Food Friends UK

Registered charity 1192069 CIO Registered since 2020

Operates: Kent

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

2.8y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

2.9y

average years in governance

4 vs 0 portfolio

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company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 4General Charitable Purposes 4The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 4

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No commercial or business experience on the board
Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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Contact

Website	www.food-friends.co.uk
Email	hello@food-friends.co.uk
Phone	01227250410
Address	Food Friends, PO Box 1207, WHITSTABLE, Kent, CT1 9RR

Finances

£119,235 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£47,906	£32,335
2022	£50,138	£38,531
2023	£86,460	£74,766
2024	£119,235	£95,188

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY:1. SUPPORTING THE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED BY DELIVERING HOME COOKED MEALS AND BEFRIENDING SUPPORT;2. INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE THAT ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED TO ENGAGE WITH LOCAL SERVICES; 3. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE PREVALENCE OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION;4. REDUCING FOOD WASTE AND SUPPORTING POSITIVE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES; 5. IMPROVING PEOPLEÆS DIET AND WELLBEING OR NUTRITION. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ÆSOCIALLY EXCLUDEDÆ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF A DISABILITY, ILL- HEALTH, AGE, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Oct 2020

Trustees (4)

4trustees

0aged 70+

Andrea Dennis since 2020
Beverley Dela Cruz since 2024
Sarah Mills since 2025
Vanessa Hardy since 2024

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