THE FEEDING TRUST

Registered charity 1205834 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FEEDING CLINIC CIC

We help children and young people with feeding difficulties and differences to develop a lifelong, healthy relationship with food . We aim to: Reduce the barriers to accessing evidence based support, empower families and the wider community through advocacy and advice, and raise awareness of feeding development through research, education and training.

Objects

THE OBJECT[S] OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:A) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH; ANDB) THE RELIEF OF NEED; OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO SUFFER FROM SIGNIFICANT FEEDING DIFFICULTIES BY REASON OF MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS, DISABILITY, LEARNING DISABILITY OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.

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 · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£275k

Latest spending

£160k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £9,033 for the year, resulting in negative net assets of £49,817. The Statement of Financial Position shows current liabilities exceeding current assets by £19,552, indicating a working capital deficit. Despite this, the trustees maintain a reserves policy of £30,000, though the actual unrestricted fund balance is £32,948.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating costs, amounting to £30,000 (held: £33k)

“The charity maintains reserves equivalent to three months of operating costs, amounting to £30,000.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Amanda Allardchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Dr Karen O'Callaghan
Dr Melissa Bujtor
Dr Rosemary Jenkins
Hannah Daw

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£275k	£160k
31/10/2024	£154k	£163k

Common questions

Is THE FEEDING TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £9,033 for the year, resulting in negative net assets of £49,817. The Statement of Financial Position shows current liabilities exceeding current assets by £19,552, indicating a working capital deficit. Despite this, the trustees maintain a reserves policy of £30,000, though the actual unrestricted fund balance is £32,948. Its FY2025 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	16/10/2025	£18k	Community Engagement project

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
IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATION	3	£967k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	2	£41k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUST	2	£35k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST TIMOTHY'S CROOKES	2	£5k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£3k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£2k
BENEFACT TRUST LIMITED	1	—
THE OLD ENFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	—

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FEEDING FAMILIES.

FEEDING FAMILIES income £913k
THE FEED FOUNDATION income £1.5m
Our Food Trust income £127k
FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST income £2.4m
SUSTAINABLE FOOD TRUST income £1.7m
FEEDING BRISTOL income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FEEDING TRUST	£275k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FEEDING FAMILIES FY2025	£913k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FEED FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.5m	—	0	below	—	no doubt
Our Food Trust FY2025	£127k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST FY2024	£2.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SUSTAINABLE FOOD TRUST FY2025	£1.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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