INDEPENDENT FOOD AID NETWORK

Charity number: 1180382
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) seeks to connect and support grassroots independent food aid providers, to provide a voice for these groups by advocating on their behalf at a national level, and to campaign for food security for all - and the end for the need of charitable food aid in the UK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £117,606
Total expenditure: £247,354

Total income includes £63,710 from 1 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

3 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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 October 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
Deirdre Alison Woods Chair 21 January 2019
SUSTAIN: THE ALLIANCE FOR BETTER FOOD & FARMING
Received: On time
Dr Sinead Furey Trustee 02 December 2020
None on record
Felicia Boshorin Trustee 01 November 2019
HAVERING BME FORUM
Received: On time
COMMUNITY SOUTHWARK
Received: On time
Cllr Kemi Akinola Trustee 21 January 2019
None on record
MADELEINE POWER Trustee 19 October 2018
None on record
Dr KAYLEIGH GARTHWAITE Trustee 19 October 2018
None on record
Professor JONATHAN ROGER MAY Trustee 19 October 2018
None on record

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 £263.21k £210.78k £268.32k £255.81k £117.61k
Total expenditure £160.46k £226.92k £116.73k £256.44k £247.35k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £52.57k £37.07k £63.71k

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 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 18 April 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 09 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 09 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 13 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 13 October 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 19 Oct 2018 as amended on 16 May 2024

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION ARE THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY. TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY THROUGH UNDERTAKING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO POVERTY AND THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAYS TO MITIGATE THESE. IT WILL ACHIEVE THIS BY: -PROVIDING A FORUM, PROMOTING BEST PRACTICE AND OFFERING A COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR INDEPENDENT, GRASSROOTS FOOD AID PROVIDERS -WORKING WITH AND PROMOTING THE VOICES OF PEOPLE IN FOOD INSECURITY -PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE CAUSES OF FOOD POVERTY -IMPROVING PROVISION TO PEOPLE IN NEED OF FOOD -CONDUCTING AND PROMOTING CRITICAL, OPEN-ACCESS RESEARCH RELATING TO FOOD POVERTY

Contact information

Address:
71-75
Shelton Street
LONDON
Phone:
07971010991
Email:
admin@foodaidnetwork.org.uk
Website:

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