Registered charity (CIO) · Bournemouth
The Friendly Food Club
- 6 trustees
- Income £255k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Dorset, Bournemouth, Poole
- Website
- thefriendlyfoodclub.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2023
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£255k£270k
- 2025£234k£233k
- 2024£266k£156k
Income trend, 2024 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 21%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”), TO BE CARRIED OUT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH PARTS OF ENGLAND AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG THOSE WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES DESIGNED TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING AND SKILLS IN NUTRITION, HEALTHY EATING, COOKING, MEAL PLANNING, GROWING FOOD AND BUDGETING AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIET AND HEALTH.2) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.
Grants received
4 grants · £330,989 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 · £310,334 (2 grants)
- Dorset Community Foundation · £12,000
- The Clothworkers Foundation · £8,655
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Christopher Balfe Chair since 2023
- Graham Downs since 2026
- Iain Stevenson since 2024
- Jeremy Stein since 2024
- Philippa Goodwin since 2026
- Victor Itsevhekhai Igbaifua since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Christopher Balfe Chair since 2023
- Graham Downs since 2026
- Iain Stevenson since 2024
- Philippa Goodwin since 2026
- Victor Itsevhekhai Igbaifua since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Jeremy Stein since 2024
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1201623
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSIONDATED 20 MAR 2023
- Contact on the register
- 01202552419 · hello@thefriendlyfoodclub.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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