Registered charity · London
Felix Charity
- 16 trustees
- Income £21m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dominic BlakemoreChair · since 2023
- Angela Michelle YotovTrustee · since 2019
- Angela TangasTrustee · since 2024
- Aron GelbardTrustee · since 2023
- Ben SalamaTrustee · since 2026
- Catherine Helen ThorpeTrustee · since 2026
- Gavin John DarbyTrustee · since 2026
- Jane Elizabeth Byam ShawTrustee · since 2025
- John Matthew BirchTrustee · since 2026
- Julian Murray WakehamTrustee · since 2026
- Justin David Elliott Byam ShawTrustee · since 2026
- Karen BettsTrustee · since 2023
- Karin WoodleyTrustee · since 2026
- Paul Joseph DrechslerTrustee · since 2026
- Simone ConnollyTrustee · since 2021
- Timothy O'MalleyTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 2 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.felix.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Felix Charity
- Registered
- 2003
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£21m£28m
- 2024£23m£27m
- 2023£23m£27m
Earlier years
- 2022£20m£18m
- 2021£72m£50m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts under 1% · Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE OBJECTS) ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1.1.1 TO RELIEVE THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY;1.1.2 TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND RESILIENCE;1.1.3 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT; AND1.1.4 TO ADVANCE PUBLIC HEALTH OF THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM SOCIAL, ECONOMIC OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS.THIS IS ACHIEVED PRIMARILY (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY COLLECTING AND REDISTRIBUTING SURPLUS FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE, TO THOSE IN NEED (OFTEN THOSE FACING SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE).
Grants received
34 grants · £11,195,754 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £5,951,230 (6 grants)
- Comic Relief · £2,721,346 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £950,000 (2 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £541,600 (2 grants)
- Rothschild Foundation · £400,000
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
16 trustees on the board
- Dominic Blakemore Chair since 2023
- Angela Michelle Yotov since 2019
- Angela Tangas since 2024
- Aron Gelbard since 2023
- Ben Salama since 2026
- Catherine Helen Thorpe since 2026
- Gavin John Darby since 2026
- Justin David Elliott Byam Shaw since 2026
- Jane Elizabeth Byam Shaw since 2025
- John Matthew Birch since 2026
- Julian Murray Wakeham since 2026
- Karen Betts since 2023
- Karin Woodley since 2026
- Paul Joseph Drechsler since 2026
- Simone Connolly since 2021
- Timothy O'Malley since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Angela Michelle Yotov since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Dominic Blakemore Chair since 2023
- Angela Michelle Yotov since 2019
- Angela Tangas since 2024
- Aron Gelbard since 2023
- Julian Murray Wakeham since 2026
- Karen Betts since 2023
- Karin Woodley since 2026
- Paul Joseph Drechsler since 2026
- Timothy O'Malley since 2023
Portfolio (7)
- Ben Salama since 2026
- Catherine Helen Thorpe since 2026
- Gavin John Darby since 2026
- Justin David Elliott Byam Shaw since 2026
- Jane Elizabeth Byam Shaw since 2025
- John Matthew Birch since 2026
- Simone Connolly since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
3.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 5.2 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1100051
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 18 JULY 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 07 OCTOBER 2003 AS AMENDED 31 JANUARY 2006 as amended on 27 Jun 2022 as amended on 27 Jun 2022 as amended on 24 Jul 2024 as amended on 01 Jan 2026 as amended on 02 Jun 2026
- Companies House
- Company number 04837373 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 020 3034 4350 · enquiries@felix.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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