MEALS & MORE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 6 July 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £627,921
Latest expenditure: £694,143
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: ENTERPRISE HOUSE, NICHOLAS ROAD, EUREKA SCIENCE PARK, ASHFORD, TN25 4AG

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.mealsandmore.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Meals & More missionTo help alleviate holiday hunger and create happier, healthier children through community clubs that provide tasty, nutritious food and enriching educational activities in a supportive environment, boosting health, self-belief and raising life aspirationsWhat Meals & More was set up to achieveTo create a movement to end Holiday Hunger by collaborative partnerships t

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 9 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 9 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £627,921
Total Gross Expenditure: £694,143

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 2 April 2025
Date Accounts Received: 2 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £324,707
Total Gross Expenditure: £600,818

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £711,094
Total Gross Expenditure: £479,957

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 18 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 18 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £324,354
Total Gross Expenditure: £408,332

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 1 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 1 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £124,079
Total Gross Expenditure: £271,230

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 9 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £627,921
Total Gross Expenditure: £694,143
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 2 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £324,707
Total Gross Expenditure: £600,818
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £711,094
Total Gross Expenditure: £479,957
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 18 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £324,354
Total Gross Expenditure: £408,332
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £124,079
Total Gross Expenditure: £271,230
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 9 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 627042
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 879
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 627921
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £9,132
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £685,011
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 694143
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 533538
Expenditure Governance: 4554
Expenditure Support Costs: 160605
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £346,911
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £492,848
Assets Total Liabilities: £145,937
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £346,911
Creditors One Year Total Current: 145937
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £369,645
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 346911
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 346911
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 April 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 710174
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 920
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 711094
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £479,957
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 479957
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 479957
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 130096
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £689,244
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £714,102
Assets Total Liabilities: £24,858
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £689,244
Creditors One Year Total Current: 24858
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £408,922
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 689244
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 689244
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MEALS & MORE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-07-06T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Jul 2018 as amended on 02 May 2019
Charitable Objects: 1.TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH CHILDREN, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT TO CHARITABLE AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES TO ENABLE SUCH BODIES TO PROVIDE HEALTHY NUTRITIOUS MEALS OUTSIDE SCHOOL OR NURSERY HOURS AND OUTSIDE SCHOOL TERM-TIMES TO CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILIES OR CARERS COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD TO DO SO;2.TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT TO CHARITABLE AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES TO ENABLE SUCH BODIES TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE; AND3.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ON THE SUBJECT OF FOOD POVERTY AMONG CHILDREN, ITS EFFECTS ON EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR THOSE CHILDREN AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY, AND THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAYS TO MITIGATE THESE EFFECTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THOSE SUBJECTS AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures