CCEW Charity Commission profile

EATING MATTERS

Registered charity 1197442 · organisation 5190996

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
11 January 2022
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income
£356,084
Latest expenditure
£405,838
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Chalk Hill Cottage, 19 Rosary Road, Norwich, NR1 1SZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.eatingmatters.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Association's objects & principal activities are:Provide - in a safe environment - professional, confidential help for people suffering from an eating disorder, including, but not limited to, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders & emotional over-eating. Raise awareness, inform & educate about the effects of eating disorders.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received
11 August 2026
Date Accounts Received
11 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£356,084
Total Gross Expenditure
£405,838
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
8 July 2025
Date Accounts Received
8 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£392,941
Total Gross Expenditure
£420,997
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
20 August 2024
Date Accounts Received
20 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£326,016
Total Gross Expenditure
£384,193
Fin Period Start Date
11 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
5 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
5 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£718,341
Total Gross Expenditure
£382,348

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2026
Ar Due Date
31 January 2027
Ar Received Date
11 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£356,084
Total Gross Expenditure
£405,838
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Income From Government Contracts
250550
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
5
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
8 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£392,941
Total Gross Expenditure
£420,997
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
246483
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
6
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
20 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£326,016
Total Gross Expenditure
£384,193
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
198831
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
6
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
11 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
5 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£718,341
Total Gross Expenditure
£382,348
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
146777
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
10

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
11 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
5 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
569929
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
146777
Income Investments
1635
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
718341
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£12,730
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£369,618
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
382348
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
109229
Expenditure Depreciation
2916
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-2916
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£114,602
Assets Total Fixed
9765
Assets Own Use
9765
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£329,025
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,797
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£335,993
Creditors One Year Total Current
2797
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£312,198
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
274367
Funds Restricted
61626
Funds Total
335993
Count Employees
4
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Norfolk
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
EATING MATTERS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2022-01-11T00:00:00
Charity Name
EATING MATTERS
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-01-30T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
1003974
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1003974
Assoc Charity Name
EATING MATTERS

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Jan 2022
Charitable Objects
THE ASSOCIATION'S OBJECTS AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES, IN NORFOLK GENERALLY AND NORWICH IN PARTICULAR, ARE TO:PROVIDE - IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT - PROFESSIONAL, CONFIDENTIAL HELP FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM AN EATING DISORDER, (TO INCLUDE THEIR FAMILY/CARERS WHERE APPROPRIATE), INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANOREXIA NERVOSA, BULIMIA NERVOSA, BINGE EATING DISORDER, OTHER SPECIFIED FEEDING OR EATING DISORDERS AND EMOTIONAL OVER-EATING. EMPOWER USERS OF THE SERVICE TO AID THEIR OWN RECOVERY BY OFFERING REALISTIC CHOICES, PSYCHOEDUCATION AND ONGOING SUPPORT THROUGH COUNSELLING AND GOAL SETTING TO THOSE SUFFERING WITH EATING DISORDERS.PROVIDE SUPPORT WITH THE AIM OF AVOIDING RELAPSE FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM LONG-TERM CHRONIC EATING DISORDERS. RAISE AWARENESS, INFORM AND EDUCATE PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING IN THE EDUCATIONAL SECTOR, ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF EATING DISORDERS.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures