01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 28 January 2020
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £1,953,892
- Latest expenditure
- £1,652,687
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: International House, 6 Canterbury Crescent, London, SW9 7QD
Website recorded by the regulator: https://foodfoundation.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To advance the education of the public through research in all aspects ofthe food system including health, sustainability, business practice,distribution, consumption, food policy and economics, and to disseminatethe useful results of such research; and to promote and protect health by promoting healthy eating and improveddiet and to decrease diet related disease among the public.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,953,892
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,652,687
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,381,335
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,597,260
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,844,276
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,709,658
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,776,433
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,666,121
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,549,910
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,648,357
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
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,953,892
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,652,687
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £15
- Income From Government Grants
- £304,368
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 64
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,381,335
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,597,260
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 72137
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 14 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,844,276
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,709,658
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 18 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,776,433
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,666,121
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 87188
- Income From Government Grants
- £388,791
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 171
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,549,910
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,648,357
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 166272
- Income From Government Grants
- £436,551
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 156
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 April 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1658067
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 290748
- Income Investments
- 5077
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1953892
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £71,252
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,581,435
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1652687
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3149
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 320324
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £436,503
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £979,957
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £77,849
- Assets Current Investment
- 201461
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £902,108
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 77849
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £645,498
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 436503
- Funds Restricted
- 465605
- Funds Total
- 902108
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1097443
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 276827
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 7065
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1381335
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,597,260
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1597260
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 15621
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 143806
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £460,186
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £693,731
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £92,828
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £600,903
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 92828
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £510,832
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 460186
- Funds Restricted
- 140717
- Funds Total
- 600903
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 14 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1546252
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 294414
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 3610
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1844276
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,709,658
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1709658
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13800
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 138753
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £532,292
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £941,971
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £125,143
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £816,828
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 125143
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £835,464
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 532292
- Funds Restricted
- 284536
- Funds Total
- 816828
- Count Employees
- 19
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 18 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1523858
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 251526
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 1049
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1776433
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,666,121
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1666121
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11550
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 165260
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5865
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £255,090
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £797,885
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £115,675
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £682,210
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 115675
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £459,603
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 321757
- Funds Restricted
- 360453
- Funds Total
- 682210
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1320150
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 229760
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1549910
- Income Legacies
- 9931
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,648,357
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1648357
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10300
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 147336
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5724
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £287,492
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5865
- Assets Own Use
- 5865
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £694,004
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £127,971
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £571,898
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 127971
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £393,169
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 287492
- Funds Restricted
- 284406
- Funds Total
- 571898
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FOOD FOUNDATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2020-01-28T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 28 Jan 2020
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH RESEARCH IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE FOOD SYSTEM INCLUDING HEALTH, SUSTAINABILITY, BUSINESS PRACTICE, DISTRIBUTION, CONSUMPTION, FOOD POLICY AND ECONOMICS, AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; AND TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT HEALTH BY PROMOTING HEALTHY EATING AND IMPROVED DIET AND TO DECREASE DIET RELATED DISEASE AMONG THE PUBLIC.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures