTHY EATING AND NUTRITION.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income

£156k

Latest spending

£95k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £5,558 for the year ended 31 October 2024, with total expenditure of £156,329 exceeding total income of £150,770. Unrestricted reserves stood at £21,977, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £34,571, while restricted funds decreased to £8,644. The accounts state that unrestricted reserves are intended to provide an internal source of funds for situations such as a sudden increase in expenses or unanticipated loss in funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (92% of income)

“Our main source of income this year was £138,278 (2023: £133,956) received in restricted grants.” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: Unrestricted or free reserves are intended to provide an internal source of funds for situations such as a sudden increase in expenses, one-time unbudgeted expenses, unanticipated loss in funding, or uninsured losses. (held: £22k)

“Unrestricted or free reserves are intended to provide an internal source of funds for situations such as a sudden increase in expenses, one-time unbudgeted expenses, unanticipated loss in funding, or uninsured losses.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Bridge Street Medical Practice paid £31,210 for services; trustee Annette Kenningham is a GP at the practice. Easy Internet Services paid £0 (2023: £8,900) for website development; trustee Diana Esho is a director.

“During the year Bridge Street Medical Practice was paid £31,210 (2023: £27,100) for the provision of mental wellbeing support sessions and project co-ordination - trustee Annette Kenningham is a GP at Bridge Street Medical Practice.” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to Bridge Street Medical Practice for services; trustee Annette Kenningham is a GP at the practice.

“During the year Bridge Street Medical Practice was paid £31,210 (2023: £27,100) for the provision of mental wellbeing support sessions and project co-ordination - trustee Annette Kenningham is a GP at Bridge Street Medical Practice.” — page 15

“£0 (2023: £8,900) was paid to Easy Internet Services for the development & design of the Wellness Bridge Website - trustee Diana Esho is a director of Easy Internet.” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to Easy Internet Services for website development; trustee Diana Esho is a director of the company.

“During the year Bridge Street Medical Practice was paid £31,210 (2023: £27,100) for the provision of mental wellbeing support sessions and project co-ordination - trustee Annette Kenningham is a GP at Bridge Street Medical Practice.” — page 15

“£0 (2023: £8,900) was paid to Easy Internet Services for the development & design of the Wellness Bridge Website - trustee Diana Esho is a director of Easy Internet.” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Annette Joycelyn Kenningham
Derek Antony Rawle
Maureen Vanessa Bromwell
ORLANZO GEORGE COLE
Vincent Aubrey Halliday

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£156k	£95k
31/10/2024	£151k	£156k
31/10/2023	£135k	£128k
31/10/2022	£52k	£19k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITIES FOOD & WELLBEING HUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £5,558 for the year ended 31 October 2024, with total expenditure of £156,329 exceeding total income of £150,770. Unrestricted reserves stood at £21,977, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £34,571, while restricted funds decreased to £8,644. The accounts state that unrestricted reserves are intended to provide an internal source of funds for situations such as a sudden increase in expenses or unanticipated loss in funding. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/05/2026	£20k	Over 65s Warm Social Deprivation & Isolation Reducing Hub
UK government	08/11/2024	£15k	ALB-Sport England-Movement for Mental Health and Wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/04/2022	£10k	Queens Jubilee Inclusion Food & Wellbeing Parcels

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION	2	£62k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUST	2	£12k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION	2	£12k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	2	£11k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£2k
NEWBY TRUST LIMITED	1	£50k
ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION	1	£46k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES.

SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES income £176k
Caring for Communities and People income £13.0m
WHEATLEY HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £336k
THE COMMUNITY HUB income £141k
FEEDING FAMILIES income £913k
STOCKWELL PARK ESTATE COMMUNITY TRUST LTD income £363k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COMMUNITIES FOOD & WELLBEING HUB	£156k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES FY2025	£176k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Caring for Communities and People FY2026	£13.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
WHEATLEY HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£336k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
THE COMMUNITY HUB FY2025	£141k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FEEDING FAMILIES FY2025	£913k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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