RESURRECTED BITES CIO

Registered charity 1207333 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Resurrected Bites CIO collects food surplus from local food businesses, quality-controls it, and then redistributes it to people in food poverty via low-cost community groceries in Harrogate and Knaresborough.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN HARROGATE AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING COMMUNITY GROCERIES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE REDUCTION OF FOOD WASTE AND ITS ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, BY THE COLLECTION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS FOOD TO COMMUNITY GROCERIES. THE CIO SHALL APPLY CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES IN THE DELIVERY OF THESE OBJECTS.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£222k

Latest spending

£141k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity ended the year with a surplus of £80,807, bringing total funds to £191,315. Unrestricted reserves stood at £173,244, significantly exceeding the trustees' policy target of a minimum of £34,719 in free reserves. The accounts were examined by an independent examiner who reported no material matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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

Reserves policy: three to nine months of gross salary expenses and ongoing fixedterm contract commitments (reserves figure: £173k)

“The Trustees have set a policy which aims to ensure that the Charity maintains unrestricted reserves at a level that covers a minimum of three to nine months of gross salary expenses and ongoing fixedterm contract commitments.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity recharges staffing resources with its related subsidiary, Resurrected Bites CIC. Employment costs are apportioned between the charity and the subsidiary based on a time spent basis. The amount disclosed above represents approximately 70% of the total employment costs for these roles, being the proportion attributable to the charity.

“The charity recharges staffing resources with its related subsidiary, Resurrected Bites CIC. Employment costs are apportioned between the charity and the subsidiary based on a time spent basis. The amount disclosed above represents approximately 70% of the total employment costs for these roles, being the proportion attributable to the charity.” — page 24

“The charity shares resources with the subsidiary. A number of expenditure recharges were conducted between the two organisations during the year, reflecting that certain overhead costs are initially incurred by the charity. These recharges include salaries, communications, administration, warehouse costs, and transport. Costs are allocated on a proportional and systematic basis to ensure a fair and reasonable apportionment of shared resources. The total costs recharged to the subsidiary during the year amounted to £35,090 (2024: £14,868).” — page 32

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity shares resources with the subsidiary. A number of expenditure recharges were conducted between the two organisations during the year, reflecting that certain overhead costs are initially incurred by the charity. These recharges include salaries, communications, administration, warehouse costs, and transport. Costs are allocated on a proportional and systematic basis to ensure a fair and reasonable apportionment of shared resources. The total costs recharged to the subsidiary during the year amounted to £35,090 (2024: £14,868).

“The charity recharges staffing resources with its related subsidiary, Resurrected Bites CIC. Employment costs are apportioned between the charity and the subsidiary based on a time spent basis. The amount disclosed above represents approximately 70% of the total employment costs for these roles, being the proportion attributable to the charity.” — page 24

“The charity shares resources with the subsidiary. A number of expenditure recharges were conducted between the two organisations during the year, reflecting that certain overhead costs are initially incurred by the charity. These recharges include salaries, communications, administration, warehouse costs, and transport. Costs are allocated on a proportional and systematic basis to ensure a fair and reasonable apportionment of shared resources. The total costs recharged to the subsidiary during the year amounted to £35,090 (2024: £14,868).” — page 32

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: During the year, the subsidiary transferred profits of £26,620 (2024: £nil) to the charity by way of gift aid. This amount is included within income in the Statement of Financial Activities.

“The charity recharges staffing resources with its related subsidiary, Resurrected Bites CIC. Employment costs are apportioned between the charity and the subsidiary based on a time spent basis. The amount disclosed above represents approximately 70% of the total employment costs for these roles, being the proportion attributable to the charity.” — page 24

“The charity shares resources with the subsidiary. A number of expenditure recharges were conducted between the two organisations during the year, reflecting that certain overhead costs are initially incurred by the charity. These recharges include salaries, communications, administration, warehouse costs, and transport. Costs are allocated on a proportional and systematic basis to ensure a fair and reasonable apportionment of shared resources. The total costs recharged to the subsidiary during the year amounted to £35,090 (2024: £14,868).” — page 32

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Serious Incident reported to Charity Commission regarding a security breach of the 'ResBites' Instagram account in February 2025.

“Following a security breach of our "ResBites" Instagram account in February 2025, the Board took proactive measures. The incident was reported to the Charity Commission (Serious Incident No. 777931) and Action Fraud.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Resurrected Bites CIC

“The charity has a trading subsidiary, Resurrected Bites CIC (company number 12137481), which is incorporated in the United Kingdom.” — page 32

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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025

Volunteers: 108
Government income: £26,000 — grants £26,000 (4); 12% of the £221,733 total gross income on the same return
Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024

Volunteers: 90
Government income: £13,380 — grants £13,380 (4); 8% of the £159,919 total gross income on the same return
Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

RICHARD HALL MBLLB,chair
Caitlin Louise Storey
Richard Andrew Wheeldon

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£222k	£141k
31/10/2024	£160k	£49k

Common questions

Is RESURRECTED BITES CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity ended the year with a surplus of £80,807, bringing total funds to £191,315. Unrestricted reserves stood at £173,244, significantly exceeding the trustees' policy target of a minimum of £34,719 in free reserves. The accounts were examined by an independent examiner who reported no material matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RESURRECTED BITES CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RESURRECTED BITES CIO as a grant recipient include THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S HARROGATE, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN AND ST LUKE, BILTON, HARROGATE.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S HARROGATE	FY2024	£400	Small Grant
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK'S HARROGATE	FY2023	£400	Small grant
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN AND ST LUKE, BILTON, HARROGATE	FY2023	amount not stated

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	03/07/2025	£20k	Resurrected Bites Community Groceries
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/06/2024	£20k	Resurrected Bites Community Groceries

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 ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£9k
The Considered Ask Foundation	1	£75k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£66k
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation	1	£50k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£45k
DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£31k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	1	£30k
THE ROYAL COUNTRYSIDE FUND	1	£25k

Charities like this

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

SUPPORTING OLDER PEOPLE CIO income £166k
REVIVE CIO income £358k
SURPLUS TO SUPPER TRUST CIO income £296k
LOCAL WELCOME CIO income £175k
MAKING IT OUT CIO income £207k
MELKSHAM FOODBANK AND LIFELINE CIO income £49k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RESURRECTED BITES CIO	£222k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SUPPORTING OLDER PEOPLE CIO FY2025	£166k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
REVIVE CIO FY2025	£358k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
SURPLUS TO SUPPER TRUST CIO FY2025	£296k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LOCAL WELCOME CIO FY2026	£175k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MAKING IT OUT CIO FY2025	£207k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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