THE FRIENDLY FOOD CLUB

Charity number: 1201623
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Throughout England to promote good health and wellbeing, particularly but not exclusively among those who are economically and socially disadvantaged. Various types of sessions designed to increase understanding and skills in nutrition, healthy eating, cooking, meal planning, growing food and budgeting and raise awareness of the relationship between diet and health.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £266,285
Total expenditure: £155,544

Total income includes £64,950 from 1 government contract(s) and £85,623 from 7 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

13 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:
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 January 2023: Standard registration
  • 24 August 2023: Funds received from 1110940 THE TRAINING AND LEARNING COMPANY
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Christopher Balfe Chair 18 October 2023
None on record
Victor Itsevhekhai Igbaifua Trustee 09 January 2025
None on record
Sarah Rouse Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Jeremy Stein Trustee 01 July 2024
ARTSREACH
Received: On time
Iain Stevenson Trustee 11 April 2024
None on record
Susan Read Trustee 18 October 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2024
Total gross income £266.29k
Total expenditure £155.54k
Income from government contracts £64.95k
Income from government grants £85.62k

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 March 2024 01 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 01 October 2024 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 - FOUNDATION CONVERSION DATED 20 MAR 2023

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”), TO BE CARRIED OUT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH PARTS OF ENGLAND AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG THOSE WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES DESIGNED TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING AND SKILLS IN NUTRITION, HEALTHY EATING, COOKING, MEAL PLANNING, GROWING FOOD AND BUDGETING AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIET AND HEALTH. 2) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.

Contact information

Address:
Townsend Community Centre
Jewell Road
Bournemouth
BH8 0LT
Phone:
01202552419
Email:
hello@thefriendlyfoodclub.org
Website:

thefriendlyfoodclub.org