THE FOOD ETHICS COUNCIL

Charity number: 1101885
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Food Ethics Council brings people to the table to think deeply about, and to navigate ways through, critical ethical challenges in the food system. It does a mix of convening, research and advocacy across a range of food and farming issues, from GM crops to food poverty.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £118,042
Total expenditure: £132,522

People

7 Trustee(s)

17 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 February 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
03901671 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 handling
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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
Elta Smith Chair 17 January 2024
None on record
Mx Lucy Aphramor Trustee 16 October 2025
None on record
Dr Pam Davis Trustee 17 June 2025
None on record
Albert Tucker Trustee 04 May 2022
None on record
Dr Julian Baggini Trustee 14 October 2021
BRITISH PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Chloe Donovan Trustee 21 April 2020
None on record
Ralph Early Trustee 10 October 2018
PRAISE BEE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £160.53k £149.53k £149.53k £152.57k £118.04k
Total expenditure £120.78k £130.96k £130.96k £164.96k £132.52k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A 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 31 December 2024 18 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 18 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 26 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 26 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 07 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 07 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 08 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 08 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 23 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 23 July 2021 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 12 NOVEMBER 2003

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ISSUES OF ETHICS, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STUDIES, POLITICS, SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY, AS THEY RELATE TO FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. 2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT RESEARCH IN ANY OF THE ABOVE FIELDS OF EDUCATION AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
Impact Hub London Euston
1 Triton Square
LONDON
NW1 3DX
Phone:
03330124147
Email:
info@foodethicscouncil.org
Website:

www.foodethicscouncil.org Open in new window