CHARITY MEALS
Registered charity 1202716 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £137,770 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £506,935 to £369,165. Per the trustees' report, the charity operates in accordance with UK charity law and maintains appropriate financial controls, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Donations of £115,318 were paid to Orphans in Need (1144812), a registered charity of England and Wales, which is a related party by common trusteeship.
“Donations of £115,318 were paid to Orphans in Need (1144812), a registered charity of England and Wales, which is a related party by common trusteeship.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sadofskys. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Charity Meals (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£225k
Reported reserves equal ~2.6 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 (100% 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: 14.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Afghanistan · Bangladesh · Ghana · India · Kenya · Nepal · Northern Ireland · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Pakistan · Scotland · Senegal · Sierra Leone
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CHARITY MEALS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £137,770 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £506,935 to £369,165. Per the trustees' report, the charity operates in accordance with UK charity law and maintains appropriate financial controls, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sadofskys.
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