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food foundation

The charity supports the general public. Food Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by providing advocacy, advice, or information. 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

To advance the education of the public through research in all aspects ofthe food system including health, sustainability, business practice,distribution, consumption, food policy and economics, and to disseminatethe useful results of such research; and to promote and protect health by promoting healthy eating and improveddiet and to decrease diet related disease among the public.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,381,335
Latest Expenditure
£1,597,260

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 115.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,097,443
Charitable Activities £276,827
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £7,065

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,597,260
Raising Funds £0
Governance £15,621
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,381,335£1,597,260£1,597,260£600,903£460,18623 / 50
2023£1,844,276£1,709,658£1,709,658£816,828£532,29219 / 30
2022£1,776,433£1,666,121£1,666,121£682,210£255,09017 / 171
2021£1,549,910£1,648,357£1,648,357£571,898£287,49216 / 156
2020£1,306,881£961,500£961,500£670,345£221,94810 / 3

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers