AFFORDABLE FOOD STOKE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 4 June 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 June 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £147,496
Latest expenditure: £131,165
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Affordable Food Stoke, 77-81 MEAFORD DRIVE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 2BB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.affordablefoodstoke.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Feeding families and supporting communities in Stoke-on-Trent

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £147,496
Total Gross Expenditure: £131,165

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £190,593
Total Gross Expenditure: £175,884

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £211,355
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,720

Fin Period Start Date: 4 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 9 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £47,479
Total Gross Expenditure: £22,101

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 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £147,496
Total Gross Expenditure: £131,165
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £66,850
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £190,593
Total Gross Expenditure: £175,884
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £15,000
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: 24

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £211,355
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,720
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £100,000
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: 32

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 4 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £47,479
Total Gross Expenditure: £22,101
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: 15

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Stoke-on-trent City
Welsh Ind: No

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: AFFORDABLE FOOD STOKE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2021-06-04T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Jun 2021
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF FOR THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE FOR FAMILIES & COMMUNITIES IN STOKE-ON-TRENT & IT’S SURROUNDING AREAS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, A FOOD LARDER AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS, AND BY OFFERING SUPPORT TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES THAT ARE WORKING TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE POVERTY.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 700198
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Affordable Living Stoke

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures