CORNWALL FOOD ACTION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 8 August 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 5 March 2024 – 4 March 2025
Latest income: £250
Latest expenditure: £1,611
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Cafe Chaos, 3 St. Clement Vean, TRURO, Cornwall, TR1 1RN

02 Activities

What the charity does

Cornwall Food Action identifies, secures and redistributes in-date surplus food in the system. We also educate and promote resource efficiency in both our food supply chain and across the range of recipients to whom Cornwall Food Action conveys surplus food.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 5 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 4 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 4 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 22 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £250
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,611

Fin Period Start Date: 5 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 4 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 4 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £500
Total Gross Expenditure: £710

Fin Period Start Date: 5 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 4 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 4 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 8 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,400
Total Gross Expenditure: £695

Fin Period Start Date: 5 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 4 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 4 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 24 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £11,200
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,439

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 4 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 4 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £15,186
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,086

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 5 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 4 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 4 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £250
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,611
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 5 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 4 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 4 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £500
Total Gross Expenditure: £710
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 5 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 4 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 4 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,400
Total Gross Expenditure: £695
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 5 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 4 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 4 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £11,200
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,439
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 4 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 4 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £15,186
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,086
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
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: 2

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cornwall
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CORNWALL FOOD ACTION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-08-08T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 08 Aug 2018
Charitable Objects: 1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING SURPLUS FIT-FOR-PURPOSE PRODUCTS FROM THE FOOD AND DRINK INDUSTRY TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS WORKING WITH VULNERABLE OR ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES OF CORNWALL.2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY REDUCING FOOD WASTE GOING TO LANDFILL THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS AND PROVIDING EDUCATION.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures