Registered charity · Plymouth
Devon and Cornwall Food Action
2.1 The Objects of the Charity are the prevention or relief of poverty, in particular (but not exclusively) by:(a) providing fit for purpose food products and other goods from industry donations and partners directly to economically disadvantaged...
- 5 trustees
- Income £228k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Cornwall, Devon
- Website
- www.devonandcornwallfoodaction.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Devon & Cornwall Food Action LTD
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£228k£193k
- 2024£209k£195k
- 2023£197k£201k
Earlier years
- 2022£183k£162k
- 2021£140k£99k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
2.1 The Objects of the Charity are the prevention or relief of poverty, in particular (but not exclusively) by:(a) providing fit for purpose food products and other goods from industry donations and partners directly to economically disadvantaged individuals and families within the communities of Devon and Cornwall, and to organisations working with them; and(b) undertaking activities which raise awareness of and/or seek to reduce food poverty, in particular by promoting and supporting the reduction of food waste.
Grants received
16 grants · £117,468 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 · £61,244 (3 grants)
- Devon Community Foundation · £36,474 (10 grants)
- Cornwall Community Foundation · £9,900 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £9,850
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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.
5 trustees on the board
- Alan Dunne Chair since 2017
- Graham Smith since 2020
- James Steele since 2023
- Julie Keast since 2025
- Shelly Monk since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Alan Dunne Chair since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Alan Dunne Chair since 2017
- Graham Smith since 2020
- James Steele since 2023
- Julie Keast since 2025
- Shelly Monk since 2020
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1155313
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26 OCT 2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 NOV 2013AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14 APR 2016 as amended on 24 Feb 2022 as amended on 09 Mar 2022
- Companies House
- Company number 07419679 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01752651800 · dcfa.alan@gmail.com
- 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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