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fareshare

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Fareshare is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

FareShare redistributes surplus good quality food that would otherwise have gone to waste to charitable organisations around the UK for the production of meals for those most in need. The organisation also provides educational, advice and training for staff, volunteers and clients of those organisations as well as to its own volunteers.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£23,067,000
Latest Expenditure
£27,190,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 101.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 85.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 14.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £18,713,000
Charitable Activities £3,179,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £820,000
Other Income £355,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £23,328,000
Raising Funds £3,862,000
Governance £129,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£23,067,000£27,190,000£23,328,000£21,679,000£16,112,000234 / 26600
2023£23,060,000£27,168,000£24,402,000£25,744,000£23,027,000211 / 289
2022£20,296,000£18,107,000£17,126,000£29,839,000£24,501,000181 / 305
2021£72,068,000£50,157,000£49,341,000£27,650,000£21,882,000186 / 332
2020£16,084,000£14,319,000£13,654,000£5,739,000£1,138,000176 / 392

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers