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Registered charity (CIO) · Kent

Food Friends UK

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £138k (2025)
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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
General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Where
Kent
Website
www.food-friends.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2020

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£138k£118k
  • 2024£119k£95k
  • 2023£86k£75k
Earlier years
  • 2022£50k£39k
  • 2021£48k£32k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 82%. From the charity's annual return.

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.

Grants received

3 grants · £24,318 total

360Giving 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 · £24,318 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,8802023-09-15
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9382022-05-13
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £4,5002021-09-08
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.

4 trustees on the board

2.8y median 2y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

3.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

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

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on 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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£119k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1192069
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Oct 2020
Contact on the register
01227250410 · hello@food-friends.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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