THE FELIX PROJECT

Charity number: 1168183
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Felix Project collects surplus food from all parts of the food supply chain and redistributes it to community organisations and schools that use the food for social good right across London. Most of the food would otherwise go to landfill or anaerobic digestion. In 2022 the charity delivered the equivalent of 29 million meals to over 1,000 organisations and worked with over 8,500 volunteers.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£12,880,736

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Donations and legacies £12.67m
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £9.79k
Investments £172.48k
Other £28.54k

Total expenditure:
£12,844,593

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Raising funds £1.26m
Charitable activities £11.58m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £141,898 from 2 government contract(s) and £2,168,267 from 9 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £1.26m
Charitable expenditure £11.58m
Retained for future use £36.14k

People

167 Employee(s)

13 Trustee(s)

13731 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£70k to £80k 1
£80k to £90k 1
£90k to £100k 1
£140k to £150k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 July 2016: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
10068253 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Gavin John Darby Chair 28 April 2020
None on record
Stella Headley Trustee 12 December 2024
None on record
Paul Drechsler Trustee 25 April 2024
None on record
John Matthew Birch Trustee 25 April 2024
None on record
Ben Salama Trustee 25 July 2022
None on record
Karin Woodley Trustee 01 January 2022
None on record
Asi Panditharatna Trustee 15 December 2021
None on record
Catherine Helen Thorpe Trustee 21 October 2020
None on record
Julian Wakeham Trustee 05 February 2019
None on record
JANE ELIZABETH BYAM SHAW Trustee 13 December 2017
THE FELIX BYAM SHAW FOUNDATION
Received: On time
David Glyn Trefor Hudd Trustee 13 December 2017
MASONIC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Francesco Vanni D'Archirafi Trustee 11 October 2017
None on record
JUSTIN DAVID ELLIOTT BYAM SHAW Trustee 17 March 2016
THE FELIX BYAM SHAW FOUNDATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £1.98m £12.36m £8.32m £7.63m £12.88m
Total expenditure £1.65m £3.63m £6.76m £9.83m £12.84m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £141.90k
Income from government grants £192.13k £279.26k £890.28k £9.50k £2.17m
Income - Donations and legacies £1.98m £11.75m £8.12m £7.42m £12.67m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £539.75k £157.19k £147.52k £9.79k
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £2.49k £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £3.64k £0 £866 £0 £172.48k
Income - Other £0 £73.58k £45.90k £64.61k £28.54k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £1.83k £0 £67.80k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.38m £2.93m £6.01m £8.96m £11.58m
Expenditure - Raising funds £269.31k £698.64k £748.53k £867.81k £1.26m
Expenditure - Governance £40.07k £0 £56.60k £47.72k £23.81k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £300.09k £684.48k £2.30m £2.83m £2.51m
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £1 £0
Other assets £2.32m £11.26m £11.72m £9.33m £12.82m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £63.39k £659.90k £1.17m £1.31m £4.44m

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 31 December 2023 11 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 11 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 09 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 09 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 20 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 20 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 16 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 16 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 19 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 19 June 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 INCORPORATED 15 SEP 2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 06 JUL 2016 as amended on 25 Mar 2019 as amended on 21 Feb 2023 as amended on 28 Feb 2025

Charitable objects

The Charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically restricted to the following: to preserve and protect the environment and to relieve those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other social or economic disadvantage by the redistribution of surplus food and other surplus household items to relieve the above needs.

Contact information

Address:
c/o Sayer Vincent
Invicta House
108-114 Golden Lane
London
EC1Y 0TL
Phone:
02030344350
Email:
info@thefelixproject.org
Website:

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