FOOD FOR THE BRAIN FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1116438
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We are an educational charity providing information and work to raise awareness about the link between optimum nutrition and mental health. Key activities are in promoting how nutrition, diet and lifestyle can help to prevent and tackle mental health conditions and promote positive mental well-being, using online resources, research and outreach sessions to inform and empower individuals.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £298,027
Total expenditure: £307,648

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 October 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05885305 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robin Brown Trustee 01 October 2023
None on record
Bob Parker Trustee 01 October 2023
None on record
Atul Banerjee Trustee 01 November 2021
None on record
JESSICA FERRARI Trustee 01 July 2015
None on record
MARIA LIMNIOS Trustee
ST ANDREW'S GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL TRUST
Received: On time
MICHAEL WILLIAM METCALFE Trustee
None on record
Dr RONA VALERIE TUTT OBE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £25.21k £27.86k £49.52k £132.64k £298.03k
Total expenditure £89.98k £66.40k £82.85k £104.83k £307.65k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £2.66k N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 June 2024 09 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 09 April 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 12 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 12 April 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 29 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 29 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 31 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 31 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 30 November 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 30 November 2020 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24 JULY 2006

Charitable objects

3.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN ALL AREAS CONCERNING THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION AND IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING WORDING) MENTAL HEALTH. 3.2 TO CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO ALL AREAS CONCERNING THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION AND PARTICULAR (WITHIN PREJUDICE OF THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING WORDING) MENTAL HEALTH AND TO PUBLISH AND MAKE KNOWN THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
Orcom Civvals
50 Seymour Street
LONDON
W1H 7JG
Phone:
07749838975
Email:
info@foodforthebrain.org
Website:

www.foodforthebrain.org Open in new window